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Professional Development Conference - Less than two months to go! 🤝Collaboration – Working together for success🤝 📆Tuesday 11th February 2025 ⏰9.30 - 15.30 📍The Milner York Hotel, York The countdown is on for our first in person Professional Development Conference of 2025! We will be focusing on all things collaboration and have some great sessions planned for you, including a session by our sponsors Unifrog on collaborating with academics for subject success. We also have a session on a collaboration that has stood the test of time and has been running for an incredible three decades across the UK. This is not one to be missed! Throughout the day there will be numerous opportunities to network with fellow colleagues and share best practice – we look forward to seeing you there. To view the programme and book on to the conference 👇 https://lnkd.in/ey-Ba5d2

National Conference - 4 weeks to go! This year we’ll be continuing with our dedication to making HELOA more sustainable ♻️ For the National Conference this year, we ask you to bring and reuse your own bag for your 3 day stay, as well as your own water bottle 🥤 Let’s see how many colours and generations of tote bags we can bring out of our drawers and cupboards in just 4 weeks time…

At SMRS we’re thrilled to sponsor this year’s HELOA National Conference! As a purpose-driven, B Corp-accredited, Brand, Culture and Communications business, we’ve partnered with universities for over 26 years to help deepen their audience insights, optimise targeting, and support everything from media planning and creative content to social media strategy and activation – you can see our work here https://lnkd.in/e4nx6V6y   We know the real impact of student recruitment activities and we know how important the conference is in championing the development of activities that truly breakdown barriers and empower prospective students to understand the options and opportunities that are open to them, and that’s why we’re delighted to be sponsoring this year’s event.   If you want to talk to us about something you feel we could help with, it would be great to meet you.    We think bigger, so you can do better.

Can you believe it’s only 5 weeks until we’re in the Crowne Plaza in Stratford Upon Avon for NC 2025✨ We cannot wait to get involved with our chosen wellness hour activity, from a book swap to running, crafts to yoga and many more fun opportunities to have some chilled out time with friends and colleagues to recharge our batteries mid-conference… Take a look at some of the exciting activities we’ve got up to over the last few years👇

Hello from Unifrog! 🐸 If you haven’t heard of us before, Unifrog is a social enterprise supporting over 1.9 million 11-18 year olds both in the UK and internationally through our online destinations platform. Our mission is to level the destinations playing field by helping young people make informed decisions about their post-school steps. We help our university partners to:  🤝 Build relationships with students, teachers and advisors around the world  💡 Connect students with their upcoming opportunities  🏫 Show students what their institution is really like 📈  Monitor trends in university research and applications We're looking forward to joining the HELOA conference to discuss empowering access for students from disadvantaged backgrounds. We'll explore their priorities - including subject preferences, regional differences, and key decision factors - as they plan their next steps. We're also excited to share insights from Unifrog teachers on how best to support these students in pursuing higher education. We can’t wait to see you there, but in the meantime you can find out more about what we do here   https://lnkd.in/eTFjF5qS 

Not long now until we celebrate HELOA’s 35th anniversary with a birthday party, oops, Gala Dinner to remember …Dress up in your fancy clothes to celebrate 35 years of HELOA over a lovely 3 course meal ✨ Let’s see who will be best dressed this year in just 6 weeks👔👗 If you have any questions on dress code or other queries, check out 👇 https://lnkd.in/egNfgnrH

Off the back of last year’s fantastic panel discussion, FindAUniversity is thrilled to host another expert-led webinar exploring the future of postgraduate student recruitment!  Join a panel of university representatives, including a member of HELOA, as they share their reflections of 2024 and offer strategies to tackle the challenges and opportunities that 2025 may bring.   What you’ll gain: • Key insights into evolving postgraduate audiences and the impact of policy changes. • An understanding of how rising study costs are shaping decisions for students and institutions. • A global perspective on how international trends are influencing UK education.   Don’t miss out - secure your spot today!  https://hubs.ly/Q02Z9Pld0

The team at UK University Search are proud to have sponsored a HELOA award for a number of years, supporting the organisation's drive to promote best practice in student recruitment. We are committed to providing students all across the UK with the opportunity to meet universities, colleges and apprenticeship providers. We hope to inspire all attendees with the opportunity to meet with a multitude of exhibitors, and hopefully inspire their post school/college choices. We also regularly host webinars to further our outreach to those who may not be able to attend one of our events in person. In 2024 we saw our record number of attendees at events, with over 63,000 students across 26 events. We have enjoyed an increased level of collaboration with universities, and we are proud to host seven events on university campuses in 2025. We can't wait to see everyone again in January #HELOA2025

National Conference - 7 Weeks to go! New for 2025 we are introducing a product taster session. Come and join our sponsors Blackbullion and Datafiltr at 16:30 on Wednesday 15 January to hear all about what they can offer 💼 More information about their taster sessions can be found in our programme👇 https://lnkd.in/emKX7b3y

That’s a wrap on today’s online Professional Development Conference (PDC) on enhancing student conversion. Our speakers covered a variety of subjects, including the importance of data, collaborating with academics for offer-holder conversion, postgraduate recruitment and what students want from open days. A huge ✨thank you✨ to all of our wonderful speakers who shared their expertise - Jim Calcutt from University of Winchester Gabriella Turner-Hall, Wendy Bussey and Keeley Fletcher from Sheffield Hallam University Beth Pearson and Nikki Pitman from University of Lincoln Claire Gammell from The Student Room On Monday we opened bookings for our next in-person PDC, where Unifrog will be delivering an exciting and thought provoking session on collaborating with academics and wider teams for subject success. Please follow this link to book ➡️ https://lnkd.in/ey-Ba5d2 📅11th February 2025 📍The Milner York Hotel, York ⏰9:30am - 3:30pm ⏳Booking deadline: 24th January 2025