SCAPP Conference Tues 27 May 2025 @ GCU
Shaping the Future of Access and Participation: Sharing Knowledge, Valuing Impact
We are thrilled to announce that tickets are now on sale for the SCAPP Conference 2025 in partnership with SPIRU (Scottish Poverty and Inequality Research Unit)!
Confirmed keynote speakers:
- Graeme Dey, Minister for Higher and Further Education; and Minister for Veterans
- Professor John McKendrick, Scotland’s Commissioner for Fair Access and Co-director of SPIRU
This is a unique opportunity to join colleagues across the sector to reflect on the progress being made in widening access and to explore future opportunities for impact.
We look forward to seeing you at Glasgow Caledonian University on Tuesday 27th May 2025
Secure your spot now – book here!
SCQF - Introduction to RPL
The SCQF is hosting its first face to face ‘An Introduction to RPL (Recognition of Prior Learning)’ workshop post-Covid in Glasgow this Monday 24th March from 1.30-3.30. Book your free space here by Friday 21st March.
SCQF School Ambassador Networking Event
Wed 26 March, 10 – 2, Glasgow
Open to all teachers in secondary schools across Scotland, please share widely. The event will focus on amplifying pupil ambassadors’ voices and leadership skills within our very successful SCQF School Ambassador Programme and showcase more qualifications on the SCQF.
Register for free here.
Foundations of Trauma-Informed and Relationship-Based Practice Course
Staf is excited to announce the launch of the Foundations of Trauma-Informed and Relationship-Based Practice Course, developed by Staf in partnership with Open University Scotland. This course aims to support professionals in developing a deeper understanding of trauma-informed approaches and relationship-based practice.
We invite you to join us for the official launch event in Edinburgh on March 31st, where you can learn more about the course, its objectives, and the positive impact it can have on your work.
Event Details:
Date: March 31st, 2024
Time: 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Location: Apex Grassmarket Hotel, 31-35 Grassmarket, Edinburgh EH1 2HS
Whether you’re new to trauma-informed practice or looking to expand your knowledge, this course offers valuable insights and skills.
If you’re interested in attending, please click here to secure your place.
Royal Conservatoire of Scotland to host "Let's Talk About..." Symposium
Tues 1 April 2025, 9am – 4.45pm
You are invited to join the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland’s first-ever symposium exploring ways of working with care experienced and estranged artists, students and participants.
The symposium will share the projects, practices and research that informs RCS Fair Access approach. They invite you to participate in active conversation and explore best practice in this field.
Click here to visit the Symposium webpage
Click here to register your place.
University of St Andrews Annual Sanctuary Lecture
Wednesday 2 April 2025, 5:30pm to 6:30pm, University of St Andrews
This year, the University of St Andrews is celebrating five years as a University of Sanctuary, aiming to make higher education accessible for those seeking sanctuary and to foster a culture of welcome. The event will focus on the devastating impact of war on access to education. Come along to see Jen Stout In conversation with Professor David Herd.
Register here.
Transforming Access and Student Outcomes (TASO)
TASO Annual Conference: How to Evaluate
29-30 April, University of Warwick
Find out more and sign up here.
WAHEN free one-day hybrid research conference
WAHEN ‘Access and Geopolitics: Next Steps in Tackling the Equity Crisis in Global Higher Education’
The World Access to Higher Education Network’s (WAHEN) free one-day hybrid research conference will be held on 3rd June 2025 at Ruskin College, Oxford and online.
They invite short (15-minute) paper submissions on the following themes:
- The politics – and geopolitics – of widening participation
- The challenge of financing access
- Private provision and higher education as a public good
- Populism and the equity ‘backlash’
- The challenge of generating meaningful participation data
To submit a proposal, email your title and a 250 word abstract to david.mills@education.ox.ac.uk by 31st March 2025.
European Access Network Conference
University of Galway
Tues 10 -Wed 11 June 2025
Registration information and what to expect in Galway is available on the Conference Website.