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Annual Teachers' and Advisers' Conference

This event has now passed. We’ll be updating this page with new details as soon as they’re confirmed.

In the meantime, you can take a look at our previous Annual Teachers' and Advisers' Conference information below to see the format and what to expect.

We are excited to share the programme for our Annual Teachers' and Advisers' Conference, including the planned activities and timings for the day. Teachers and advisers will have the opportunity to choose between 3-4 sessions in each time slot.

Event Timetable:

Time	Activity
9.30am - 9.45am	Arrival
9.45am -10.35am	Session 1
10.35am - 11.20am	Session 2
11.20am- 1.45am	Break
11.45am - 12.30pm	Session 3
12.30pm - 1.30pm	Lunch & Networking
1.30pm -2.15pm	Session 4
2.15pm	Depart

A breakdown of these sessions can be viewed in more detail below:

Session 1

Essex Pathways: Maintaining Student Attention
Department of Psychosocial and Psychoanalytical Studies: ‘Trauma-informed or Informed by Trauma’
Essex School Engagement Team: Personal Statement Update

Session 2

Essex Pathways: Building Student Confidence
Essex Business School: Studying Business, what’s in it for my students
Department of Language and Linguistics: AI and our students’ role in ensuring an equitable future

Session 3

Department of Psychology: Psychology is WEIRD - Why it matters for your classroom
Department of Philosophy, History and Interdisciplinary Studies: Challenging historical myths and stereotypes
Department of Economics: Everyone uses FRED - the Federal Reserve Economic Database
UCAS Higher Education Team: UCAS Higher Education Update

Session 4

Student Finance England: Updates from Student Finance
Department of Government: Is the world becoming more authoritarian?
Department of Sociology and Criminology: Radicalisation Online: To what extent can we blame political radicalisation on the internet?
Department of Literature, Film and Theatre Studies: Another Essay!? Genres of Analysis in Literary Studies

We are working hard to finalise plans for our annual teachers' and advisers' conference in June, we will update this page with more details as they are confirmed. Please do get in touch with us if you have any questions about the event in the meantime, we'd love to hear from you.

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We are pleased to offer a range of online resources including self-directed and live study skills workshops, a suite of resources for those studying the EPQ and recorded school and college talks, including student finance, personal statements and more.

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