Positive approaches for growth and success: helping students overcome challenges

This interactive professional development event explores how Student Services in higher education can develop our students’ attitudes and approaches to the transitions and challenges of university life. Discover research-based interventions and strategies to help students learn from failure and setbacks, build life skills, adopt positive growth mindsets, and tackle perfectionism, anxiety and other barriers to achievement and success. Through interactive workshops and inspiring presentations, this event considers the tools, structures and ideas you can use to help students make the most of their potential.

“Resilience” is a hotly contested concept in higher education, and AMOSSHE takes the stance that this term should not be used to label students with negative judgements or place limitations on their abilities. Instead, AMOSSHE is focusing on what Student Services can do to develop supportive, enabling cultures for students and staff alike – for example, making improvements to physical and social environments, and providing approaches and support to help everyone achieve their potential.

Location, time and price

This one day event takes place at the Hilton Sheffield Hotel, Victoria Quays, Furnival Road, Sheffield, S4 7YB.

Registration opens at 09:30, and the first session starts at 10:00.

Here are the delegate prices (which include lunch):

• AMOSSHE named member - £175 (log in to access this rate)
  
• Member colleague (non-member, but an employee of an AMOSSHE member organisation) - £190
  
• Non-member (individuals, not-for-profit organisations and higher education providers not associated with AMOSSHE) - £225
  
• Corporate non-member - £255
  

You don’t need to pay VAT for AMOSSHE events. Before booking, please read our booking terms and conditions.

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Programme

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Speakers

Confirmed speakers and session leaders include:

• Abby Shovlin is the Academic Transitions Coordinator at the University of Edinburgh, and works with both staff and students to develop and embed enhanced academic transition practice across the university. Her work in academic transitions at the University of Edinburgh formed the basis of her Academic Transitions Toolkit (which is available as a downloadable resource). Abby has also worked on academic transitions nationally as part of her involvement with the QAA Enhancement Themes, and is currently working on transitions to Honours in undergraduate programmes. Outside of this, Abby operates her own consultancy, The Wellbeing Perspective, which she has recently founded to research and develop wellbeing in, and through, learning and teaching.
  
• Will Medd (Professional Coach), Liz Brewster (Lecturer in Medical Education), Edith Graham (Professional Coach) and Rob Young (Professional Creative Writer) are part of Lancaster University’s Failure to Learn … Failure to Grow team.
  
• Lydia Bleasdale is Associate Professor – School of Law at the University of Leeds. You can find her research on the AMOSSHE / Unite Students Resilience Toolkit.
  
• Erin Russell is Head of Student Guidance & Wellbeing at the University of Stirling. You can find her research on the AMOSSHE / Unite Students Resilience Toolkit.
  
• Nic Streatfield is AMOSSHE Vice Chair (Professional Development) and Head of Student Services at York St John University.
  
• Chris Warrington is an AMOSSHE Executive Member and Head of Student Support at the University of Leeds.
  

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Safeguarding vs duty of care: legal requirements and good practice

This interactive professional development event explores legal safeguarding requirements and duty of care good practice for Student Services in higher education. Develop your understanding of your institution’s legal obligations with regard to safeguarding students, and explore how your duty of care to students extends and enhances what the law requires. This practical event gives you the opportunity to identify best practice for your context by discussing case studies with Student Services peers, and learn from legal and Student Services experts to inform your approaches.

Location, time and price

This one day event takes place at DoubleTree by Hilton London - Westminster, 30 John Islip Street, London, SW1P 4DD.

Registration opens at 09:30, and the first session starts at 10:00.

Here are the delegate prices (which include lunch):

• AMOSSHE named member - £175 (log in to access this rate)
  
• Member colleague (non-member, but an employee of an AMOSSHE member organisation) - £190
  
• Non-member (individuals, not-for-profit organisations and higher education providers not associated with AMOSSHE) - £225
  
• Corporate non-member - £255
  

You don’t need to pay VAT for AMOSSHE events. Before booking, please read our booking terms and conditions.

Your data

AMOSSHE handles your personal data according to our privacy policy. We won't share your personal data with speakers, session leaders or sponsors.

AMOSSHE national conference 2019

The AMOSSHE national conference is the largest annual gathering of Student Services leaders in the UK higher education sector, and the keystone of AMOSSHE’s continuing professional development offering.

In 2019 the conference takes place in Birmingham, UK, and will feature a range of presentation and workshop sessions led by AMOSSHE members and sector organisations.

The call for session proposals will open soon, and booking for the conference will open in spring 2019. Watch this space for more information!

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AMOSSHE handles your personal data according to our privacy policy. We won't share your personal data with speakers, session leaders or sponsors.