Agenda: Annual Conference 2025

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Thursday 19th June (Day 1)

TimeSession Type/LocationPresentation Title Presenter
9.00am-10.00amKenilworth FoyerRegistration and refreshments
10.00am-10.10amFull Conference, KenilworthWelcome and HousekeepingAlice Speller, NADP
10.10am-10.30amFull Conference, KenilworthChair’s OverviewSarah Todd, NADP
10.30am-11.15amKeynote, KenilworthAccess and Participation for Disabled Students in English Higher Education: the Journey so Far and the Path AheadSuzanne Carrie, Office for Students
11.15am-11.45amBreak
11.45am-12.30pmBreakout Session, KenilworthADHD DiscussionNADP Directors
Breakout Session, AvonFrom Reasonable Adjustment to Inclusive Practice: The Undiscovered Country?Dr John Harding, University of Cambridge
Breakout Session, OthelloEmpowering Students, Scaling Support: A Coaching Based Model for More Effective ProvisionDr Dionysios Kyropoulos, PASSHE
12.30pm-12.40pmMovement Time
12.40pm-1.25pmKeynote, KenilworthSupporting Disabled Applicants Through Their UCAS JourneyNicola Turner, UCAS
1.25pm-1.30pmFull Conference, KenilworthNADP Accreditation SchemeNADP
1.30pm-2.30pmLunch
2.30pm-3.15pmBreakout Session, KenilworthOne Year On From EHRC Advice Note: What is Evidence For Anyway?Airasa Maughan Strickler and Katie Jeffrey-Blow, University of Leeds
Breakout Session, Avon An Investigation of Academics’ Experiences of Teaching Disabled Students in Higher EducationLouise Gilzean, Buckinghamshire New University
Breakout Session, OthelloParsley, Nametags, and Glitter: A Case for Wasting Money on Disability SupportRian Craske and Jennifer Anderton , York St John University
3.15pm-3.45pmBreak
3.45pm-4.30pmBreakout Session, KenilworthImproving the New Student Experience Within a Context of Increased Service DemandAnnie Beckett and Megan Downham, University of Brighton
Breakout Session, AvonThe Inclusive DoctorateProfessor Nicola Martin, London South Bank University
Breakout Session, OthelloModels of Disability Services for Neurodivergent Students A Comparative Case Study in Higher EducationDr Helen Duncan, University of Cambridge
4.30pm-4.40pmMovement Time
4.40pm-5.00pmKeynote, Kenilworth“I’m a burden to the University” – Challenging the Status Quo in Higher Education to Enable Disabled Employees to be Seen, Valued and Thrive – Through the RIDE Higher FrameworkDr Melanie Best, NASDN and RIDE Higher
7.00pm-9.30pmKenilworthGala Dinner and AwardsNADP

Friday 20th June (Day 2)

TimeSession Type/LocationPresentation Title Presenter
9.00am-10.00amKenilworth FoyerRegistration and Refreshments
10.00am-10.10amFull Conference, KenilworthWelcome and HousekeepingAlice Speller, NADP
10.10am-10.55amKeynote, KenilworthAccess InsightsMette Anwar-Westander, DSUK
10.55am-11.15amFull Conference, KenilworthThe Disabled Student Commitment: Publishing an Action PlanProfessor Deborah Johnston and Luke Howson, LSBU and Shapna Compton, University of Greenwich
11.15am-11.45amBreak
11.45am-12.30pmBreakout Session, KenilworthRedefining Assessment Practices: The Role of Alternative Assessment Methods in Fostering Inclusion in Higher EducationKhasiba Omar and Dan Lovesey, The University of Law
Breakout Session, AvonSession movedSession moved
Breakout Session, OthelloSTAART & Evenbreak – Supporting Disabled Students from Outreach Through to EmploymentDr Melanie Thorley, University of Greenwich and Josh Wright, Evenbreak
12.30pm-12.40pmMovement Time
12.40pm-1.25pmKeynote, KenilworthDisabled Student Commitment Competence Standards Guidance David Bass, Advance HE, Alice Speller, NADP, and Professor Deborah Johnston, LSBU
1.25pm-2.25pmLunch
2.25pm-3.10pmBreakout Session, KenilworthLearnings from Student Applications and Our Evolving ResponseMaria Richards, The Snowdon Trust
Breakout Session, Avon Re-imagining Disability Support: Pathways to Inclusive Excellence at Lancaster UniversityDr Sarah Sweeney and Dawn Procter, Lancaster University
Breakout Session, OthelloNew Technologies Panel DiscussionDanny Clegg, BPP, Piers Wilkinson, NADP, Jeremey Brassington, Habitat Learn, and John Harding, University of Cambridge
3.10pm-3.20pmMovement Time
3.20pm-4.05pmKeynote, KenilworthTransforming Student Finance Services – DSADavid Thomson, Student Loans Company
4.05pm-4.30pmFull Conference, KenilworthCloseHelen Young, NADP