Achieving Excellence
Inspirational Coaching and Mentoring in Universities
Conversations, Connections, Commitments
• How coaching and mentoring inspires excellence in university staff and students
• How to develop and deliver excellent coaching and mentoring offerings in universities
• How to bring about and nurture a culture of engagement, support and co-creation in which people focus on solutions rather than problems and ‘how to’ rather than ‘why we can not’
• How universities are benefiting from innovative examples of coaching and mentoring good practice
Our second annual conference builds on the hugely successful inaugural HE conference last year. The conference focuses on challenges facing university staff and students, from employability to diversity and digital technology.
You will have the opportunity to explore how to:
• improve individual, team and organisational performance through coaching and mentoring; and
• apply these approaches in your own environment.
Jonathan Winter, Head of Learning and Development at The University of Manchester will deliver our opening keynote that will include a specially recorded discussion for our conference with Professor Dame Nancy Rothwell, President and Vice Chancellor at The University of Manchester in which she shares her unique professional and personal insights on coaching and mentoring in HE. Other speakers and facilitators will include senior leaders and experts from the world of coaching, mentoring and higher education, Professor Bob Garvey, academic, prolific author, thought leader and practitioner, Dr Paul Stokes, Director of Coaching & Mentoring, Sheffield Business School, and renowned mentoring expert Lis Merrick, past president and current governor, EMCC UK.
The conference will provide a day full of interest and value to those who are keen to develop their coaching and mentoring practice in higher education and those who want to better understand what coaching and mentoring is and the power of its potential.
We will be running 3 parallel Learning Labs in the afternoon and you will be asked to confirm which one you would like to attend at the time of booking. You will also be asked to select an alternative option if your chosen Learning Lab is full. Details of the Learning Labs are given below:-
Learning Lab 1 - Can We Use Coaching Conversations to Unlock Digital Potential?
During this experiential learning lab you will be able to:
• investigate the benefits and challenges of adopting a coaching and mentoring approach to develop social media confidence and competence
• try out a range of coaching and mentoring tools and techniques that can encourage exploration of social media
• explore the feasibility of adopting a coaching and mentoring approach in your environment for supporting the development of social media skills
Learning Lab 2 - Using Coaching and Mentoring to Promote Equality and Diversity
This learning lab explores three initiatives at Oxford University:
• a mentoring scheme for senior women academics,
• a mentoring programme for Black and Minority Ethnic staff, and
• a coaching initiative arising from the need to support women’s career progression within the IT department.
Learning Lab 3 - Student Employability - The Role of Coaching and Mentoring
This Learning Lab enables participants to explore how high quality, professionally relevant coaching and mentoring support enables HE students access to employment pathways. We will explore lessons learnt and feedback received.
Book now and save ££s! Early Bird discount price available until 15th July £90 for EMCC Members and £115 for non-members, increasing to £115 for EMCC Members and £140 for non-members if you book after 31st July. Please note VAT will be added to the ticket price at checkout.
If you are an EMCC UK member you will need to be signed into your account to register. If you are not an EMCC UK member please create a temporary account in order to register for the event.
Venue/Location
The Harwood Room is located on the 1st Floor of the Barnes Wallis Building on the Sackville Street Campus of The University of Manchester, within 2 minutes walk of Piccadilly Station for those arriving by train/tram, and the NCP on Charles Street is also just a short walk away for those arriving be car. As the building is not located on a public road it does not have a postcode. However, as a point of reference, the postcode for the car park is M1 3BB.
Access to the building is via Altrincham Street which is a pedestrian walkway running through the campus parallel with the railway arches.
Entrance to the building is on the upper level over the bridge. There is a large sculpture of a red magnet on the walkway immediately outside the conference entrance into the building.