North West & Northern Ireland

Group Chair

Chris Bayes, Transition to HE Advisor, University of Liverpool
Email: chris.bayes@liverpool.ac.uk

Chris has been involved in HELOA since 2008, when he joined the Student Recruitment Team at Edge Hill University.  Prior to this, Chris worked within Widening Participation at The University of Liverpool.  Chris’ active involvement within the NW & NI regional group has seen him previously serve as Vice-Chair (Partnerships), before becoming Group Chair in February 2012.

Chris and the committee would be delighted to hear from colleagues within the region who are not currently HELOA members, but would perhaps like to find out more about the Association and the work we do to support higher education professionals within the North West & Northern Ireland, then do not hesitate to get in touch via the above email address.

Group Vice-Chair, Training

Peter Dolan, Outreach Manager, Liverpool John Moores University
Email: p.j.dolan@ljmu.ac.uk

Peter has been a member of HELOA since 2004 and is actively involved in school and college liaison and student recruitment, having previously worked in admissions in the Faculty of Education at the University. Peter is the Vice-Chair (Training) for the North West and Northern Ireland group, with responsibility for organising the group’s annual training day and providing a training element for each meeting.

Group Vice-Chair, Partnerships

Kieran O’Sullivan, Education Liaison Officer, University of Liverpool
Email: kosull@liv.ac.uk

Kieran has been a member of HELOA since 2010 when he joined the UK/EU Recruitment Team within the Student Recruitment and Admissions Office at the University of Liverpool.  Kieran is responsible for developing partnerships between the NW & NI region and other associations and groups with an interest or involvement within higher education. Kieran is hoping that during his term in office, he is able to build and develop some fantastic working relationships with key stakeholders within the higher education sector. If you have any suggestions for partnerships within the sector that may be of benefit to the NW and NI region, please don’t hesitate to contact Kieran at the above email address.

For Students

Throughout the year, the region hosts a number of UCAS Fairs for potential undergraduate students at a variety of locations around the North West. Dates for regional conventions in 2012 are detailed below. Further information and how to book can be found at www.ucasevents.com/conventions

Northern Ireland - 6th and 7th March 2013
King’s Hall, Belfast

Manchester - 19th and 20th March 2013
Manchester Central

Lancashire - 21st March 2013
Bolton Arena

Merseyside - 12th and 13th June 2013
University of Liverpool

Kendal  - 4th July 2013
Kendal Leisure Centre

North and West Cumbria - 5th July 2013
Sands Centre, Carlisle

For Advisers

HELOA Northwest and Northern Ireland does not currently organise specific conferences for teachers or careers advisers. However some of our member institutions host teachers and advisers conferences. For more information please take a look at the key contacts section and contact the universities for further details.

Partnerships

Over the course of the past year, the HELOA North West and Northern Ireland group have worked hard to continually develop new partnerships, whilst maintaining our existing collaborative working arrangements.  Our regional meetings have been visited by external speakers from a range of stakeholder groups such as:

We have also utilised expertise from colleagues within membership institutions on a number of key sectoral issues such as the UCAS Admissions Process Review and have regularly welcomed student panels from partner schools for ‘Meet Your Market’ workshops.

As a group, we are very pleased with how we have been able to develop effective working relations with such a diverse array of groups and anticipate that our Vice-Chair for Partnerships (Kieran O’ Sullivan – The University of Liverpool) will continue to develop our profile amongst stakeholder groups from across the regions with influence on prospective students.

In the near future, we look forward to working in partnership with the HELOA North East group to develop a shared teachers and advisers conference in 2014  We also hope to work more closely with colleagues and associated stakeholders within Northern Ireland in order to become more truly representative of our remit as a dual region.

Welcome from Group Chair

HELOA North West has a membership of over 100 drawn from the 16 Institutions in the North West and Northern Ireland. We meet as a group 4 times a year and continue to support each other in a professional capacity in the periods in between.

Membership is buoyant and the strength of the Association is very much drawn from the commitment and engagement of its members. The work of the Association is very much centred on collaboration and professional development and each year we hold a one day training course for new members. In this field of work, it is essential that members are fully up to date with the latest developments in the HE Sector.

Chris Bayes, Group Chair
Education Liaison Officer, Edge Hill University
Email: chris.bayes@edgehill.ac.uk 

Training Opportunities

The North West and Northern Ireland group is dedicated to providing top quality training to all its members. Each October the region holds a dedicated training day where external speakers run sessions relevant to the diverse membership of the group. In addition to this, a training element is incorporated into each regional meeting; ensuring professionals within the organisation are briefed on the most current issues relevant to their roles. If you would like to share ideas or contacts for training activities please get in touch.

Peter Dolan, Vice Chair (Training)
Outreach Manager, Liverpool John Moores University
Email: p.j.dolan@ljmu.ac.uk

Edge Hill University:
Ryan Duncan, Education Liaison Officer,
ryan.duncan@edgehill.ac.uk

Lancaster University:
Fred Binley, Head of UK Student Recruitment & Outreach, 
f.a.binley@lancaster.ac.uk

Liverpool Hope University:
Emma Fereday, Marketing & Recruitment Officer, 
feredae@hope.ac.uk

Liverpool John Moores University:
Helen Orme, HE Liaison Manager, 
h.orme@ljmu.ac.uk

Manchester Metropolitan University:
Sally Ann Lawlor, Education Liaison Team Leader, 
s.a.lawlor@mmu.ac.uk

Myerscough College: 
David White,  Schools Liaison Officer,
DWhite@myerscough.ac.uk

Queens University Belfast:
Anthony McGrath, Student Recruitment Officer, 
a.mcgrath@qub.ac.uk

Royal Northern College of Music: 
info@rncm.ac.uk

University of Bolton:
Laura Carruthers, UK Recruitment Manager,
L.Carruthers@bolton.ac.uk

University of Central Lancashire (UCLan):
Carl Ibison,
cibison@uclan.ac.uk

University of Chester:
Shai Vure, Digital Marketing Officer,
s.vure@chester.ac.uk

Univerisity of Cumbria:
Tamsin Rogers, UK Recruitment Manager,
tamsin.rogers@cumbria.ac.uk

University of Liverpool:
Christine Todd, Head of UK/EU Recruitment,
ctodd@liverpool.ac.uk

University of Manchester:
Karen Varty, Undergraduate Recruitment & Widening Participation Manager,
Karen.varty@manchester.ac.uk

University of Salford:
Geraldine Musajjakawa, Senior Recruitment Officer,
G.Musajjakawa@salford.ac.uk 

Blackburn College
Allison Billington,
a.billington@blackburn.ac.uk