The Teaching and Learning Conference 2024 has now taken place. We are planning our UCA Teaching and Learning Conference for June 2025 and will be sending out details on this and how you can book a place in early 2025.
In the meantime, please enjoy having a look at some of the incredible outputs from last year's conference below. 
University for the Creative Arts – Epsom
July 3rd 10:00-13:00 BST
Contact email: creatednet@uca.ac.uk
The Creative Education team are delighted to welcome you to the annual VOICE Conference 2024.
This conference celebrates this year’s Creative Education students as they finish their PgCert’s, showcasing their contributions with the conference. The theme this year explores the wider context of higher education and will highlight quality assurance mechanisms, investigating how they impact our roles and assessment practices in higher education with papers on: mental health awareness in assessment, strategies against plagiarism, intercultural assessment design, alternative assessments, accessibility, and NSS impacts. The conference aims to provide a platform for emerging and established educators to exchange ideas, methodologies, and insights that drive forward the vision of inclusive and creative education.
VOICE Conference 2024 - A Creative Education Learning and Teaching Conference from UCA on Vimeo.
Keynote Speaker
We would like to welcome our keynote speaker this year, Sarah Clark. Sarah Clark, Pro Vice-Chancellor of Student Experience and Professor of Art and Design Education joined UCA as Head of School for Further Education in 2017, delighted to accept this position as she could utilise her knowledge and skills of Further and Higher Education within a creative university.
Sarah lived in Farnham until the age of 13 before moving to Somerset with her family. Following A Levels, she studied a Foundation Diploma at Yeovil School of Art, and gained a BA (Hons) in Graphic Design from UCA (previously Kent Institute of Art and Design).
Sarah worked as a Graphic Designer in Bath for four years to gain experience before going into teaching. She taught Graphic Design at Strode College (Ofsted ‘Outstanding’) in Somerset for 13 years, progressing from part-time lecturer to Deputy Head of Team, Creative Arts. During this time, she gained a PGCE and a Diploma in Management.
In 2007, Sarah was appointed as Head of Faculty of Creative Arts at Weston College, leading the faculty to achieve an ‘Outstanding’ Ofsted Inspection in 2014; obtained the Creative Skillset ‘Tick’ in 2015 for Further Education; achieved ‘Commended’ for the quality of student learning opportunities in the Higher Education Review in 2016; oversaw the student who won ‘Designer of the Year’ at New Designers in 2016 and attained TEF ‘Gold'.
Sarah has an MA in Educational Leadership and Management from the Open University and is committed to inclusive and outstanding education that celebrates diversity.
Registration
Booking for this event has now closed. Please keep your eyes peeled for next years Conference details.
Conference Speakers
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Conference Schedule
10:00 Chair introduction
Welcome: Keynote Speaker Professor Jane Roscoe to open the VOICE Conference 2024.
10:30-10:40 Team Kookaburra – “What do mental-health-aware assessment practices look like in Creative Arts Higher Education?”
10:40-10:55 Team Eagle – “What strategies can be employed to make assessments in Creative Arts Higher Education more resistant to plagiarism and collusion?”
BREAK
11:10-11:20 Team Sheathbill – “How can assessments be designed to promote greater access and participation for marginalised ethnicities in Creative Arts Higher Education?”
11:25-11:35 Team Goldfinch – “An exploration of the tension between graduate attributes and authentic assessment in creative education: A collective case study”,
11:40-11:50 Team Crane – “What approaches can enhance accessibility and inclusivity awareness in assessments and quality assurance processes in Creative Arts Higher Education?”
BREAK
12:00-12:10 Team Kingfisher – “Navigating change: NSS implications for diversity, equity and inclusion in creative arts higher education and practice”.
12:15-12:25 Team Monal – “What factors contribute to grade inflation in Creative Arts Higher Education, and how can they be addressed?”
12:20-12:30 Team Petral – “How can inclusive assessments be developed to increase access and participation for students from disadvantaged socio-economic backgrounds in Creative Arts Higher Education?”
12:45-12:55 Team Puffin – “How can grading in Creative Higher Education be more inclusive to facilitate learning?”
Chair to close
Travel and Accommodation
The conference will be held in Lecture Theatre M0.08 at our Epsom campus. The campus is close to the centre of town, with its excellent range of shops, pubs and restaurants. It’s home to our Business School for the Creative Industries – the first of its kind in the UK – and also hosts our renowned and respected fashion degrees.
The address is
UCA Epsom
Ashley Road
Epsom
Surrey
KT18 5BE
Tel: +44 (0)1372 728 811
By train: Epsom station is a five-minute walk to the campus, and you can get there from London Waterloo or London Victoria. Visit the National Rail website for times and prices.
If travelling from Eurostar and arriving at London St. Pancras International, then take the southbound Victoria Line tube to London Victoria, or change at Oxford Circus (Bakerloo line, southbound) to London Waterloo.
By car: You'll find our campus on the outskirts of the town centre, close to the Ashley Centre shopping mall. Use the postcode K518 5BE on your sat nav.
Parking is limited, but exceptions can be made for blue badge holders - anyone with special requirements should contact the campus directly on +44 (0)1372 728 811 to arrange this.
The nearest car parks to the campus are Depot Road (postcode KT17 4RJ) or at the Ashley Centre (postcode KT18 5AL), both are about a five-minute walk away.
For details of public car parks nearby please visit the Epsom and Ewell Borough Council website.
By foot: Epsom campus is a short 5-minute walk from the town centre along Ashley Road. Please put use the postcode to plan your route: KT18 5BE
There are a number of hotels in Epsom which are within walking distance of the campus.
Travelodge Epsom Central - (10 minute walk)
Premier Inn Epsom Town Centre (13 minute walk)