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FACE Conference 2025

FACE Forward: Shaping the next ten years of educational equity


When: Wednesday 25th to Friday 27th June 2025

Where: University of Bath

FACE Conference 2025 will focus on developing actionable policy recommendations to shape educational equity over the next decade. Delegates will have the opportunity to engage in conversations that drive meaningful change, as well as hearing from sector-leading keynote speakers and colleagues from across the education sector.

Find out more about FACE Conference 2025

Conference fee

We recognise that those working in education face unprecedented financial challenges and have committed to maintaining the lowest possible fee for conference places.

For just £350 delegates will have access to all three days of the conference, meals and refreshments throughout each day, and the gala dinner (dinner and a disco) on the Thursday evening.

Accommodation

Delegates have the option to book (nice!) University of Bath student accommodation when registering their place for FACE Conference 2025, for just £85 per night. They also have the option to book this accommodation for Tuesday 24th June, if needed. Otherwise, there are many hotels in Bath city centre for delegates to explore.

Delegates

The conference is designed for mid-to-senior level professionals who are actively involved in shaping educational equity, policy and practice. We expect to welcome delegates from further and higher education, charities, NGOs, government agencies and public sector offices, amongst others.

You do not need to be a member of FACE to attend FACE Conference 2025 (although we do recommend becoming a FACE member to access our fantastic exclusive opportunities!)

Book your place

Bookings can be made via the FACE Conference 2025 website. Payment is required at the time of booking.

Register for FACE Conference 2025

Contribute to conference

We are inviting submissions for breakout sessions and poster presentations, providing varied opportunities to showcase ‘what works’, disseminate findings, inspire others and help forge practical solutions for the wider education sector. The deadline for submissions is 23:59 on Sunday 27th April 2025. Applicants can expect to hear the outcome of their submission week commencing 12th May 2025.

Apply to present

 

If you have any questions about the FACE Conference 2025, please contact face2025@bath.ac.uk.

What informed you the most? 

“Everything was incredibly informative; I couldn’t choose one part of the programme.”
“The research informed paper sessions were fantastic – interactive and inspiring. I learned so much about how things run in other teams and institutions.”
“The research informed paper sessions were fantastic – interactive and inspiring. I learned so much about how things run in other teams and institutions.”
“The discussion with other delegates informed by the key notes /panels/paper sessions.”
“The keynote speakers were excellent… i like how they made a clear link to the whole lifecycle of widening participation.”

What inspired you most? 

“Meeting people as equally passionate as myself at HE – I can get bogged down in the beurocracy at my institution. FACE gave me the opportunity to place my work in the wider context.”
“Being around like-minded colleagues, and the discussions that many of the keynotes in particular sparked.”
“The people! Everyone I met was incredible, it was so lovely to be part of a like-minded community, with people in similar roles who I can learn from and share best practice with. And also a really nice sized group – it didn’t feel intimidating, and there was time to get around most people and build my network.”

Do you believe anything from the conference will influence your practice or research? If so, what? 

“It’s got me thinking about how I can evaluate the impact of my work outside the OfS/ institution-imposed measures of success.”
“Absolutely – there are at least 10 new ideas that I will be using to inform the development of our team’s existing programmes and also to put some new ones into place.”
“Gosh, so much! I haven’t had time to really think it through yet, but I actually want to do some research and have the opportunity to present in the future.”
“…exploration into student voice.”
“Yes – Student partnership working, looking at how we develop agency with our students and reflecting on the importance of our ways of being. I have to say, i was so happy about how welcoming and encouraging everyone was. The conference gave me much more confidence that i should be there and that people are interested in what i have got to say. I will definitely come back.”
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