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About the day

A hands-on, step-by-step walkthrough of four Year 12 areas of Applicaa: meetings, offers, timetables and communications.

You'll follow along on your own laptop instead of watching a formal presentation. Bring your questions, share best practice with other schools, and leave with practical steps you can put in place straight away.

FreeTo attend, with lunch included
3Dates across England
95%Of past attendees rated their training excellent
100%Found our staff very or extremely helpful

Based on 58 feedback responses from previous Applicaa training sessions.

Why attend

01

Hands-on, practical learning

Work through each area in your own account as we go.

02

Led by Applicaa experts

Our team knows the platform inside out and the challenges schools face every day.

03

Network with other schools

Hear how other schools run their Year 12 process.

04

Ready-to-use strategies

Go back to school with steps you can use the next day.

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Free to attend

Lunch and refreshments are provided.

Book your place

Choose your date in the form. Each date runs in a different city.

Tue 17 NovLondonEdCity, 1 EdCity Walk, W12 7TF
Wed 25 NovManchesterUrmston Grammar School, Newton Road, M41 5UG
Thu 3 DecSheffieldLongley Park Sixth Form Academy, Horninglow Road, S5 6SG

All sessions start with arrival at 09:00. Training runs 09:30 to 14:30.

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Agenda

Bring a laptop to follow along, and any questions you'd like to ask.

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Arrival and refreshments

Tea, coffee and a chance to meet the Applicaa team and other schools.

Meetings

Everything you need to run applicant and parent meetings from start to finish in Admissions+.

  • Setting up meetings
  • Adding students (or parents) to a meeting
  • Sending invitations and securing attendance
  • Conducting and managing meetings on the day, including tracking the admin afterwards

You'll leave with: a meeting set up and invitations ready to send.

Break

Offers and timetables

How to move from meeting to offer, then build next year's timetable from what students chose.

  • Offer phase settings: what to configure before you make any offers
  • Making and managing offers, including acceptances and rejections
  • Using Options to build your timetable from students' course choices

You'll leave with: offer settings checked and a clear route from offers to timetable.

Lunch

Communications

A tour of the updated Communications area, so every message to applicants and parents is on time, on brand and trackable.

  • Inbox: connect your school email so replies link to the right applicant and your team can answer without leaving Admissions+
  • Templates: Basic, Enhanced and SMS templates, with drag and drop editing and open and click tracking
  • Campaigns: group related messages and events into one journey and follow it through to offers, acceptances and enrolments
  • Automations: see every automated message in one place, including scheduled messages
  • Settings and compliance: GDPR, marketing consent, unsubscribe options and SMS quiet hours, with the difference between marketing and transactional messages explained

You'll leave with: a template ready to use and a clear picture of what sends automatically.

Finish

Your chance to ask us any questions and speak to the team in person.

Dates and locations

Every session runs from 09:00 arrival to a 14:30 finish.

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Tuesday 17 November
EdCity, London
1 EdCity Walk, London W12 7TF
50 places
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Wednesday 25 November
Urmston Grammar School, Manchester
Urmston Grammar School, Newton Road, Urmston, Manchester M41 5UG
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Thursday 3 December
Longley Park Sixth Form Academy, Sheffield
Horninglow Road, Sheffield S5 6SG
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Inside EdCity

A look at the London venue, from the training room to lunch.

EdCity1 EdCity Walk, London W12 7TF Get directions
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Lucy Curtis

Head of Onboarding, Applicaa

Lucy leads the day. You'll learn from Applicaa experts who know the platform inside out and the challenges schools face every day.

What previous attendees said

"Extremely useful. I wish I had done the course two years ago."
Previous attendeeApplicaa in-person training
"Very well run session. I loved the opportunity to ask questions throughout and our trainer was clearly very knowledgeable about the system and our roles too."
Previous attendeeApplicaa in-person training
"It was great to have the walkthrough, but also to be able to ask questions about anything and the staff were so generous with their willingness to answer our questions."
Previous attendeeApplicaa in-person training
"Informative training and easy to follow. I definitely feel more confident in making my way around the enrolment sections."
Previous attendeeApplicaa in-person training
"It was helpful to hear how other people use Applicaa and some of the ways we can tweak our processes."
Previous attendeeApplicaa in-person training
"A brilliant day, Lucy great at delivering, and I learnt a lot, thank you."
Previous attendeeApplicaa in-person training

Frequently asked questions

How much does the training cost?

The training is free to attend. Lunch and refreshments are provided.

What time does the day start and finish?

Arrival and refreshments start at 09:00. The session runs from 09:30 to 14:30.

Do I need to bring anything?

Bring a laptop so you can follow along, and any questions you'd like to ask.

Is parking available?

For EdCity, paid parking is available nearby at Westfield White City. We'll share parking and access details for Manchester and Sheffield before the day.

How many people from my school can attend?

As many as you like. We don't set a limit per school.

Do I need to have had training before?

No. The session suits new users as well as experienced ones. You'll pick up top tips along the way and have plenty of chances to ask the Applicaa team your questions.

What happens if I can't make it after booking?

Email Racheal at racheal@applicaa.com and let her know.

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