Programme for Day One - Wednesday 18th June
The day is divided into seven strands:
- Reflective Leadership
- EYFS - Starting Together Well
- A Curriculum For an Ever-Changing World
- Creative Teaching and Learning
- Diversity and Inclusion
- Well-Being for All
- Beyond the School Gates
You can choose to go to any presentations in any strand and there is no need to book in advance. Just show up and you'll be made welcome.
Click on the names below to find out more about each speaker.
Lunch is a rolling affair, served between 12.00 and 14.00, so you can help yourself at your leisure.
Tea and coffee will be available all day.
Make sure you make time to visit the Independent Thinking Press bookstore too for special offers on titles by many of the day's contributors.
Reflective Leadership
For school leaders, middle leaders and aspiring leaders
Timings | Associate | Title |
9.30-10.30 | Andy Vass | Enhancing Your Capacity to Lead |
10.30 - 11.00 | Break | |
11:00-12:00 | Dave Whitaker ( **DAY 1 only) | Does Every Child Still Matter? |
12:00- 13:00 | Alison Kriel | Reflections on a Leadership Journey |
13:00-14:00 | Floyd Woodrow | The Secrets of Elite Leadership |
14:00- 15:00 | Martin Illingworth & Mikey Markham | A School Confident and Motivated to Support Everyone’s Writing |
15:00- 16:00 | Dave McPartlin | Leading with Honesty: The power of Vulnerability in Leadership |
16.00 | Day Ends |
Option from 14.00 to 15.00 - Andy Vass Coaching Session. Max 20 people
EYFS -Starting Together Well
For EYFS teachers and leaders
Timings | Associate | Title |
9.30-10.30 | Ruth Swailes | Starting Well Together in the EYFS |
10.30-11.00 | Break | |
11:00-12:00 | Nina Jackson | The Importance of Play for Emotional Well-Being’ |
12:00-13:00 | Julie Rees | A Sense of Being and Belonging in EYFS' |
13:00-14:00 | Will Ryan ( **Day 1 only) | Why I am Awe of the EYFS (and Why it Really is Rocket Science) |
14:00-15:00 |
Dr Sarah Moseley (**Day 1 only) |
Spark the Joy: Inspiring a Love of Reading and Writing in EYFS |
15:00-16:00 | Ruth Swailes | Building a Curriculum on Firm Foundations: |
16.00 | Day Ends |
Curriculum for an Ever-Changing World
For all teachers and leaders
Timings | Associate | Title | Alternative Session | |
9.30-10.30 | Jonathan Lear ( **DAY 1 only) | Curriculum Design for Healthy Child Development | ||
10.30-11.00 | Break | |||
11:00-12:00 | Will Ryan ( **DAY 1 only) | The Three-Generational Lesson | Dr Sarah Moseley | Meeting the Needs of Every Learner in a Changing Landscape |
12:00-13:00 | Lisa Jane Ashes | Embedding Communication in Your Curriculum | Mikey Markham | Passion + Poetry = Purpose Workshop for 25 max |
13:00-14:00 | Jim Roberson | Rapport, Pedagogy and the Brain | ||
14:00-15:00 | Mark Creasy | Making the Most of a World of Opportunities. | ||
15:00-16:00 | Hywel Roberts | A Curriculum of Joy and Action | ||
16.00 | Day Ends |
Dr Matthew McFall will be hosting his Wonder Room full of curiosities and wondrous things throughout the day.
Maximum of 25 visitors at a time.
Creative Teaching & Learning
For all teachers
Timings | Associate | Title | Alternative Session | |
9.30-10.30 | Lisa Jane Ashes | Teaching, Learning and Oracy | Mark Anderson | Beyond Engagement: Cultivating Deep Learning Through AI and Technology |
10.30-11.00 | Break | |||
11:00-12:00 | Mark Creasy | Getting More From Your Learners, Without Giving More of Yourself. | Crista Hazel | Reigniting Curiosity and Creativity in Language Learning |
12:00-13:00 | Dr Haili Hughes | Teaching to the Top: Challenge for all Learners | ||
13:00-14:00 | Hywel Roberts | The Power of Story | ||
14:00-15:00 | Jonathan Lear (**DAY 1 only) | Building Independence, Resilience and Self-Esteem in the Classroom | ||
15:00-16:00 | David Hodgson | What do the Best Teachers and Pupils do Differently? | Phil Beadle | Making Literacy Matter Where it Matters most |
16.00 | Day Ends |
Dr Matthew McFall will be hosting his Wonder Room full of curiosities and wondrous things throughout the day.
Maximum of 25 visitors at a time.
Diversity & Inclusion
For all teachers and leaders
Timings | Associate | Title | Alternative Session | |
9.30-10.30 | Roy Leighton | How School Communities Can Move From ‘Peacekeeping’ to ‘Peace Building’ | ||
10.30-11.00 | Break | |||
11:00-12:00 | Dr Andrew Curran | The Neurodiversity of Bias | Phil Beadle | What Is – and Isn't – Cultural Capital |
12:00-13:00 | Dave Whitaker (**DAY 1 only) | The Kindness Principle | ||
13:00-14:00 | Ian Timbrell | To Pride or Not To Pride | ||
14:00-15:00 | Dr Haili Hughes | You Have to See It to Be It - Why Text Choice Matters in English | ||
15:00-16:00 | Jim Roberson | Getting the Most Out of All Your students | ||
16.00 | Day Ends |
Well-Being for All
For all teachers and leaders
Timings | Associate | Title |
9.30-10.30 | Julie Rees | Knowing Self, Knowing Others, Connecting as One – a Coaching Approach |
10.30-11.00 | Break | |
11:00-12:00 | Ian Timbrell | Not All Heroes Wear Capes |
12:00-13:00 | Nathan Arnold | Practical Ways to Pick Yourself Up and Keep On Keeping On |
13:00-14:00 | Nina Jackson | ‘I Care, You Care, We Care’ - Well-being for ALL. |
14:00-15:00 | Floyd Woodrow | The Compass for Life |
15:00-16:00 | Dr Andrew Curran | Understand Your Brain; Understand Your Life - the Neurobiology of Well-Being |
16.00 | Day Ends |
Beyond the School Gates
For all teachers and leaders
Timings | Associate | Title |
Alternative Session |
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9.30-10.30 | Dave McPartlin | The Art of Possibility – Dare To Dream | ||
10.30-11.00 | Break | |||
11:00-12:00 | Roy Leighton | Change: It's About Time | Mark Anderson | Education in a Changing World: Preparing Learners for the World We Can’t Yet See |
12:00-13:00 | Martin Illingworth | Dream Big Kid: Creativity Now That the Future Is Here | ||
13:00-14:00 | David Hodgson | How Our Personality Impacts our Education, Career and Life. | ||
14:00-15:00 | Crista Hazel | Engaging One; Engaging All – an Inclusive Future for Language Learning | Nathan Arnold | Finding Peace In The Chaos! |
15:00-16:00 | Alison Kriel | Building a Culture of Belonging So That Everyone Wins | ||
16.00 | Day Ends |
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