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Programme for Day One - Wednesday 18th June

The day is divided into seven strands:

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

 
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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