Overview – by time and strand
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Session Times
10:00 to 10:45
- Cognitive science and primary maths – making the most of the research
- A Unique transition process – ‘Move up & stay up!’
- Drama across the curriculum.
- Why all schools and universities need to be arts rich.
- Grammar teaching: what, why and how?
- Fantastic Foundations: Supporting language and vocabulary development in EYFS
- Teaching for understanding in mathematics.
- What do school leaders need to know about knowledge?
- Enacting a broad balanced primary curriculum
- Exploring the power of the gaze in AQA’s GCSE English Literature Power and Conflict anthology.
- Increasing a school’s capacity for improvement – it starts and ends with me.
- Is it possible to lead with authenticity?
- Playing with language: how poetry should be taught
- Authentic assessment; effective feedback. Making it work while reducing workload.
- What makes effective assessment?
- Certainty over severity
- Leading an effective SEND strategy in school – challenges and opportunities for school leaders.
- A bittersweet empathy: Fostering empathy in the school environment for children in care.
- Values-based leadership
- Effective teaching at post 16.
- Lesson Study
- You don’t have to be a MAT to work here, but it helps!
- Panel discussion: Do we really need EdTech?
- Barriers to learning for the most vulnerable children
10:45 to 11:30
- Teaching for mastery in mathematics.
- Possibility thinking skills for EYFS: ‘I wonder…’
- The power of the performing arts to change lives.
- Songwriting, Shakespeare and self
- Your local English hub: what we offer.
- Refugees and belonging in children’s literature.
- Reading: It’s not just books.
- Developing excellence in mathematics
- A knowledge-rich curriculum: what, why, how?
- A sustainable curriculum
- Litdrive: Building a Community
- Yoga and meditation in school as a tool for wellbeing.
- Applying for leadership positions: get the job you dream of.
- Moving away from marking at primary
- Non-violent resistance
- Panel discussion: Where next for the exclusion and inclusion debate?
- The silent child. Selective mutism explained.
- Our journey out of Special Measures
- Instruction isn’t a dirty word. Not when it’s Rosenshine’s.
- How to create a research-engaged school.
- The FE sector uncovered
- Northamptonshire: a future hub of the Creative Industries, but how are we preparing our young people?
12:00 to 12:45
- The importance of drama in primary schools
- “Now I get it!” Developing teaching assistants as effective educators in mathematics.
- The voice of the child: Does eliciting the ‘Voice of the Child’ impact on children’s learning, development and wellbeing – and if so how?
- The teacher as alchemist: where art and creativity meet science and critical thinking.
- Improving writing by providing an audience through blogging
- Reading: Knowledge, Challenge and Identity
- Putting KS3 at the heart of the English Curriculum
- Choosing mathematical methods.
- Is Knowledge Enough?
- What Ofsted understands by a high quality curriculum and the quality of education judgement.
- Getting grade 7 – 9 in Power and Conflict poetry for AQA.
- Whole school staff and pupil mental health and wellbeing.
- Leading in a media storm
- Differentiated DIRT
- Stop making data up to make someone else happy and do something more useful instead.
- A quick history of BFS v1.0 to 3.0 and beyond.
- Just imagine.. using telepresence robots to support children with complex needs.
- A model for inclusion.
- Year 7 curriculum design – creating curious learners
- Dual coding with teachers
- Panel discussion: What will be the impact of the Early Career Framework?
- Going beyond expectations to make the MAT model the best version of itself that it can be.
- Digital learning across boundaries.
13:30 to 14:15
- Zoning in on creative development in the Early Years.
- Maths meetings – retention and fluency focus.
- A good start for all: sustaining transitions across the Early Years.
- Unlocking Potential – a new cultural strategy for young people across Northants
- Language, learning & memory in the primary classroom.
- Grammar policy and pedagogy from primary to secondary school.
- The power of pictures
- How I wish I’d taught maths: 1 year on.
- The curriculum as narrative: why your curriculum should be like a box set.
- #OnlyConnect – designing a changemaker curriculum. Connecting with the education eco-system for societal transformation.
- GCSE English language: tooling the dissenters and arming for argument.
- Restorative practices and inclusion
- How to help your students be more ambitious
- If schools ran like an IPhone…
- Panel discussion: Will the new Ofsted framework change the way schools do data?
- Are we the most assessed system in the world?
- Making the best use of Pupil Premium
- FGM is everyone’s business
- Building a sustainable PE structure
- Retrieval practice in the science classroom.
- Teaching teachers
- How to make an impact on School Business and Finance from within the classroom
- Dragons, droids and dinosaurs: gamification and the immersive curriculum.
14:15 to 15:00
- How to plan a week long STEAM event in a primary school
- Improving Reading – the first steps for a Multi-Academy Trust
- Compassionate Parenting
- Driving the Arts by being a creative leader.
- Closing the word gap in primary schools
- Whole school literacy at secondary: A poisoned chalice?
- Delivering excellent financial education.
- Phasing Learning
- Developing a knowledge-led primary curriculum.
- Creating identity – curriculum and community.
- Repairing a broken culture: what happens when you put teachers on a pedestal?
- Reset not Inset: mastering mindset for sustainable, satisfied people.
- Diversity benefits us all
- From policies to principles
- Marking and feedback strategies: Increasing impact, saving time.
- What can we learn by scrutinising pupils’ errors?
- 20 practical ideas to make school and life better for teachers and kids – that’s 1 idea every 2 minutes leaving 5 mins to sort out Brexit.
- The Affective Mentor: using reappraisal to support trainee teachers
- NTEC Research Project @UoN
- Digital Tank
- Online safety for primary school children
Strands (and rooms)
Strand 01: SEND, Support and Safeguarding ROOM 227
- Just imagine.. using telepresence robots to support children with complex needs.
- FGM is everyone’s business
- The silent child. Selective mutism explained.
- A bittersweet empathy: Fostering empathy in the school environment for children in care.
- Barriers to learning for the most vulnerable children
- Online safety for primary school children
Strand 02: Inclusion ROOM TPOD C
- A model for inclusion.
- Panel discussion: Where next for the exclusion and inclusion debate?
- Making the best use of Pupil Premium
- Leading an effective SEND strategy in school – challenges and opportunities for school leaders.
Strand 03: Leadership ROOM 229
- From policies to principles
- Values-based leadership
- Our journey out of Special Measures
- Year 7 curriculum design – creating curious learners
- Building a sustainable PE structure
Strand 04: Marking and Feedback ROOM 124
- Authentic assessment; effective feedback. Making it work while reducing workload.
- Moving away from marking at primary
- Differentiated DIRT
- Panel discussion: Will the new Ofsted framework change the way schools do data?
- Marking and feedback strategies: Increasing impact, saving time.
Strand 05: Assessment ROOM TPOD A & B
- What makes effective assessment?
- What can we learn by scrutinising pupils’ errors?
- Stop making data up to make someone else happy and do something more useful instead.
- Are we the most assessed system in the world?
Strand 06: Behaviour ROOM 126
- Restorative practices and inclusion
- Repairing a broken culture: what happens when you put teachers on a pedestal?
- Certainty over severity
- Non-violent resistance
- A quick history of BFS v1.0 to 3.0 and beyond.
Strand 07: Mental Health and Well-being ROOM 319
- Increasing a school’s capacity for improvement – it starts and ends with me.
- Yoga and meditation in school as a tool for wellbeing.
- Whole school staff and pupil mental health and wellbeing.
- How to help your students be more ambitious
- Reset not Inset: mastering mindset for sustainable, satisfied people.
Strand 08: #WomenED ROOM 322
- Is it possible to lead with authenticity?
- Applying for leadership positions: get the job you dream of.
- Leading in a media storm
- If schools ran like an IPhone…
- Diversity benefits us all
Strand 09i: Language, Literacy, Reading and Grammar ROOM 111
- Your local English hub: what we offer.
- Improving writing by providing an audience through blogging
- Language, learning & memory in the primary classroom.
- Closing the word gap in primary schools
- Playing with language: how poetry should be taught
Strand 09ii: Language, Literacy, Reading and Grammar ROOM 112
- Grammar teaching: what, why and how?
- Refugees and belonging in children’s literature.
- Reading: Knowledge, Challenge and Identity
- Grammar policy and pedagogy from primary to secondary school.
- Whole school literacy at secondary: A poisoned chalice?
Strand 09iii: Language, Literacy, Reading and Grammar ROOM 113
- Improving Reading – the first steps for a Multi-Academy Trust
- Fantastic Foundations: Supporting language and vocabulary development in EYFS
- Reading: It’s not just books.
- Putting KS3 at the heart of the English Curriculum
- The power of pictures
Strand 10: EYFS ROOM 228
- A Unique transition process – ‘Move up & stay up!’
- Possibility thinking skills for EYFS: ‘I wonder…’
- The voice of the child: Does eliciting the ‘Voice of the Child’ impact on children’s learning, development and wellbeing – and if so how?
- A good start for all: sustaining transitions across the Early Years.
- Compassionate Parenting
Strand 11i: The Arts ROOM 122
- Drama across the curriculum.
- The power of the performing arts to change lives.
- The teacher as alchemist: where art and creativity meet science and critical thinking.
- Unlocking Potential – a new cultural strategy for young people across Northants
- Driving the Arts by being a creative leader.
Strand 11ii: The Arts ROOM 121
- The importance of drama in primary schools
- Zoning in on creative development in the Early Years.
- How to plan a week long STEAM event in a primary school
- Why all schools and universities need to be arts rich.
- Songwriting, Shakespeare and self
Strand 12i: Maths ROOM 230
- Cognitive science and primary maths – making the most of the research
- Teaching for mastery in mathematics.
- “Now I get it!” Developing teaching assistants as effective educators in mathematics.
- Maths meetings – retention and fluency focus.
- Delivering excellent financial education.
Strand 12ii: Maths ROOM 321
- Teaching for understanding in mathematics.
- Developing excellence in mathematics
- Choosing mathematical methods.
- How I wish I’d taught maths: 1 year on.
- Phasing Learning
Strand 13i: Curriculum Thinking ROOM 017
- What do school leaders need to know about knowledge?
- A knowledge-rich curriculum: what, why, how?
- Is Knowledge Enough?
- The curriculum as narrative: why your curriculum should be like a box set.
- Developing a knowledge-led primary curriculum.
Strand 13ii: Curriculum Thinking ROOM 323
- Enacting a broad balanced primary curriculum
- A sustainable curriculum
- What Ofsted understands by a high quality curriculum and the quality of education judgement.
- #OnlyConnect – designing a changemaker curriculum. Connecting with the education eco-system for societal transformation.
- Creating identity – curriculum and community.
Strand 14: GCSE English ROOM 125
- Moving away from PEE
- Exploring the power of the gaze in AQA’s GCSE English Literature Power and Conflict anthology.
- Litdrive: Building a Community
- Getting grade 7 – 9 in Power and Conflict poetry for AQA.
- GCSE English language: tooling the dissenters and arming for argument.
Strand 15: Teaching and Learning ROOM 120
- Effective teaching at post 16.
- Instruction isn’t a dirty word. Not when it’s Rosenshine’s.
- Dual coding with teachers
- Retrieval practice in the science classroom.
- 20 practical ideas to make school and life better for teachers and kids – that’s 1 idea every 2 minutes leaving 5 mins to sort out Brexit.
Strand 16: Developing Teachers ROOM 127
- Lesson Study
- How to create a research-engaged school.
- Panel discussion: What will be the impact of the Early Career Framework?
- The Affective Mentor: using reappraisal to support trainee teachers
- Teaching teachers
Strand 17: System Leadership ROOM 115
- You don’t have to be a MAT to work here, but it helps!
- The FE sector uncovered
- Going beyond expectations to make the MAT model the best version of itself that it can be.
- How to make an impact on School Business and Finance from within the classroom
- NTEC Research Project @UoN