Westminster Education Forum

As Sir Jim Rose embarks upon his ‘root and branch’ review of the primary curriculum, this seminar will bring stakeholders, government officials and Parliamentarians together to discuss implications of the proposed reforms, and future directions for policy on early education.

With the Children’s Plan announcing funds for playground refurbishment and the extension of the secondary Building Schools for the Future programme into parallel pilot projects in primary schools, the potential impact of capital development on learning opportunities and the role for stakeholders in development will also be discussed.

We are delighted that Sir Jim Rose, Leader of the Independent Review of the Primary Curriculum; Pete Dudley, National Director, Primary National Strategy; Ian Turner, Director of Strategy and Programme Networks; and Philip Parker, Deputy Director, Capital Strategy, Department for Children, Schools and Families; Specialist Schools and Academies Trust, will be delivering keynote addresses at this seminar.

Dai Davies MP, Vice-Chair, Children in Wales All-Party Parliamentary Group; Lord Northbourne, Independent Spokesperson for Education and Children, and Baroness Walmsley, Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for Children, Schools and Families, will be chairing this seminar.

Damian Allen, Executive Director of Children's Services, Directorate of Children's Services Offices, Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council; Douglas Belfield, Sales Manager, Record RSS; James Bell, Director of Professional Services, Renaissance Learning UK; Dr Patricia Driscoll, Primary Languages Programme Director, Faculty of Education, Canterbury Christ Church University; Alan Eastall, Area Manager, Record RSS; Ian Hemelik, Headteacher, Manor Primary School, Ivybridge, Devon; Peter Maxwell, Interim Head of Enabling - Public Buildings, Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment; Vivienne May, Asset OCR Integration Manager, Asset Languages Team; Sharon Plant, Director, The Sorrell Foundation; Tim Rudd, Senior Researcher, Futurelab; Caroline Sharp, Principal Research Officer, Department of Professional and Curriculum Studies, National Foundation for Educational Research; Geri Skwarek, School Business Manager, Miriam Lord Community Primary School, Bradford; Annette Smith, Director of Regions, British Association for the Advancement of Science; Dr Pat Spungin, Founder of parenting website Raisingkids.co.uk; Heather Stack, Director and Special Educational Needs Consultant, Learning Services (SEN); Barbara Taylor, General Secretary, National Association for Small Schools; Ophelia Vanderpuye, ICT Subject Leader, Oakington Manor Primary School, Wembley; and Dr Richard Williams, Chief Executive, Rathbone, will also be speaking.

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This seminar will discuss the latest thinking from the FE sector, employers, academics, central and local government on why some young people are not in employment, education and training (NEET) and how to engage with them

We are delighted that David Lammy MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Skills, Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills. John Penrose MP, Co-Chair, All-Party Parliamentary Group for Further Education and Lifelong Learning will be chairing part of this seminar.

Dave Howard, Operations Director, Greater Merseyside Connexions Partnership; Jack Lewers, National Student Support Officer, English Secondary Students’ Association; John Scott, Senior Head of Programmes, The Prince’s Trust; Dan Taubman, National Official, University and College Union; and Dr Richard Williams, Chief Executive, Rathbone, will also be speaking at this event.

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Issues of bullying and security in schools dominate the headlines, with schools working to embed community and citizenship into the curriculum. As the new school year begins, this seminar will examine the real progress being made at ground level, and next steps to tackle bullying, increase security and develop a sense of community in schools.

We are delighted that Sir Alan Steer, Chair of the Practitioners’ Group on School Behaviour and Discipline will be delivering a keynote address at this seminar.

• Children’s Workforce Reform
• Electronic Education – The Role of Technology in Teaching
• The Future of 14-19 learning— A-levels, diplomas, GCSEs and Apprenticeships
• Getting professionals into teaching—returning to or changing to a teaching career
• Implementing the Children's Plan
• Listening to the Learners