Forthcoming events
The Westminster Education Forum aims to provide the premier environment for policymakers in Parliament, Whitehall and government agencies to engage in timely discussion on education policy with key stakeholders. These include education professionals, representatives of parents, learners and local authorities; education sector businesses and their advisors; interest groups and the voluntary sector; and academics and commentators; along with members of the reporting press.
In planning its programme of events, the Forum consults parliamentarians, senior departmental officials, regulators, industry representatives and major interest groups.
The Westminster Education Forum is completely impartial and has no policy agenda of its own. Whilst we are grateful for the support and advice on themes that we receive from sponsors, all editorial decisions remain with the Forum in order to maintain impartiality.
Should you have any booking queries, please email jayne.cole@westminsterforumprojects.co.uk.
Anna Paige
Glenys Stacey
The future for the examination and qualifications system in England
Wednesday, 26th June 2013
Wellcome Trust Lecture Hall, Royal Society, 6-9 Carlton House Terrace, London SW1Y 5AG
This event is CPD certified
Guests of Honour: Anna Paige, Deputy Director, Qualifications and Assessment Division, Department for Education and Glenys Stacey, Chief Regulator, Ofqual
Stephen Kingdom
Stephen McShane HMI
Special Educational Needs and Disabilities - Education, Care and Health Plans, personal budgets and support post-16
Thursday, 4th July 2013
Banqueting Hall, Glaziers Hall, 9 Montague Close, London SE1 9DD
This event is CPD certified
Guests of Honour: Stephen Kingdom, Deputy Director, Special Educational Needs and Disability, Department for Education and Stephen McShane HMI, National Lead for Special Educational Needs and Disabilities, Ofsted
Dr Maggie Atkinson
Sue Morris-King HMI
Next steps for school exclusions and alternative provision
Tuesday, 9th July 2013
Congress Hall, Congress Centre, 28 Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3LS
This event is CPD certified
Guests of Honour: Dr Maggie Atkinson, Children's Commissioner for England and Sue Morris-King HMI, National Lead, Behaviour and Attendance, Ofsted
Graham Allen MP
Early Intervention: joining up services, targeting support and the role of the Foundation
Wednesday, 10th July 2013
Congress Hall, Congress Centre, 28 Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3LS
This event is CPD certified
Guest of Honour: Graham Allen MP, Chair, Early Intervention Foundation
Michael Cladingbowl HMI
School performance and accountability
Tuesday, 16th July 2013
Banqueting Hall, Glaziers Hall, 9 Montague Close, London SE1 9DD
This event is CPD certified
Guest of Honour: Michael Cladingbowl HMI, National Director, Schools, Ofsted
Dr Vanessa Pittard
New technologies for schools: current practice and the potential for teaching, learning and assessment
Monday, 9th September 2013
Central London
This event is CPD certified
Guest of Honour: Dr Vanessa Pittard, Head, STEM Education, Department for Education
Tim Oates
Implementing the new National Curriculum
Tuesday, 8th October 2013
Central London
This event is CPD certified
Guests of Honour: Tim Oates, Group Director, Assessment Research and Development, Cambridge Assessment and Chair, Expert Panel, National Curriculum Review (2011) and a senior speaker confirmed from the Department for Education
The future of school food and children's nutrition
Thursday, 10th October 2013
Central London
Guest of Honour: Linda Cregan, Chief Executive, Children's Food Trust
Cath Jadhav
Next steps for AS and A-levels
Tuesday, 15th October 2013
Central London
This event is CPD certified
Guests of Honour: Cath Jadhav, Head of Standards, Ofqual and Sarah Maclean, Head of A-level Policy Team, Department for Education
Althea Efunshile
Implementing the National Plan for Cultural Education
Wednesday, 16th October 2013
Central London
This event is CPD certified
Guest of Honour: Althea Efunshile, Deputy Chief Executive, Arts Council England
Sir Michael Wilshaw HMCI
Raising pupil attainment
Thursday, 7th November 2013
Central London
Guest of Honour: Sir Michael Wilshaw HMCI, Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Education, Children's Services and Skills, Ofsted
Anna Paige
Jeremy Benson
Reforming GCSEs
Thursday, 21st November 2013
Central London
This event is CPD certified
Guests of Honour: Anna Paige, Deputy Director, Qualifications and Assessment Division, Department for Education and Jeremy Benson, Deputy Director of Policy, Ofqual
Craig Whittaker MP
Sport in schools - competitive sports, Olympic legacy and the PE curriculum
Tuesday, 26th November 2013
Central London
Guests of Honour: John Mitcheson HMI, National Lead for PE, Ofsted and Craig Whittaker MP, Member, Education Select Committee
Professor Les Ebdon
Fair access and widening participation: assessing the National Strategy for access and student success
Thursday, 28th November 2013
Central London
This event is CPD certified
Guest of Honour: Professor Les Ebdon, Director, Office for Fair Access
Rt Hon the Lord Baker of Dorking
Learning pathways at 14
Tuesday, 3rd December 2013
Central London
This event is CPD certified
Guest of Honour: Rt Hon the Lord Baker of Dorking, Chair, Baker Dearing Educational Trust and Chair, Edge Foundation
Peter Lauener
Luke Sibieta
The new School Admissions Code and the future of school funding
Thursday, 16th January 2014
Central London
This event is CPD certified
Guests of Honour: Peter Lauener, Chief Executive, Education Funding Agency; Dr Elizabeth Passmore, Chief Schools Adjudicator, Office of the Schools Adjudicator and Luke Sibieta, Programme Director, Education Sector, Institute of Fiscal Studies
Marcus Bell
Teaching standards, and teacher pay and conditions - changes to policy and implementing performance-related pay
Tuesday, 11th February 2014
Central London
Guest of Honour: Marcus Bell, Director, Teachers and Teaching, Department for Education
The future for Initial Teacher Training and teacher supply
Tuesday, 1st April 2014
Central London
Guest of Honour: Senior speaker confirmed from the National College for Teaching and Leadership
In Production
The following issues are being considered for future events:
- Literacy
- Numeracy
- PSHE
- Free Schools and Academies
- Enterprise in schools
- School buildings
Parliamentary Patrons of the Forum
Lord Aberdare, David Amess MP, Rt Hon the Lord Baker of Dorking, Gavin Barwell MP, Baroness Benjamin, Bob Blackman MP, Baroness Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury, Lord Boswell of Aynho, Angie Bray MP, Kevin Brennan MP, Baroness Brinton, Annette Brooke MP, Rt Hon Andy Burnham MP, Baroness Buscombe, Rt Hon the Baroness Butler-Sloss, Douglas Carswell MP, Christopher Chope MP, Rt Hon Kenneth Clarke QC MP, Vernon Coaker MP, Ann Coffey MP, Rt Hon Edward Davey MP, Nadine Dorries MP, Jonathan Evans MP, David Evennett MP, Tim Farron MP, Paul Flynn MP, Pat Glass MP, Lord Glentoran, James Gray MP, Rt Hon Chris Grayling MP, Professor the Baroness Greenfield, John Hayes MP, David Heath CBE MP, Gordon Henderson MP, Charles Hendry MP, Mark Hoban MP, Rt Hon Margaret Hodge MP, Sharon Hodgson MP, Kelvin Hopkins MP, Baroness Howe of Idlicote, Diana Johnson MP, Helen Jones MP, Eric Joyce MP, Rt Hon the Lord Knight of Weymouth, Lord Laming, Rt Hon David Lammy MP, Andrea Leadsom MP, The Earl of Listowel, Ian Lucas MP, Baroness Maddock, Gordon Marsden MP, Baroness Massey of Darwen, Greg Mulholland MP, Meg Munn MP, Stephen O'Brien MP, Baroness Perry of Southwark, Rt Rev Peter Price the Lord Bishop of Bath and Wells, Baroness Prosser, Lord Puttnam CBE, Lindsay A Roy CBE MP, Baroness Seccombe DBE, Andrew Selous MP, Baroness Sharp of Guildford, Angela Smith MP, Rt Hon the Lord Sutherland of Houndwood, Andrew Turner MP, Joan Walley MP, Baroness Wall of New Barnet, Baroness Walmsley, David Ward MP, Baroness Warnock, Dr Alan Whitehead MP, Craig Whittaker MP, Mark Williams MP, Stephen Williams MP, Rob Wilson MP, Tim Yeo MP and Viscount Younger of Leckie. Note: parliamentary patrons take no financial interest in the Forum.
