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

Anna Paige

Glenys Stacey

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 Kingdom

Stephen McShane HMI

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

Dr Maggie Atkinson

Sue Morris-King HMI

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

Michael Cladingbowl HMI

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

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

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

From the Westminster Food & Nutrition Forum:

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

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

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

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

Anna Paige

Jeremy Benson

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

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

Professor Les Ebdon

From the Westminster Higher Education Forum:

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

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

Peter Lauener

Luke Sibieta

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

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

Capacity in the school system

Q4 2013
Central London

School partnerships and collaboration

Q1 2014
Central London

Child protection

Q1 2014
Central London

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.