building SCHOOlSfOr tHe future

WOrkfOrCe tranSfOrmatiOnWednesday 18 march 2009, london effective change management to enable 21st century learning and ways of working

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Programme8.30Delegate registration & coffee

9.30Chair’s opening remarksValerie Hannon, managing partner, The Innovation Unit

9.35Partnerships for Schools welcomeTim Byles CBE, chief executive, Partnerships for Schools

9.45Opening keynote addressPostcards from the edge: ideas for promoting radical transformation of education• Remembering the reasons for change – possible futures

for the 21st century• Recognising what’s already happening – informal learning

and curriculum innovation • Looking outside the school – innovation networks and ideas

from elsewhere • Engaging the school community – young people, parents

and communities as advocates for changeSpeaker: Keri Facer, professor of education, Manchester Metropolitan University

10.15Changing practice: leading change• Exploring how the delivery of education needs to

change in order to equip learners with the skills and knowledge required to become successful citizens of the 21st century

• Thinking outside the box: developing a clear picture of the wider role that schools and learning can play within the community

• Developing an understanding of what personalised learning and services look like for your school

• How will it work in practice? Building confidence in the outcomes new strategies can deliver

Speaker: Professor John West-Burnham, professor of education leadership, St Mary’s University College

10.45 Transforming spaces: Using your vision of transformed education to inform the design of learning spaces• Form follows function: ensuring that your vision for transformed

education informs the design of learning spaces• Putting education at the centre: understanding how different

spaces can support different ways of learning• New for new: exploring how both new buildings and remodelled

spaces can act as catalysts for pedagogic change • Working with teachers and learners to develop a clear strategy

for the organisation and design of learning spaces • Exploring how transparency and identity are important in

developing new ways of workingSpeaker: Andrew Harrison, director, learning and research, DEGW

11.15Extended Q&A with morning speakers

11.35Refreshments and networking

12.00Delegates can choose to attend workshop 1, 2 or 3

12.50Lunch and networking

13.50Interview: An international perspective: 21st century education in practice • Education for a rapidly changing world: what does bold, flexible,

creative, challenging and personalised education look like?• As teaching and learning evolves, how can learning spaces be

developed to accommodate new pedagogies? Speaker: Steve Bolingbroke, managing director, Kunskapsskolan

Workshop 1:Design for learning and workforce development• Translating a strategy for change into an education design

brief that delivers spaces for personalised learning• Exploring the processes, documentation and thinking behind

the design of spaces that transform the delivery of learning• Considering spaces and workforce: ensuring teachers fully

capitalise on the opportunities afforded by new spacesFacilitated by: Gary Flanagan, education director, Partnerships for Schools Paul Middleton, design manager, Partnerships for SchoolsSpeaker: Tim Westwood, chief children’s services officer (Building Schools for the Future), Wolverhampton city council

Workshop 2:21st century learning in practice: Securing innovative delivery of the curriculum• Ensuring the opportunities to deliver compelling learning

experiences across the curriculum are realised• Delivering and capitalising on varied learning

environments that match learning needs• Managing the accommodation of a refocused, enriched

curriculum where complementary specialisms share expertise and resources

Facilitated by:Michael Buchanan, education director, Partnerships for SchoolsSpeaker: Bernard Clarke, secondary transformation team, Kent county council

Workshop 3:The bigger picture: Co-location, extended schools and area-wide regeneration• Fully capitalising on opportunities for co-location with other

public services to promote cohesive practice across your locality

• Developing inclusive learning partnerships and promoting effective leadership on change management across your authority

• Supporting schools to use a range of staff between institutions to remove barriers to achievement and sustain improvements in all schools

Facilitated by: Bob McGovern, education director, Partnerships for Schools Speaker: Margaret Ellison, transformation manager, STaG BSF Stanley Johnson, LEP general manager, Inspired Spaces

Interviewed by: Russell Andrews, director of education and planning, Partnerships for Schools

Case studies: From vision to reality: transformed learning, change management and leadership in practice

14.10Case study: Local authority perspective: Securing real transformation by gaining buy-in from all stakeholders in your locality• Involving all stakeholders in building a vision for

21st century education• Initiating and securing cultural change by fully engaging

head teachers, teachers and learners in the BSF process• Working with key strategic partners to build local capacity

that enables your workforce to fundamentally change how education is delivered

• Exploring how personalised learning is being delivered in practice

Speaker: Paul Briggs, assistant director of children’s services, Hartlepool borough council

14.30Case study: A school’s perspective:Leading change and innovation in a 21st century school• How can schools support continuous innovation across

the education workforce? • Building a tailor-made development programme to ensure

your workforce has the support it needs to deliver transformed learning and outcomes for children, parents, families and the wider community

• How are the practical elements of working in new learning spaces been addressed?

Speaker: Mike Chapman, head teacher, High Storrs School

14.50 Case studyPrivate/public sector perspectiveKey principals, partnerships and action research to turn vision into reality• Engaging all stakeholders in a vision that will enable the

delivery of 21st century education• Initiating cultural change and gaining buy-in from head

teachers, teachers and learners• Implementing strategies that successfully manage change in

the workforce• Exploring how personalised learning is being delivered in new

learning spaces• Practical examples from Bouygues UK’s BSF partnershipsSpeakers: Marie Boyd Clarke, strategic director, Cambridge EducationDan Buckley, principal consultant to Bouygues UK, Cambridge Education

15.10 Extended Q&A with afternoon speakers

15.35 Refreshments & networking

15.55Delegates can choose to attend workshop 4, 5 or 6

16.45 Closing panel discussion Russell Andrews, director of education and planning, Partnerships for SchoolsSharon Jefferies, headteacher, Newark Orchard SchoolHannah Jones, special project director, National College for School LeadershipNiel McLean, executive director for institutional and workforce development, BectaRos Vahey, deputy chief executive, Education Leeds

17.00Chair’s closing remarks & close of conference

Workshop 4:Three Head teachers’ perspectives: Leading workforce transformation and change management • Perspectives from schools: leading transformation

in schools that are at difference stages of the BSF programme and in different contexts

Facilitated by: Hannah Jones, special project director, National College for School LeadershipSpeakers: Mike Chapman, head teacher, High Storrs SchoolSteve Gater, head teacher, Walker Technology CollegeSharon Jefferies, head teacher, Newark Orchard School

Workshop 5:Using ICT to enable the delivery of transformed education• Facilitating the development of technical literacy: working

together with managed service providers to enhance the professional development of your staff

• Capitalising on the experience and expertise of managed service providers and collaborating effectively to ensure the capabilities of ICT systems are fully exploited

• Helping the workforce to be discerning users of ICT to improve teaching and learning

Facilitated by: Anne Casey, ICT education adviser, Partnerships for SchoolsSpeakers:Mark Compton-James, head of information strategy, London borough of HaringeyPeter Cotterrall, BSF ICT transition manager, London borough of HaringeyJohn Davies, BSF e Transformation lead, London borough of Haringey Malcolm Hunt, head of workforce development,BectaSimon Thompson, assistant headteacher, Monkseaton High School

Workshop 6:Seeing BSF as an opportunity for increasing inclusion and delivering wider regeneration outcomes• Ensuring BSF informs strategic planning to increase

inclusion • Fully capitalising on BSF’s potential to contribute to the

development of inclusive, cohesive communities• Exploiting the potential of BSF to contribute to the

delivery of improved outcomes for children, families and communities

Facilitated by: Ged McClinton, education director, Partnerships for SchoolsSpeakers:Elaine Silson, headteacher, Allerton High School Ros Vahey, deputy chief executive, Education Leeds

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