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Beyond Boundaries: Transforming Education for Students in English and Maths
Transforming Education for Students in English and Maths
Date and time
Location
The Queens Hotel
New Station Street City Square Leeds LS1 1PJ United KingdomRefund Policy
Agenda
8:30 AM - 9:20 AM
Guest Registration
9:30 AM - 9:50 AM
Welcome and Keynote from Baroness Floella Benjamin, DBE
10:00 AM - 10:50 AM
1st Professional Development Sessions
11:00 AM - 11:50 AM
2nd Professional Development Sessions
12:00 PM - 12:45 PM
Lunch Break
12:45 PM - 1:00 PM
Eduqas Keynote Address
1:10 PM - 2:00 PM
3rd Professional Development Sessions
2:10 PM - 3:00 PM
4th Professional Development Sessions
3:10 PM - 3:30 PM
Final Address
About this event
The Development Wheel English and Maths Conference, aimed at English and maths teachers and leaders in FE and beyond, brings together inspirational experts, leaders and practitioners to deliver engaging and innovative professional development.
Sponsored by key partners, the conference not only showcases the best approaches to success in English and maths, but also provides excellent networking opportunities.
Innovative Professional Development: Our Experts
Jonathan Diamond, Head of English and maths and Melissa Bowes, Advanced Practitioner for English (Leeds City College)
Outstanding, Impactful Feedback in English
An experienced Head of English and maths at Leeds City College, Jonny has successfully led one of the largest departments in the North for a number of years, to great success. With a focus on best practice in feedback and marking within English, Jonny’s engaging session makes high quality feedback and streamlining of workload a priority.
Stuart Eaves, Assistant Principal (King Edward VI College)
The English and maths AI Classroom
With 15 years of experience in secondary, sixth form and FE, as both a teacher and a senior leader, Stuart has a wide breadth of knowledge and deep understanding of the education landscape. He is Assistant Principal at King Edward VI College, Stourbridge and a former Head of Quality & TLA and Ofsted Nominee at Kidderminster College (NCG Group). Stuart’s session will focus on AI best practice in the English and maths classroom.
Jonny Kay – National Education Lead (Create Development), Author, Consultant
Leading in English and maths: Achieving Impact
A former Head of E&M in multiple colleges, Jonny successfully led teams which achieved some of the best results in England whilst also working as a lead English expert for AQA. As an NPQ facilitator, author and Governor, Jonny also works as a consultant, leading CPD in colleges on topics including behaviour, assessment and individualisation. Jonny’s sessions will look at the simple and effective solutions to the significant challenges of E&M leadership.
Rosie Sharp, Vice Principal (Eastleigh College)
Assessment and Individualisation in English and maths
Rosie Sharp has worked in Post-16 Education for over two decades. Starting in youth work, she led Entry to Employment programmes before moving into FE to teach and lead in English and Maths. As a former CfEM Lead, she collaborated on national initiatives and completed research on maths intervention and growth mindset. Rosie’s session will look at streamlining and individualising assessment to support students to succeed and progress.
Mark Stewart, National Maths Lead (Create Development), Consultant
Rapid and Sustained Progress in Maths: A Flipped Learning Approach
With over 15 years’ experience in Further Education, Mark has vast experience as a maths teacher, leader and trainer. Having successfully led maths departments and developed innovative and impactful teaching & learning strategies, he is a former CfEM lead, specialising in tech, contextualisation and teaching for mastery research strands. As National Maths Lead for Create Development, Mark now delivers bespoke training and innovation to colleges nationally.
Dr Ellie Willard, Senior Lecturer in Psychology (Leeds Beckett University)
Resilience in English and maths: making the difference
A chartered psychologist and former secondary teacher, Ellie completed a PhD in Mathematics difficulties and Dyscalculia before moving into post as Senior lecturer in Psychology at Leeds Beckett University (researching SEND, well-being and barriers to learning). Particularly interested in mitigating barriers to success in education using innovative techniques, she is currently working as Monitoring and Evaluation Lead on a large DfE project. Ellie’s session will focus on the simply applied strategies to support resilience and achievement in all English and maths classrooms.
Empowering Student Success: Innovative Strategies for English and Math Intervention Support with Get Further
In this session, Get Further’s Curriculum Leads will share innovative strategies to support students during English and maths intervention. Based around key curriculum principles and model snippets, the team will share the evidence-informed approaches and sector leading professional development tools used to upskill tutors. With time also spent showcasing the positive impact these interventions have on FE students' confidence, motivation and academic performance, this session will support teachers and leaders to get the very best out of bespoke intervention whilst addressing challenges such as capacity, attendance, quality of teaching and progression.
Please be aware that sessions are booked on a first come, first served basis and we cannot guarantee attendance at your selected session.
Frequently asked questions
The event is primarily aimed at teachers and leaders of English and maths within Post-16 and Further Education. There are significant learning opportunities throughout the day for all teachers and leaders of English and maths, regardless of sector.
The event is focused on showcasing best practice for teachers and leaders within English and maths, with a range of simply applied strategies and innovations to support success. Each session will focus not only on best practice and innovation, but also endeavour to streamline workload for all studen
The day will contain networking opportunities, a keynote speech from Baroness Floella Benjamin, a number of engaging professional development sessions, a catered lunch and a keynote from our headline sponsor, Eduqas. A more detailed agenda is available via the conference Eventbrite page.
Tickets are exclusively available through the conference Eventbrite page.
Yes, however individual details must be submitted for each delegate, including session choices.
We’re proud to share that the event will take place at The Queens Hotel in central Leeds. A short walk from Leeds train station, you can find more information on our venue, here www.thequeensleeds.co.uk
A number of sessions are available to support teachers and leaders, including subject specific sessions on English and maths, as well as leadership specific professional development opportunities. More information, including the agenda for the day, is available from the conference Eventbrite page.