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09:00 – 09:45 |
Registration, refreshments and exhibition |
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09:45 – 10:00 |
Chair’s introduction and welcome Lorrin Campbell, Improvement Foundation |
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10:00 – 10:30 Keynote 1 |
Closing the gap: tackling the barriers to raising boys’ achievement Sue Hackman, Chief Adviser on School Standards, DCSF |
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10:30 – 11:00 Keynote 2 |
Fighting the anti education culture amongst boys Chris Keen, Deputy Headteacher, Firth Park Secondary School |
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11.00 – 11.10 |
Questions |
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11:10 – 11:40 |
Morning refreshments and exhibition |
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11:40 – 12:40 |
Streamed sessions |
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1A |
1B |
1C |
1D |
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Early intervention: working with feeder schools to ensure boys’ underachievement is tackled early Peter Winter Assistant Head, Parkview School Barrow in Furness |
Challenging peer pressure: motivating students to take an active interest in their education Rob Batho Schools Standards Adviser Gender, DCSF |
Taking the success of extended schools activities back into the curriculum by using sport in literacy and numeracy lessons Scott Cohen – Arsenal Double Club Coordinator/Rex Hall Associate responsible for Double Club |
Engaging with parents to tackle the problem of boys’ underachievement at school and at home Kendra Quinn Teacher, Prior Pursglove Sixth Form College |
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12:40 – 13:40 |
Lunch and exhibition |
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13:40 – 14:10 Keynote 3 |
Understanding and overcoming socio-economic causes for boys’ underachievement Dr Steve Strand Associate Professor (Reader) , Institute of Education, University of Warwick |
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14:10 – 15:10 |
Streamed sessions |
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2A |
2B |
2C |
2D |
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Coordinating teaching staff to ensure raising boys’ achievement is a priority across the curriculum Dr Máiréad Dunne Senior Lecturer, School of Education University of Sussex |
Raising boys’ self esteem and confidence to trigger a rise in attainment Lorrin Campbell and Elizabeth Mynott, Improvement Foundation |
Implementing a peer mentoring policy to raise achievement in individual boys Pre-16 Peer Mentoring Co-ordinator, Mentoring and Befriending Foundation |
Managing boys’ achievement in year 7 to avoid the key stage 3 transitional dip in attainment Diane Montgomery Emeritus Professor, Middlesex University |
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15:10 – 15:30 |
Afternoon refreshments and exhibition |
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15.30 – 16.30 |
Streamed sessions |
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3A |
3B |
3C |
3D |
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Develop an emotionally literate culture to engage and motivate boys Debbie Morrison Head Teacher, Coundon Court School |
Analysing data to evaluate current progress and creating strategies to tackle boys’ underachievement Alyson Littlewood Deputy headteacher, Werneth School |
Raising boys’ achievement in action: an urban case study Nicola Walter, Deputy Headteacher and Les Pearce, Assistant Headteacher, Wood Green High School |
Raising boys’ achievement in action: a rural case study |
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16.30 |
Conference close |