9:00 – 9:45 |
Registration & refreshments |
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9:45 – 10:00 |
Chair’s Welcome and Introduction Dr David George, Educational Consultant and First Chairman and President of NACE |
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Keynote 1 10:00 – 10:30 |
Essential policy update: a major change for G&T in 2009 Tim Dracup, Gifted and Talented Lead, DCSF |
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Keynote 2 10:30 – 11:00 |
Engaging staff with G&T: developing a whole-school approach to provision Ian Warwick, Senior Director, London Gifted and Talented |
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11:00 – 11:10 |
Question and answer session |
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11:10 – 11:40 |
Morning refreshments |
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11:40 – 12:40 |
Streamed Sessions 1 |
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1A |
1B |
1C |
1D |
Case study on managing time as a busy G&T leader: leading high quality provision under time constraints |
Using data to track pupil progress and evaluate your G&T provision: making informed interventions |
An introduction to leading G&T: developing your policy and action plan and gaining support from your SLT |
Differentiating learning for G&T students in the classroom: activities to create challenge in a mixed ability class Ian Warwick, Senior Director, London Gifted and Talented |
12.40 – 13:40 |
Lunch |
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Keynote 3 13:40 – 14:10 |
Case study on embedding G&T provision in classroom teaching: personalising learning for G&T pupils across subjects |
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14:10 – 15:10 |
Streamed Sessions 2 |
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2A |
2B |
2C |
2D |
Developing G&T pupils as independent learners by teaching them personal, learning and thinking skills Anne de A’Echevarria, Director, Thinkwell Consultancy |
Identification: criteria and strategies for finding your G&T pupils Jane Hobson-Pells, AST for G&T, Stockport School |
Tackling underachievement: intervention strategies with disadvantaged pupils, reluctant learners and SEN/G&T students Sue Soan, Principal Lecturer and Leading Academic G&T |
Differentiating learning for G&T students in the classroom: activities to create challenge in a mixed ability class Ian Warwick, Senior Director, London Gifted and Talented |
15:10 – 15:40 |
Afternoon refreshments |
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15:40 – 16:40 |
Streamed Sessions 3 |
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3A |
3B |
3C |
3D |
Effective ways to handle parental involvement in G&T |
Cost-effective strategies for G&T provision: making the most of a limited G&T budget |
Engaging G&T pupils in learning: raising aspirations and communicating opportunities |
Secondary enrichment activities to take away: new ideas for extra-curricular learning John Senior, Educational Consultant and Author |
16:40 |
Conference close |