9:00 – 9:45 | Registration & Refreshments | ||
9:45 – 10:00 | Chair’s Welcome and Introduction | ||
10:00 – 10:30 Keynote 1 | Understanding the PLTS framework and KS3 assessment reform: what it means for you and your school John Crookes, Head of Curriculum Partnerships and Evidence, QCA | ||
10:30 – 11:00 | Why we need PLTS and how to develop them Roy Leighton, Educator, Broadcaster and Advisor to schools and businesses on learning led leadership | ||
11:00 – 11:30 Keynote 3 | Case study on curriculum redesign: effectively implementing the PLTS framework to develop independent, creative learners | ||
11:30 – 11:40 | Question and answer session | ||
11:40 – 12:10 | Morning Refreshments | ||
12:10 – 13:10 | Streamed Sessions 1 | ||
1A | 1B | 1C | 1D |
Assessment and evaluation of PLTS: personalisation by pieces Dan Buckley, Principal Consultant, Research and Development Lead, Cambridge Education | Practical strategies on embedding the PLTS framework in subject teaching Anne de A’Echevarria, Director, Thinkwell Consultancy | Developing a whole-school approach to PLTS Mark Bayley, Principal Manager, Cheshire County Council | Lesson ideas for teaching PLTS as a discrete subject: engaging and empowering your learners Jackie Beere OBE, Author & Education Consultant |
13:10 – 14:10 | Lunch | ||
14:10 – 15:10 | Streamed Sessions 2 | ||
2A | 2B | 2C | 2D |
Assessment and evaluation of PLTS: personalisation by pieces Dan Buckley, Principal Consultant, Research and Development Lead, Cambridge Education | Strategies for integrating the teaching of thinking skills in day-to-day teaching Graham Watts, Founder and Director, Tomorrow’s Learning | Developing a whole-school approach to PLTS Mark Bayley, Principal Manager, Cheshire County Council | Student self-evaluation: effective assessment of PLTS Anne de A’Echevarria, Director, Thinkwell Consultancy |
15:10 – 15:30 | Afternoon Refreshments | ||
15:30 – 16:30 | Streamed Sessions 3 | ||
3A | 3B | 3C | 3D |
Using Assessment for Learning to assess PLTS: using APP to track progress | Developing and implementing a PLTS programme that raises achievement Jackie Beere OBE, Author & Education Consultant | Managing change: motivating staff to teach the creative curriculum Kim Cowie, Deputy Head, Park View School | Restructuring your school’s timetable for PLTS in KS3 Jane Richardson Assistant Principal, King Edward VI Community College |
Conference Close |