| 9:00 – 9:45 | Registration & Refreshments | ||
| 9:45 – 10:00 | Chair’s Welcome and Introduction Ian Veitch, Headteacher, park View School |
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| 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 |
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| 10:30 – 11:00 Keynote 2 |
Why we need PLTS and how to develop them
Roy Leighton, Educator, Broadcaster and Advisor to schools and businesses on learning led leadership |
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| 11:00 – 11:30
Keynote 3 |
Case study on curriculum redesign: effectively implementing the PLTS framework to develop independent, creative learners Ian Veitch, Headteacher, park View School |
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| 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 Crichton Casbon, Education Consultant, QCA |
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 |