Thursday 12 December
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Registration, refreshments and exhibition |
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| 10.00am |
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Welcome and introductions
Kcarrie Valentine, Director, ASCL Professional Development |
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| 10.10am |
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Keynote
Claire Armitstead, ASCL Cymru Director |
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| 10.30am |
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Keynote
Pepe Di'Iasio, ASCL General Secretary |
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| 10.50am |
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Keynote
Lynne Neagle MS, Cabinet Secretary for Education (invited) |
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| 11.10am |
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Refreshments and exhibition |
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| 11.40am |
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ASCL President's Address
Manny Botwe, ASCL President 2024-25 and Headteacher, Tytherington School, Macclesfield |
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| 12.05pm |
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Keynote
Hayden Llewellyn, Chief Executive, Education Workforce Council (invited) |
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| 12.30pm |
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ASCL Cymru President's Address
Rona Archer, ASCL Cymru President 2024-25 and Headteacher, Ysgol Emmanuel, Rhyl |
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| 12.40pm |
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ASCL Cymru Policy Update
Cath Falcus, Education Policy Officer, ASCL Cymru |
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| 12.55pm |
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Headline sponsor: Academy21
Alessandro Capozzi, Executive Headteacher, Academy21 |
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| 1.00pm |
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Lunch and exhibition |
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| 2.00pm |
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Scotland 10 Years On: What we wished we knew about our curriculum
Graham Hutton, General Secretary, School Leaders Scotland (SLS)
Scotland’s Curriculum reform – Curriculum for Excellence – has had its ups and downs. As with many reforms, the devil was in the details which were not particularly clear. Each school developed their curriculum to suit their pupils. Graham will talk about his experience as a head, leading curriculum change and ensuring that Curriculum for Excellence became a positive reality in his school; where it faltered across Scotland due to lack of resources and innovation; and where does it go now, given the Scottish Government’s response to the recent plethora of reports on education reform. |
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| 2.20pm |
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The View for Northern Ireland
John Trueman, Director, ASCL Northern Ireland
The last year has seen significant change in Northern Ireland; from having no government and widespread industrial action, to a situation with a new Education Minister who is driving change and a return to normal working practices. What lessons have we learned and what can we take away? |
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| 2.40pm |
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Curriculum for Creuddyn: Our journey so far
Gwenno Davies, Headteacher, Ysgol Y Creuddyn
Dr Gareth Evans, Head of Mathematics and Numeracy, Ysgol Y Creuddyn
An overview on our journey in designing, developing and delivering a relevant and contemporary curriculum to our learners along with assessing pupils’ progress. |
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| 3.10.pm |
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Refreshments and exhibition |
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| 3.40pm |
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Keynote
Owen Evans, HMCI Education and Training (invited) |
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| 4.00pm |
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Attendance and Behaviour
Innes Robinson, Executive Headteacher, Whitmore High School and Pencoedtre High School
Many schools in Wales are currently facing an unprecedented challenge in terms of behaviour, internal truancy, and attendance. This session aims to provide hope that there are solutions, even when it feels like nothing has worked. |
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| 4.15pm |
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Close of Day One |
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| 4.20pm |
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Drop-in session
Jim Retallick, National Officer, ASCL Cymru |
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| 7.00pm |
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Conference dinner |
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Friday 13 December
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| 8.30am |
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Meeting for ASCL Cymru local representatives |
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| 8.30am |
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Registration, refreshments and exhibition |
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| 9.15am |
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Welcome and introductions
Kcarrie Valentine, Director, ASCL Professional Development |
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| 9.20am |
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Keynote
Philip Blaker, Chief Executive, Qualifications Wales |
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| 9.40am |
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Prestatyn - A Community-Focused School
Neil Foley, ASCL Cymru Vice President 2024-25, and Headteacher, Prestatyn High School
Claire Turner, Deputy Headteacher, Prestatyn High School
An overview about how Prestatyn High School became an effective Community Focused School, the stages we went through and lessons we learnt. Followed by a reflection on the impact of the Community School approach and the future plans for Prestatyn. |
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| 10.10am |
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Best Practice in Industrial Relations
Carl Parker, ASCL Head of Industrial Relations
What is the industrial relations climate like in your workplace and what can you do to build or maintain good, effective industrial relations? What are the motivations that drive the behaviour of union representatives and officers and what does this mean for you?
There is no 'silver bullet' to good industrial relations and Carl will explore how to engage with union representatives across a range of different circumstances. |
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| 10.30am |
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Refreshments and exhibition |
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| 11.00am |
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Legal Update
Suki Hackett, ASCL Senior Solicitor
Pritika Rughani, ASCL Deputy Senior Solicitor
This session will be an overview of th Government's Employment Rights Bill which creates a new regime for the enforcement of employment law.
The session will cover some of the main provision in the Bill for the reform of employment rights in relation to fire and rehire, zero hour contracts, flexible working/family friendly rights; statutory sick pay; protection from harassment and dismissal. |
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| 11.50am |
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"That Wellbeing Thing"
Sinéad McBrearty, CEO, Education Support
Sinéad will share research and insight about school staff wellbeing and mental health and how we might rethink our relationship to work for the benefit of the communities we serve, as well as our own personal health |
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| 12.50pm |
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Close of Conference
Claire Armitstead, ASCL Cymru Director |
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| 12.50pm |
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Lunch and exhibition |