Join the CEO of the Inspiration Trust, Dame Rachel de Souza, Director of Research at Ofsted, Professor Daniel Mujis, and senior representatives from the National Tutoring Programme, Nesta and the EEF we discuss the Department for Education's curriculum priorities for the year ahead. *

The past year in Curriculum policy has been a turbulent one for many suppliers, with the development of the Curriculum Fund, the emergence of Oak National Academy and the transition to remote and blended models of learning sources of substantial disruption. The year ahead looks to be no different, with the prospect of a new Letters & Sounds tender, rumours concerning a second iteration of the EdTech Strategy, and the continued need to provide avenues of support to schools during the Coronavirus pandemic. 

BESA's Curriculum Conference 2020 will provide a forum through which key policymakers, education research bodies, parliamentarians and suppliers can meet to discuss what lies ahead. The Conference will see four panel sessions hosted over two days, to make it easier for you to take time away from your desk.

*Ian Bauckham CBE was previously advertised as a headline speaker for this event. Unfortunately, following the announcement of a second national lockdown, Ian Bauckham CBE has been asked to undertake responsibilities that now preclude his involvement. 

Access the event, after the event

Not sure if you can make the live sessions? Don't worry, every ticket holder will be sent access to a full recording of each session, so you can view it at a time convenient to you. 

Speakers include:

• Dame Rachel de Souza, CEO of the Inspiration Trust
• Dr. Helen Drury.Director of Curriculum Programmes, Ark Curriculum Plus
• Jennette Arnold OBE AM, Chair of London Assembly's Education Panel
• Professor Daniel Mujis, Deputy Director, Research and Evaluation, Ofsted
• Professor Claire Alexander, Director, Centre on Dynamics of Ethnicity, 2019 Guardian Newspaper University Award recipient
• Sir Mark Grundy, CEO, Shireland Collegiate Academy Trust
• Professor Barry Carpenter, CBE, Professor of Mental Health in Education, Oxford Brookes University. 
• Catt Scutt, Director of Education and Research, Chattered College of Teaching
• Jonathan Kay, Head of Policy, Education Endowment Fund
• Kimberly McIntosh, Senior Policy and Research Officer, Child Poverty Action Group

AGENDA

Tuesday 17 November

10:00-10:05       Welcome   
Caroline Wright, Director General, BESA

10.05-11.30       Supporting the Covid 19 cohort

Robbie Coleman, Head of the National Tutoring Programme
Rebecca Montacute, Research and Policy Manager, The Sutton Trust
Sir Mark Grundy, CEO, Shireland Collegiate Academy Trust                                                                                                                       Dr. Helen Drury.Director of Curriculum Programmes, Ark Curriculum Plus

13.00-14.30       Diversifying the Curriculum       

Dr. Eleni Stamou, Research Fellow, Cultural Histories and Identities of Europe's Future (CHIEF) project, Aston University
Jennett Aronold OBE,  Member of the London Assembly for the North East Constituency, and Chair of the London Assembly Education Panel
Professor Claire Alexander,  Director of Centre on Dynamics of Ethnicity, University of Manchester;  Author of "Our Migration Story: History, the National Curriculum and re-narrating British History," Winner of 2019 Guardian Award for Outstanding Research
Kimberly McIntosh, Senior Policy & Research Officer, Child Poverty Action Group. 

14.30-15.00      A Recovery Curriculum

Professor Barry Carpenter, Professor, Mental Health in Education, Oxford Brookes University, International Education Consultant

Wednesday 18 November

10:30-10:35       Welcome    
Caroline Wright, Director General, BESA

10.35-11.30       Curriculum: The DfE's priorities post-Covid 19

Sam Twiselton OBE, Head of Department for Education's Initial Teacher Education Group, Sheffield  Institute of Education
Jonathan Kay, Head of Policy, Education Endowment Foundation
Dame Rachel de Souza, CEO of the Inspiration Trust

Cat Scutt , Director of Education & Research, Chartered College of Teaching

13.00-13.30       Ofsted: Keynote

Professor Daniel Mujis, Deputy Director, Research and Evaluation, Ofsted

13.30-14.30       Ofsted: The Education Inspection Framework post-Covid 19

Michelle Barrett, Executive Headteacher, Vanessa Nursery School & Randolph Beresford Early Years Centre, London
Matthew Shanks, Headteacher and CEO, Education South West
Dr Sarah Charles, Head of Department, Institute of Education, University of Derby

This event is open to BESA members, Launchpad companies and non-members.

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