The conference agenda is made available to you here in its current, draft format, and is subject to change.
Day one
Time | Agenda item | Room/notes |
10.50am | Call to main conference room | |
11.00am | Conference opens | Main conference room |
11.00 – 11.20am | Performance | |
11.20 – 11.30am | Pupil hosts to welcome delegates and performance | |
11.30 – 11.50am | Introduction from CEO Nick Hudson and Chairman Dr Paul Hann | |
11.50am – 12.50pm | Keynote speaker Mary Myatt: “What’s missing? Thinking hard about provision for disadvantaged pupils” | |
12.50 – 1.30pm | Lunch and networking | |
1.30 – 2.15pm | Keynote speaker Dr Patsy Hodson, Manchester Communication Academy | |
2.15 – 3.00pm | Workshops (session 1) | See here for details |
3.00 – 3.30pm | Refreshments and delegate check-in opens | |
3.30 – 4.30pm | Academy “#iwill marketplace” | Corridors and syndicate rooms |
4.30pm | Conference day one closes | |
4.35pm | Remainder of room check-ins | Hotel reception |
6.30 – 7.30pm | Bar opens for pre-dinner drinks | |
7.30 – 7.35pm | Welcome from CEO Nick Hudson | Main conference room |
7.35 – 9.00pm | Dinner served | Main conference room. Three courses served, and coffee |
9.00 – 10.00pm | Performance and academy awards | |
10.00 – 10.30pm | Background music and evening ends | |
10.30pm onward | Hotel bar | Conference bar closes at 10.30pm and guests are asked to move to hotel bar, carriages |
Day two
Time | Agenda item | Room/notes |
9.00am | Conference day two opens | |
9.00 – 10.20am | Principals’ Briefing only | Room TBC |
9.00 – 9.30am | Thomas Wolsey Ormiston Academy disability awareness training | |
9.30 – 10.20am | National Student Voice Council #iwill update | |
10.20 – 11.30am | Refreshments “grab ‘n go” | |
11.30am – 12.15pm | Pupils welcome all delegates to day two and introduce keynote speaker, Alex Quigley | |
12.20 – 1.00pm | Workshops (session 2) | See here for details |
1.20 – 2.00pm | Lunch and networking | |
2.00 – 2.45pm | Speakers from Ormiston Venture Academy and Ormiston Sir Stanley Matthews Academy – experiences and best practice | |
2.45 – 3.00pm | Pupils close the conference | |