Bryanston Education Summit

Putting pupils at the heart of a changing world

Thursday 9 June 2022, Bryanston School, Dorset

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Creative Learning

A Charter

Creative learners see things differently. Their thinking is unbounded. They use imagination as well as logic. They are lateral as well as linear.

They surprise us, delight us, and renew our excitement about the world.

If that sounds childish, it is. Children are born creative.

NASA devised a test to measure creative thinking. When they applied it to 3–5 year-olds, 98% came out at genius level. But over time, this wanes. At ten years old, 30% were genius level. At 15, 12%.By age 31, 2%.

The question is, why do they stop thinking creatively? And what are we going to do about it?

Is it an indictment of our current educational practice and examination systems? We commit ourselves to answering that question.

We have never needed creative thinking more than we do today.

We will remove whatever in our practice dulls creative thinking. We will add to our practice whatever encourages it, whatever gives it life, whatever gives it recognition.

Creative thinking is unbounded. It is essential in Science and the Arts alike.

We know that imagination is more important than knowledge. We should not have to choose between them. Our task is to give the gifts of knowledge without hindering the imagination.

This is our charter. For us. For our pupils. And all children everywhere.

How are you going to contribute? Share your ideas and thoughts on Twitter @bryedusummit

WELCOME

It is fantastic to be able to welcome you all to the Bryanston Education Summit 2022. We have had a hiatus of three years during which the education landscape has changed significantly. Unfortunately, during that time, teachers, along with many other professionals have become more isolated from one another. Only this year have staff rooms begun to fill and visits to other schools resumed. Today presents us with an opportunity to come together and listen to experts in their fields, re-engage in discussions with colleagues, share best practices and think about the future of education. The theme of this summit is ‘putting pupils at the heart of a changing world’. Working in education, our job is to make enduring and deep connections with the children in our care. To find out who these children are, what they can do, what will make them happy, and what success means to them. We are lucky enough to have the opportunity to nurture them and form bonds that last beyond school and into adulthood. The Bryanston motto is ‘Et nova et vetera’ – the new and the old. Today is an opportunity to live in the present, learn from the past and look to the future. I hope you enjoy the day and are able to take something back to your school that will lead to a positive change for the pupils in your care. Best wishes. Richard Jones Head of Bryanston

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WELCOME TO THE BRYANSTON EDUCATION SUMMIT 2022!

This is an event that has become known as a gathering of forward-thinking educationalists, where current trends and practices are considered within the context of a particular lens, this year: putting pupils at the heart of a changing world. We cannot deny that the world has metamorphosed, for adults and children, by the events of the last few years. Rather than dwell on that, we wish to look forward, learning lessons from the recent period, but working now to make sure pupils are put first in our decision-making. Our three strands for the event ensure that today’s talks and discussions have an adequate focus so that we can all take useful and tangible things back to our own contexts. They are: Creativity, Teaching and Learning, and Wellbeing. With these over-arching areas there will be plenty for everyone. It is especially exciting that this year, for the first time, we welcome pupils to the event. We have explicitly designed two of the strands, Creativity and Wellbeing, so that they are beneficial for a pupil audience in addition to the adults in attendance. Logistically, this will mean a slight departure from the previous norm, with talks in those two strands designed for all rather than aimed solely at professionals, but that will, we hope, give an authentic feel to an event which is, when all things are considered, designed for the benefit of pupils and their education. In conjunction with the rest of the Education Summit Committee (to whom I offer my sincere thanks for the preparation of today) I made a decision early on when planning logistics, that we should, for this year at least, be celebrating the analogue. We have spent too much time online recently, and I feel strongly that we should devote time today to being together in one place, listening to great content, chatting over coffee and trading ideas and experience, away from the computer screen.

Enjoy the event. Take some notes. Carry ideas with you. Put pupils first. William Ings Head of Teaching and Learning

*A programme of the day can be found on the centre pages of this booklet. There is no need to pre-book a session, simply turn up. However, places will be allocated on a first-come-first-served basis and if a session is full, you will be asked to select an alternative.

TIMINGS*

Registration opens (Refreshments served in the marquee)

Session one

Session two

Session three

Lunch served in the Dining Hall

Session four

Session five

Refreshment break

08:30

09:30

10:20

11:10

11:50–12:45

14:15–14:30

12:45

13:35

Session six

Session seven

16:00

15:20

14:30

click on a session to find out more

Session One

9:30-10:10

Bryanston is thrilled to welcome The Poet Laureate as the opening speaker at our 2022 Education Summit. Simon Armitage will be reading his poems and answering questions from the audience. Simon Armitage was born and grew up in West Yorkshire. He is the recipient of numerous prizes and awards, including the Queen’s Gold Medal for Poetry and the PEN Prize for Translation. He has published over a dozen poetry collections, including Magnetic Field, and acclaimed medieval translations of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight and The Owl and the Nightingale. He is the author of two novels and three non-fiction bestsellers: All Points North, Walking Home and Walking Away.

Simon Armitage @simonarmitage Coade Hall

SESSION TWO

10:20-11:00

CREATIVITY STRAND

There’s no Guinea pig quite like me! The value of disability in education and end user led research. Alex became a quadruple amputee in 2013 and has gone on to become an adventurer, a champion of university research, a public speaker and a passionate advocate for global inclusivity and accessibility to affordable assistive technology. His work with universities serves as a platform to drive creative thinking in the development of ‘super cool’ devices for the disabled. “From becoming a quadruple amputee with facial disfigurement and coming to terms, physically and mentally, with my disability I’ve undertaken a quest to disrupt.

Alex Lewis @alexlewis_trust Coade Hall

TEACHING AND LEARNING STRAND

Building Restorative and Relational Based Practice Culture exists in every classroom and school, but is yours by design or default? Although its roots are clearly in restorative justice – as a way of repairing the harm done to the community and relationships within it – restorative practice has the bolder ambition of proactively developing the sense of community and seeking to increase the quality of the relationships across the school and, from there, into the wider community. Restorative practice moves us towards a much more interpersonal process: a culture of shared responsibility and problem solving.

Mark Finnis @Markfinnis Concert Hall

The voices and needs of all those involved are clearly outlined and addressed, and – whilst some sort of consequence may well be necessary – the focus is on restoring trust and connection, on putting things right, making things better and moving forward. Put simply, restorative justice is what you do; restorative practice is what you are. So, how do you change the culture of a school? One classroom at a time. Where do you start? In the one you’re in now.

Developing resilient environments; what does the research say about how to actually do it? Resilience is one of the most popular buzzwords in education. To say we want to help develop ‘resilient students’ is almost a cliché. And yet, the research behind it is fascinating, nuanced and complex. This session will explore the seminal studies on resilience and discuss practical strategies that you can implement straight away. A registered psychologist and director at InnerDrive. Bradley Busch is one of the leading experts in how schools can use psychological research to help improve learning and resilience.

Bradley Busch @Inner_Drive David Jones Lecture Theatre

WELLBEING STRAND

SESSION THREE

11:10-11:50

CREATIVITY STRAND

Creative Reading and Writing A session exploring starting points for writing, providing ideas and inspiration for use in the classroom, getting away from closed-ended comprehension questions and opening up imagination. Michael is one of Britain’s best loved writers and performance poets for children and adults. He is Professor of Children’s Literature at Goldsmiths, University of London where he co-devised and teaches an MA in Children’s Literature.

Michael Rosen @MichaelRosenYes Coade Hall

TEACHING AND LEARNING STRAND

Leadership for expert teaching What does it take to grow the expertise of teachers? How do you create a climate where staff feel energised and engaged in their own learning? In this workshop, David Weston will share some of the latest research on leadership and teacher development with practical ideas to take away for your school. Founder and Chief Executive of the Teacher Development Trust. He is also an author and former secondary maths and physics teacher.

David Weston @informed_edu Concert Hall

Staying Mentally Well and Achieving Balance In this session, for pupils and staff, Peter will share his own experience of going through a breakdown and the key lessons he learned as a result. The session will focus on how to look after your emotional wellbeing, understand the key reasons why, as humans, we sometimes feel low and overwhelmed and how to grow and move forward through difficult times. Experienced public speaker, teacher, trainer and author of Love Teaching Keep Teaching. Peter works with schools, equipping students for the adventure of life and work, and helping teachers to develop the strategies to transform education.

Peter Radford @pradfordspeaker David Jones Lecture Theatre

SESSION FOUR

13:45-14:15

WELLBEING STRAND

CREATIVITY STRAND

TEACHING AND LEARNING STRAND

WELLBEING STRAND

Creativity across the whole school community What do we need in these times? We need to face reality head on, to have the courage of possibility. To learn, un-learn and then re-learn. The World Economic Forum identified Creativity as the third most important skill required for our times (up from tenth) and we need a more creative approach to tackle the big challenges of our time. This starts with its importance in a school community. Being creative is not solely an artistic pursuit. It thrives on curiosity, inquiry, imagination, inspiration,

Alastair Creamer @creamerandco Coade Hall

A regular broadcaster, Armitage presents the popular BBC Radio 4’s series The Poet Laureate has Gone to his Shed. He writes extensively for television and radio, most recently for BBC 2’s Where Did The World Go, A Pandemic Poem. An award-winning dramatist, his play The Last Days of Troy was performed at Shakespeare’s Globe. He writes, records and performs with the band LYR and has received an Ivor Novello Award for his song writing. Armitage is Professor of Poetry at the University of Leeds. His critical book A Vertical Art brings together the vibrant and engaging lectures from his tenure as Oxford Professor of Poetry (2015–2019).

From education to University-led research to successful start-ups in the Assistive Tech sector we’re trying to join up all the dots. A cohesive approach involving end users is the only way to improve the global disability product landscape from cost to functionality. I’m here to tell you some stories about my epic, sometimes dangerous, but always fun journey from hospital bed to the top of Ethiopia’s highest mountain to everything in between and why it’s my job to inspire the next generation.”

Oliver Caviglioli @olicav Concert Hall

Organise Ideas Once considered a lower-order secretarial and self management skill, organising is now central in Fiorella and Mayer’s SOI cognitive model: Select information, organise it, integrate it into existing schema. This talk will explain and show why graphic organisers reveal our cognitive organisation. In addition, this explanation will be framed by the notion of four cognitive loops as featured in Annie Murphy Paul’s The Extended Mind. Oliver is an information designer, former special school head teacher and author.

Christian Saenger @dumptonhead David Jones Lecture Theatre

Building a Socially and Emotionally Intelligent School What if we could give children the tools they needed to not only understand and regulate their own emotions, but understand and empathise with the emotions of others? What if we could take steps, proactively, to build emotional resilience in children, arming them with tools to safely navigate the stresses and pressures of childhood and adolescence?What if we could build a school culture around kindness and empathy, where pupils’ social and emotional development is valued just as much as their academic progress? Making use of pioneering research from Yale, Christian shares the journey he and his team are on as they seek to build the social and emotional intelligence of their pupils. Christian Saenger has worked in both State and Independent sectors and both Primary and Secondary schools, as an English Teacher, Head of Department, Senior Leader, and, most recently, as Headteacher of Dumpton School, a 2-13 Prep School in Dorset.

SESSION FIVE

12:45–13:25

CREATIVITY STRAND

WELLBEING STRAND

Louisa Adjoa Parker @LouisaAdjoa Coade Hall

Helen Amass TES Concert Hall

James Shone @ican_and_iam David Jones Lecture Theatre

Identity - a poetry reading Louisa Adjoa Parker is a writer and poet of English-Ghanaian heritage who lives in southwest England. Her first poetry collections were published by Cinnamon Press, and her third, How to wear a skin, was published by Indigo Dreams. She has been highly commended by the Forward Prize; twice shortlisted by the Bridport Prize; and her grief poem, Kindness, was commended by the National Poetry Competition 2019. Louisa will be reading her poems and telling her story. Louisa also works for The Inclusion Agency as an Equality, Diversity and Inclusion consultant.

Panel Discussion: Putting pupils at the heart of a changing world. What are the immediate priorities? Helen Amass is the commissioning editor for teaching and learning at Tes magazine. Before becoming a journalist, she worked as a teaching assistant and then a secondary English teacher.

Inflating balloons of self-belief in young people James Shone was a teacher for many years and is the founder of ‘I Can & I Am’ - a charity with a passion to inspire confidence and to ‘inflate balloons of self-belief’. James’s presentation leads with his inspiring story of the dramatic change in direction his life took when he lost most of his sight following a brain tumour and how this has helped shape his philosophy on how best to respond to serious setbacks, anxiety and general lack of self-esteem. James is a man who embodies a positive

SESSION SIX

14:30-15:10

CREATIVITY STRAND

TEACHING AND LEARNING STRAND

WELLBEING STRAND

Afua Adom @afuathescot Coade Hall

Chloe Mills @thelifeskillsco Concert Hall

Natasha Eeles @bold_voices David Jones Lecture Theatre

Centring pupil voices as we tackle sexism and harmful sexual behaviours Conversations about sexism and harmful sexual behaviours have become more pressing than ever in the last year. Sparked by the viral Everyone’s Invited website and subsequent Ofsted review into peer-on-peer sexual abuse, this is a topic that has been propelled to the forefront of the education sector with much of the responsibility falling on schools to tackle these issues. At Bold Voices, we have worked with over 20,000 young people, staff and parents in the past year to deliver education

attitude to life and a determination to turn setbacks into springboards to tackle the issue of so many young people leaving school with a developed sense of “I can’t” and “I am no good.” His relevant, challenging, and amusing presentation takes a look at life in education today with advice on how to best navigate the challenges that might be faced. He seeks to encourage staff to recognise that education is about the whole individual and not just academic performance. Following a 16-year teaching career and a life-threatening setback, James set up his charity ‘I Can & I Am’, visiting schools and businesses to deliver his powerful pastoral messages to pupils, parents and staff.

Maximising Revision Success Over the past few months students across the UK have been told to revise for upcoming exams. Ordinarily, this can be problematic but in 2022 it has been especially difficult. Even the students who should be most experienced at exams had never taken previous public examinations. Unfortunately for many students, attempts to revise can fall at the first hurdle – they may know what they need to revise, they may know when they need to revise but ‘how’ to revise? This is the

Creative self-accounting Afua will discuss diversity in the workplace, covering all areas - ethnicity, age, sex etc. applied to both employers in how to recruit a great workforce and potential employees in how to join the right company for you. She focuses on the power of being creative in your career journey, which enables you to recreate yourself again and again. Afua is one of the leading voices on diversity in Britain, regularly appearing on ITV’s This Morning, Good Morning Britain, the BBC, Sky and CNN, in particular discussing Black Lives Matter and Equality for Women with charisma to provoke debate.

question I get asked by students most frequently. During this short presentation I will discuss what we can do to support students with their independent revision moving forwards, tackle the question of ‘how’ and explore the lessons that we have all learnt regarding working and studying at home over the period of the pandemic. Deputy Director of the Life Skills Company, Chloe helps young people to achieve their maximum potential.

on gender inequality and gender-based violence, with a particular focus on centring and amplifying pupil voice. This session will outline the key issues to be tackled and what we’ve learnt about the challenges and advantages of pupil voice as part of a holistic solution for schools. Natasha is Founder of Bold Voices, an award-winning social enterprise that empowers educational communities to recognise and tackle gender inequality and cultures of gender-based violence.

ideas and innovation - those qualities we need in abundance in every sphere of learning and living. Creativity is to be celebrated, not pigeon-holed. I’ll give examples of how creativity is being used in business, and beyond, and the ways it adds value and meaning to our lives. Alastair is Director of Creamer & Co, delivering cultural transformation and mentoring programmes to businesses in the UK and US.

SESSION SEVEN

15:20-16:00

CREATIVITY STRAND

TEACHING AND LEARNING STRAND

WELLBEING STRAND

Ben Sparks @sparksmaths Coade Hall

Daisy Christodoulou @daisychristo Concert Hall

Kevin George @Kevin_George David Jones Lecture Theatre

The Creation of number An entertaining overview of the very origins of mathematics and numbers. Deep philosophical questions, mathematical murder, puzzling proofs, and mysterious memes: they all lead us through the human story of numbers, to finish with one of the most celebrated mathematical images of modern times. A mathematician, musician, and public speaker. Ben gives maths talks and workshops around the world to students, teachers and the general public.

Learning loss and learning decay What do we know about student learning in the pandemic, and what needs to happen next? At No More Marking, we have carried out several large-scale national assessments of student writing at various points over the last five years. These large datasets allow us to see the impact of the pandemic on student learning, and to suggest ways forward for the future. Director of Education at No More Marking, a provider of online Comparative Judgement software for schools. Daisy is author of Teachers vs Tech, Making Good Progress? Seven Myths about Education and The future of Assessment for Learning.

How our environment shapes us In an insightful session, Kevin George looks at the effects the environment has on us and how we can reverse the impact, using sport as an example. Kevin is a Founder and Lead of Homeo. Providing emotional literacy in sport via tech. Kevin started his professional career as a footballer, he then became a published author. Writing Soccology, A book about the psycho-social elements of football, featuring 45 footballers from around the world and across generations.

THANK YOU

We would like to thank all the organisations and speakers who have supported the Bryanston Education Summit and without whom today’s event would not have been possible. Please do take a moment to visit the exhibitor stands in the refreshment marquee, where you will be able to meet some of them.

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And, of course, we would like to thank you for joining us. We hope you find the day both rewarding and stimulating. Continue the conversation on Twitter @bryedusummit

Bryanston visitor wifi access

On your device, connect to the Bryanston wi-fi network. Open a browser (Chrome, Internet Explorer, Safari, Firefox, etc.) The following page will appear: Click on the ‘Visitor’ option

On the next screen, fill in your name and email address. Accept the terms of use and then register. You will now automatically have internet access from that device. If you have more than one device (e.g. laptop and iPad) you can use the details emailed to you on the first registration by clicking on the Sign In link at the bottom of the registration menu.

Session One Session Two Session Three Session Four Session Five Session Six Session Seven Extra Schedule

session

creativity strand - coade hall

teaching and learning - concert hall

wellbeing strand - david jones lecture theatre

marquee and wellbeing bus - the terrace

Registration (from 8:30)

Refreshments served. Stalls (including Book Stall) available. Wellbeing Bus for drop-ins

One (9:30-10:10)

Two (10:20-11:00)

Three (11:10-11:50)

Lunch (11:50-12:45)

Four (12:45-13:25)

Five (13:35-14:15)

Break (14:15-14:30)

Six (14:30-15:10)

Seven (15:20-16:00)

Alex Lewis There’s no Guinea pig quite like me! The value of disability in education and end user led research.

Mark Finnis Building restorative and relational based practice

Bradley Busch Developing resilient environments; what does the research say about how to actually do it?

Michael Rosen Creative Reading and Writing

David Weston Leadership for expert teaching

Peter Radford Staying Mentally Well and Achieving Balance

Alastair Creamer Creativity across the whole school community

Oliver Caviglioli Organise ideas

Christian Saenger Building a socially and emotionally intelligent school

Louisa Adjoa Parker Identity – a poetry reading

Panel discussion chaired by Helen Amass (TES) Putting pupils at the heart of a changing world. What are the immediate priorities?

James Shone Inflating balloons of self-belief in young people

Afua Adom Creative self-accounting

Chloe Mills Maximising revision success

Natasha Eeles Centring pupil voices as we tackle sexism and harmful sexual behaviours

Ben Sparks The creation of number

Daisy Christodoulou Learning loss and learning decay: What do we know about student learning in the pandemic, and what needs to happen next?

Kevin George How our environment shapes us

Registration in the Concert Hall Foyer

Simon Armitage

housekeeping

Please take a few minutes to read the following housekeeping notices. Our school day will be continuing as usual around the Education Summit and we kindly ask you to bear this in mind and remain in the areas allocated for the event. It is also exam time and there will be pupils sitting exams or revising.

Photography: We will be taking photos throughout the day for use online and in printed publications. If you would prefer your image not to be included, please let us know. Please do not take photos of students during the event to ensure compliance with Bryanston’s Safeguarding Policy. Smoking: Bryanston is a no smoking site. First aid: If you, or any member of your party, need first-aid assistance, please contact a member of the Bryanston staff. Fire: On hearing the fire alarm in any of the buildings, please evacuate and assemble in front of the Coade Hall. Bryanston staff will be on hand to direct you. Toilets: Located in the foyers of the Coade Hall and Concert Hall. Please see the map opposite for details of these locations. Refreshments: Tea and coffee will be available throughout the day in the marquee. Stalls: Located in the marquee and available throughout the day. Safeguarding: Safeguarding is everybody’s responsibility. If you have any concerns during the event please contact Richard Ball, DSL and Director of Operations on 01258 484564, 07843 355168 or by email rjb@bryanston.co.uk We are keen to ensure you are looked after while you are with us. If you need anything, please do ask a member of Bryanston staff. We are more than happy to assist where we can.

Schedule

ideas and innovation - those qualities we need in abundance in every sphere of learning and living. Creativity is to be celebrated, not pigeon-holed. I’ll give examples of how creativity is being used in business, and beyond, and the ways it adds value and meaning to our lives.Alastair is Director of Creamer & Co, delivering cultural transformation and mentoring programmes to businesses in the UK and US.

If you have more than one device (e.g. laptop and iPad) you can use the details emailed to you on the first registration by clicking on the Sign In link at the bottom of the registration menu.

SESSION FOUR

12:45–13:25

13:45-14:15

SESSION FIVE

SESSION SIX

14:30-15:10

15:20-16:00

SESSION SEVEN

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F Fire assembly point

1 Marquee (on the terrace) for book stall and refreshments

2 Concert Hall

3 Coade Hall

4 David Jones Lecture Theatre

5 Dining Hall

6 Wellbeing bus

Toilet facilities are available in the foyers of the Coade Hall and Concert Hall.

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The Wellbeing Bus

The I Can & I Am bus is a unique resource for school communities in the Southwest. The specially converted double decker has a fully fitted kitchen downstairs and casual seating upstairs and The I Can & I Am team work with pupils and staff on board to help improve self-esteem and inflate balloons of self-belief. The bus will be available today for drop-ins for adult delegates during the various breaks in the schedule (registration, lunch, afternoon break). You can find out more about the bus and whether it might be a resource you could use at your own school, or you could just drop-in to recharge your own batteries and explore the many excellent resources available on board

Bryanston School, Blandford, Dorset, DT11 0PX www.bryanston.co.uk/educationsummit Continue the conversation on Twitter @bryedusummit Supported by:

session

creativity strand - coade hall

teaching and learning - concert hall

wellbeing strand - david jones lecture theatre

marquee and wellbeing bus - the terrace

Registration (from 8:30)

One (9:30-10:10)

Two (10:20-11:00)

Three (11:10-11:50)

Lunch (11:50-12:45)

Four (12:45-13:25)

Five (13:35-14:15)

Break (14:15-14:30)

Six (14:30-15:10)

Seven (15:20-16:00)

Refreshments served. Stalls (including Book Stall) available. Wellbeing Bus for drop-ins

Alex Lewis There’s no Guinea pig quite like me! The value of disability in education and end user led research.

Mark Finnis Building restorative and relational based practice

Registration in the Concert Hall Foyer

Bradley Busch Developing resilient environments; what does the research say about how to actually do it?

Michael Rosen Creative Reading and Writing

David Weston Leadership for expert teaching

Peter Radford Staying Mentally Well and Achieving Balance

Refreshments served. Stalls (including Book Stall) available. Wellbeing Bus for drop-ins

Alastair Creamer Creativity across the whole school community

Oliver Caviglioli Organise ideas

Christian Saenger Building a socially and emotionally intelligent school

Louisa Adjoa Parker Identity – a poetry reading

Panel discussion chaired by Helen Amass (TES) Putting pupils at the heart of a changing world. What are the immediate priorities?

James Shone Inflating balloons of self-belief in young people

Afua Adom Creative self-accounting

Chloe Mills Maximising revision success

Natasha Eeles Centring pupil voices as we tackle sexism and harmful sexual behaviours

Ben Sparks The creation of number

Daisy Christodoulou Learning loss and learning decay: What do we know about student learning in the pandemic, and what needs to happen next?

Kevin George How our environment shapes us

Simon Armitage

Refreshments served. Stalls (including Book Stall) available. Wellbeing Bus for drop-ins