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The Times They Are A-Changing: Future Proof Your Teaching

Wednesday 5 June 2024

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WELCOME

Welcome to the Bryanston Education Summit 2024. We are delighted you have been able to join us today. This Summit is an opportunity for us to gather, listen to experts, discuss, and share best practices in the future of education. At Bryanston, we believe that education is the process of learning with an open mind, with a growing focus on the digital world and looking to the future in what we, as a school, are teaching our pupils. This is why this year’s summit focuses on "The Times They Are A- Changing: Future Proof Your Teaching." As educators, we have a unique ability to connect deeply with our pupils and to prepare them for the world they will enter as adults. We strive to unlock their potential, facilitate growth, and create a nurturing environment. Through reflection and shared learning, we can deliver the highest quality education. While perfection remains a work in progress, our commitment to continuous improvement is unwavering. I would like to thank today’s sponsors: Trams/Econocom, QDP and Chartwells. These are companies that already have a relationship with Bryanston but who have kindly supported this event. Please do connect with them if you feel they can help in your school. Today is an invitation to be fully present, absorb wisdom from experts, and gain knowledge to help each child better understand themselves. Let’s embrace this opportunity, leave inspired, ignite positive change in our schools - and the lives of our pupils. Best wishes Richard Jones Head of Bryanston

the Bryanston Education Summit 2024

Stephen Davies Education Summit Director Will Bridges Assistant Head Teaching and Learning

We pride ourselves on being a friendly inclusive event that dedicates time and focus to issues that matter to teaching professionals. Please do come and say hello. If there is anything you need on the day – we are here to help. Next year’s Summit, by the way, will be on Wednesday 5 June 2024. We’re looking forward to it already

Isn’t it fantastic to escape the classroom or the office for a day, and revel in thought, ideas and play? Taking this opportunity makes us better, happier professionals, and that leads to more success for students. Teachers tend to be givers – but today we can be takers. Take away ideas, test them out, and perhaps there is space to introduce something into your practice or your school. This year’s Summit focuses on three areas (Creativity; ‘Love your mind’; and Teaching and Learning) though of course the whole point is that those three topics can, and should, inform each other. We also welcome LEGO in the form of The CreativeHUT. Using LEGO, The CreativeHUT team will be exploring the themes of today with some hands-on creativity. Workshops for students will be running throughout. As delegates you are welcome to pop in to see what is going on or to try your hand at robotics, coding, race car design, mosaic making and more. We hope that you will plot your own path through today’s events. After Daljit Nagra, award-winning poet and Professor of Creative Writing at Brunel University, has kicked off the day, then the three strands move into operation. There is no need to book slots – just get yourself to the right venue and enjoy what is on offer. A word of warning, there are only 5 minutes between events, so don’t dawdle – or you’ll miss the start of the next talk! This year we have created an extended lunch break to allow delegates to meet, talk and absorb what they have been hearing. After you have enjoyed a delicious Bryanston lunch, we suggest that you look around the Marquee on the terrace, browse the book stall and speak to the exhibitors. You might also take this opportunity to look around the DT Department and meet The CreativeHUT team.

It is a truism that when you start teaching, as I did, at 22, you are not so different from the students in front of you. The same Gen, as people say now. But these days, after a good few years on the job, I don’t even know what we call the Gen that I’m currently teaching. Are they Gen X or Y, Gen Z, Gen Alpha, iGen ? – I’ve no idea. But I do know that there is a gap between my perceptions, understanding, vocabulary, values even, that needs to be bridged if I am to do my job properly. And let’s be clear, it is my job to make the effort here - teachers who complain about ‘kids these days’ need to go onto LinkedIn and explore other career options. So (thank God) you can’t, as a teacher, keep doing the same old things year on year. What worked last year won’t work in the same way this year. My A level History Teacher, who was seen as a practitioner to be respected, dusted off his handwritten hardback exercise book each September, and dictated his notes to us, as he had done, with the same notes to the year before, and before that. Or, when I worked in a junior school, an experienced school inspector who was running some training for us, showed a video (yes, a video) of a Year 4 lesson that he used previously as a model of excellence, but which now seemed to all who watched it, to be a clear and obvious ‘inadequate’. We laughed. But things change.

And the change at the moment can sometimes seem exponential – but perhaps it has always been. We have to run harder to stand still, in schools, let alone make progress and be at the forefront. Bryanston, with it’s ‘et nova et vetera’ motto has, since its foundation in 1928, tried to look both forwards and backwards. The aim of this day of discussion at the Bryanston Education Summit is to look forward at how teaching and being a teacher could evolve in the coming years. But some of our speakers will also be looking at unchanging fundamentals. AI is no doubt going to be a part of the debate – but how will it be managed, delivered and monitored? Does it really help? With an awareness of greater and more joyful diversity among our students, how can we respond to their individual needs? In the spirit of all this change, we have tweaked the format of the Summit slightly this year – there will be a keynote address in the Coade Hall to start the off morning and the afternoon, then a number brilliant ‘breakout’ sessions in the DJLT and the Music School. We are also, for the first time, running small-scale, more intimate, less formal ‘workshops’, in the Marquee. No need to book. Take your pick. Finally, the highlight of the day for me is going to be the panel discussion when a number of our speakers will brave the Coade Hall stage together, disagreeing, I expect, and answering questions from the floor. Come and play your part in rounding off the day on a high. Thanks, as ever, for your support. Please do give us feedback via this link. And plan now for next year: Summit 2025 will be on Wednesday 4 June. Who knows what the world of education will look like by that point.

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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

09:00

10:05

10:55

11:45–12:50

14:15–14:30

12:55

13:55

Session six

Session seven Panel Discussion

16:30

15:35

14:45

click on a session to find out more

Welcome by the Bryanston team

09:15

SESSION

TRANS ECONOCOM COADE HALL

CONCERT HALL

DAVID JONES LECTURE THEATRE

MARQUEE

Why education hasn't changed much in 4,000 years (and why that's probably a good thing)

David Didau

Reading Matters - Improving outcomes, one great text at a time

Mary Myatt

The Summit reaches its highlight: a chance to put your questions to Mary Myatt, David Didau, Amjad Ali, Eve Poole (and others) on the future of teaching. Stand-by for some passionate debating!

What does inclusive teaching look like now?

Session One

9:00-9:55

Reading matters: improving outcomes, one great text at a time Some of the most compelling research confirms what we intuitively know to be true: Professor Daniel Willingham’s insight, for example, that our brains 'privilege' story. Mary will explore the implications of this for teaching and learning. She will discuss the findings from the 'Just Reading' research from the University of Sussex which showed impressive outcomes for all pupils in the trial, and for ‘poorer’ readers in particular. Mary will make the case for including demanding texts across all subjects and all key stages.

Mary Myatt Trams Econocom Coade Hall

SESSION TWO

10:05-10:50

CREATIVITY STRAND

Amplifying Voices: The Transformative Potential of External Oracy Assessment At English Speaking Board (International) Ltd., they have been championing oracy assessment for over 70 years with a unique, child-centred, group-based approach to speaking and listening. As an Ofqual regulated Awarding Organisation, for the past three years they have gathered and analysed data from teachers and learners to understand the impact of our methods. This session will delve into how their assessment approach enhances learner skills, knowledge, agency, and confidence. They will highlight how their communication-rich, supportive experiences empower learners to realise their potential in education, employment, and beyond.

Lauren Kearney (ESB) Concert Hall

Love your mind strand

What is AI's role in education? We’ll undergo more technological progress in the coming decade than we did in the preceding 100 years, signalling a global transformation. Education requires innovative solutions to prepare students for an AI-driven future. It's vital not just to have technology but to comprehend its transformative capacity in learning. In "The AI Classroom" talk, Dan Fitzpatrick underscores AI's role in education. Key insights include: AI can manage tasks, freeing humans to think; AI will reshape education; the quality of input into AI determines its output; educators can utilise AI presently; and the forthcoming implications of advanced AI in education.

Dan Fitzpatrick David Jones Lecture Theatre (DJLT)

Solving persistent classroom problems (attention, thinking & practice) In this session, David will teach a Year 10 English lesson in which he will model how to answer three crucial questions: How do I know I have all students’ attention? How do I know they’re making sense of new content? How do I know they are getting better at the things I’m teaching?

David Didau QPD Marquee

WORKSHOP

SESSION THREE

10:55-11:40

CREATIVITY STRAND

What does inclusive teaching look like now? Amjad is a teacher, trainer, TEDx speaker and Senior Leader. He has spent his teaching career working in challenging, diverse schools. He is a qualified SENDCO and was also trained as an Advanced Skills Teacher in Teaching and Learning. Before stepping into the world of education, he spent time as Play Worker and Teaching Assistant in Young Offender Prisons. Amjad has delivered CPD to all sectors in education from Early Careers teachers to Executive/Head Teachers and CEOs; delivering on a range of topics. He has worked with over 250 schools and 1000s of students.

Amjad Ali Concert Hall

LOVE YOUR MIND

From EdTech to PedTech: Changing the way we think about digital technology Aimed at teachers and leaders looking to create greater impact on teaching and learning through the use of digital technology in schools, this session translates research into accessible insights, and practical guidance for teachers and school leaders.

Fiona Aubrey-Smith David Jones Lecture Theatre (DJLT)

Take part in an interactive workshop led by AI in Education expert, Dan Fitzpatrick

Dan Fitzpatrick QDP Marquee

SESSION FOUR

13:55–14:40

WORKSHOP

CREATIVITY STRAND

LOVE YOUR MIND

TEACHING AND LEARNING

David Didau Trams Econocom Coade Hall

Gareth Morewood @gdmorewood David Jones Lecture Theatre (DJLT)

Understanding stress and coping as a whole school approach This session will facilitate discussions around the key challenges and areas of stress young people, families and staff face in schools and what we as can do to improve the outcomes for young people. Gareth is the Educational Advisor for Studio III. Previously he has worked for 25 years in UK schools, the last 17 of which were as SENCo (Special Educational Needs Coordinator) in a large, inclusive secondary school. Gareth has a significant body of published works, films, and resources.

Hannah Hamid @HannahHamid Elder Concert Hall

The Fundamental Tenets of Inclusive Practice Inclusive practice has evolved, and will continue to evolve, to meet the needs of all learners, but what exactly does that mean and what does it look like? This session will explore the fundamental tenets of inclusive practice that will facilitate and enable truly inclusive practice to thrive within your schools.

SESSION FIVE

12:55–13:50

CREATIVITY STRAND

WORKSHOP

Amarbeer Singh Gill Concert Hall

Stuart Kime David Jones Lecture Theatre (DJLT)

Amjad Ali QDP Marquee

Why are students so bad at learning? Why is it so difficult to get our students to retain the information we give them? Why is it that students can do something wonderfully in lesson, only to struggle within a matter of days? And why do students regularly use poor study strategies? Building on his Strengthening the Student Toolbox 'In Action' book, Amarbeer will explore how understanding the relationship between learning and performance can provide answers to these questions. We’ll look at common traps, what we can do to avoid them, and how we can use all of that to develop our practice.

Reimagining teacher performance management Helping teachers become even better than they already are should be the number one priority for every school leader. Accountability and evaluation processes should be seen as fair and valid. Systems and practices for giving fair and constructive feedback on performance should be embedded. As educational environments continue to evolve, what could a fair, valid and motivating approach to performance management look like in schools? Stuart will give his thoughts in answer to this question.

Adaptable Adaptive Teaching; Low effort, high impact T&L ideas to support students overcome barriers to learning.

SESSION SIX

14:45-15:30

WELLBEING STRAND

Eve Poole Elder Concert Hall

Sam Andrews (Apple Alliance Manager at Trams) and Andrew Innes (Finance Sales Director at Econocom) David Jones Lecture Theatre (DJLT)

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

Extend learning beyond the classroom with 1-2-1 iPad Programme 1-2-1 iPad Programmes can extend learning beyond the classroom by providing opportunities for greater independent, self-paced challenges; and creating inspiring, immersive and engaging experiences that promote a love of learning. Through real-life examples, this presentation will cover how an 1-2-1 Programme can improve the digital literacy of pupils and help them to improve essential skills for a digital world. The talk will outline how iPads can be securely monitored, recycled and financed to improve the learning capabilities of your students whilst adhering to your school’s social responsibility.

Robot Souls: Programming In Humanity There’s a lot of global alarm about the exponential increase in the capacity of AI. It is conscious? Could we ever control it? Will the robots take over? One source of insight about how to tackle this problem lies in our own human design, and specifically in what we have hitherto considered our 'junk code.' Based on the Robot Souls book and TEDx, this session will explore where we’ve got to and where we might go next, and whether this junk code is the closest thing we’ve got to soul.

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.

SESSION SEVEN

15:35–16:15

Panel Discussion

WELLBEING STRAND

Trams Econocom Coade Hall Theatre

Kevin George @Kevin_George David Jones Lecture Theatre

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

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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.

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LOVE YOUR MIND

Why education hasn’t changed much in 4,000 years (and why that’s probably a good thing) This keynote sets out the case that schools are the ultimate education technology which we have been refining ever since the development of writing.

Join the Director of the Education Summit, Stephen Davies, as he brings together speakers from the conference

Mary Myatt QDP Marquee

Concepts as building blocks of the curriculum: An overview of the research to help our pupils to know more and remember more.

WORKSHOP

F Fire assembly point

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

2 Concert Hall

3 Trams Econocom Coade Hall

4 David Jones Lecture Theatre

5 Dining Hall

6 Design & Technology Department

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

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*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

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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

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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

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