Leadership seminars, Wednesday

Wednesday
11:00
Technology and Leadership Futures

Mick Brookes and Carol Whitty, NAHT

This session will be an exploration of the use of technology as an enhancement for the leadership dynamic. The session will be in four parts: Transforming relationships; Transforming lives; Transforming structures and Transforming futures. The aim of the session will be motivational.

12:45
Working Smarter through ICT

Brian Lightman, ASCL

From the perspective of a practising headteacher, this session will share how technology can help school leaders to become more strategic in their role and have more time to focus on teaching and learning. It will look specifically at the ways in which ICT can support school self-evaluation and raising achievement.

14:00
Exploiting ICT to Support New Models of School Leadership

Toby Salt, NCSL

The session hopes to share some of the ways that ICT has been used to support new models of school leadership, developing collaboration, cross phase working, virtual schooling, 'Joined up Leadership', smart communication and networking.

15:15
Teaching ICT, the Next Three Years

Clare Johnson, National Strategy

This session will focus on the statutory testing regime and changes to the national curriculum and qualifications. How will this affect the teaching of ICT at key stages 3 and 4? The role of self-evaluation for improving teaching and achieving outcomes will be a key focus of the session.

16:15
Digital Content

Anthony Lilley, DfES

No session details currently available.

What would you hope to gain by attendance at any of the above sessions? What makes a good leader and what qualities are expected of education leaders? Share your views with the BETT community.

Assessment Seminars

Friday
13:00
Is Your School Ready? Preparing Staff and Pupils for the Onscreen KS3 ICT Test

Sue Walton, NAA

The KS3 ICT onscreen test will become statutory from 2008 with results published in achievement and attainment tables. Many schools are already participating in the pilots. This session explains why all schools should participate in the final pilot in 2007 to be fully prepared for the statutory test in 2008.

15:15
ICT Excellence in Action Day for Leaders session

Eccles College, Salford (Becta Beacon Award winner for e-enabling organisational development )

Eccles College describe themselves as ‘early adopters' of new technology, and have designed and developed a web based system for improving the handling of self assessment reporting and action planning for teaching and support staff which has been replicated across 18 other organisations.

What ideas or practice would you hope to adapt and incorporate into your own classroom practice from attendance at either of these sessions? Post your thoughts and help shape the discussions about the future of the BETT seminar programme.

BETT Awards Shortlist - Secondary Core, The Write Kit Key Stage 3, 186Media

The Write Kit Key Stage 3 contains 17 video-based exercises which require pupils to meet a variety of challenges in writing stories, poems, dramas, letters and adverts. Students learn to observe, listen and empathize. Using the exercises will develop an understanding of structure and form, character development, dialogue, motivation, genres, imagery and 'special effects'.

Tell us your experience of using this resource in the classroom and how it helped pupils.