Policy Seminars

Wednesday
14:00
Catch me if you can!

Doug Brown, Deputy Director, Technology Futures Unit, Department for Education and Skills

All learners need the skills and competences required to succeed in the 21st century. Technologies that make learning more relevant to meet this challenge are widely available and many already have access to personal, mobile and interactive technologies – to play, learn, collaborate, communicate and create - yet formal use of such technologies is in its infancy. This presentation will explore the “readiness of the system” to meet this challenge.

Thursday
11:00
Keynote:Education in the Digital Age: Transformation and Social Justice

Keri Facer, Futurelab

How can we fully exploit the potential of digital technologies to transform education and create a fairer education landscape? How can we ensure that personalisation and innovation empower all young people and educational professionals and not just those who are already advantaged? Current approaches to education technology, which are focused on 'efficiency and improvement', may be increasing rather than reducing social inequalities - is the best way forward to stop tinkering at the edges and to radically reconceive education institutions, practices and goals instead?

12:45
Curriculum Design and ICT

Mick Waters, QCA

Thinking about curriculum design opens up new opportunities that can be exploited by ICT. From early years to the end of formal schooling, the curriculum is there to enable learning and ICT is there to help. Mick Waters will be joined by school representatives to offer an overview on curriculum design and demonstrate areas of good practice. Come along and enjoy the possibilities.

14:00
DfES session

Ralph Tabberer, Director General of Schools, DfES

No details available at present

What are your views on the policy directions currently being undertaken? How will attendance at any of the above sessions help your understanding of how ICT will support the teaching and learning process? Share your views with the wider community.