Keynotes, Workshops, Panels & Hosting
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Previous keynotes, presentations, panels and workshops include:
March 2024 - What does it really mean 'to go to school'? - Panel Chair
World Education Summit
March 2024 - Changing Learning, Changing Lives: What happens when EdTech becomes PedTech?
World Education Summit
March 2024 - From EdTech to PedTech: Changing the way we think about digital technology
Renaissance Learning / NearPod (recording)
February 2024 - Technology and Learning
Princes Teaching Institute (PTI) - Leadership Residential
January 2024 - Changing Learning. Changing Lives: What happens when EdTech becomes PedTech?
BETT, Teaching & Learning Theatre
January 2024 - From EdTech to PedTech: Changing the way we think about digital technology
BETT, Texthelp
January 2024 - Changing Learning. Changing Lives: What happens when EdTech becomes PedTech?
BETT, Google Teaching Theatre
January 2024 - Artificial Intelligence & Human Intelligence: Implications for Professional Development
World Education Summit - Panel Chair - with panellists Professor Sugata Mitra, Dr Neelam Parmar, Erika Twani and Philippa Wraithmell
January 2024 - Finding your heart as a tutor: the importance of pedagogical alignment
BETT, Love Tutoring
January 2024 - How do you define your pedagogy? Precision, Practice and Impact
SecEd Teaching & Learning Excellence Conference - Recording
January 2024 - AI in Schools: Human Intelligence, Human Values and Ethical Application
World Education Summit - Panel Chair - with panellists Professor Rose Luckin, Professor Sanjay Sarma, Dr Neil Hawkes
January 2024 - Effective EdTech Interventions - Training Day
HP / Cambridge Partnership: EdTech Fellows - Gulf
January 2024 - Exploring the way we think about digital technology
Bryanston School Conference
January 2024 - From EdTech to PedTech: Implications for School Leaders
King Edward VI Schools Foundation
January 2024 - Pedagogy in action: Translating research into high impact classroom practice
King Edward VI Schools Foundation
December 2023 - Changing Learning, Changing Lives: What happens when EdTech becomes PedTech?
Report Launch Symposium - LEO Academy Trust, Google HQ
December 2023 - From EdTech to PedTech: Changing the way we think about digital technology
Microsoft - CEO Leadership Programme
November 2023 - Panel: Impact - the role of EdTech in raising standards
EdTech Hubs Summit - Recording
November 2023 - From EdTech to PedTech - Implications for International Policy Leaders
HP / Cambridge Partnership: EdTech Fellows - Gulf
November 2023 - Facing the Future of AI in education
Microsoft Roundtable
November 2023 - From EdTech to PedTech: Changing the way we think about digital technology
Glow, Scotland
November 2023 - Pedagogy & Digital Technology
TransforMATive
November 2023 - Discover your Pedagogical Compass: Its Origins, Implications and Impact
Fig Leaf Group - Recording
November 2023 - From EdTech to PedTech: Changing the way we think about digital technology
Education Scotland, ESMS - Video Summary
November 2023 - Pedagogy, Inclusivity & Digital Technology: Provocations
MAT Inclusion
October 2023 - What happens when EdTech becomes PedTech? Research Findings
LEO Academy Trust Conference
October 2023 - Education Technology: From Hype to Evidence
British Educational Suppliers Association (BESA)
September 2023 - Curating the vision and ingredients for an Open School
Open School Roundtable
August 2023 - How EdTech is Transforming Education
Teacher Talk Radio - Podcast
July 2023 - Understanding our Pedagogical Beliefs: From EdTech to PedTech
Educate Ventures - The EdTech Podcast
July 2023 - Pedagogy in Practice (How exactly you can ensure that EdTech impacts learning in 2023)
Festival of Education
July 2023 - In partnership with Google and LEO Academy Trust - Using Research to Inform Practice
Festival of Education
May 2023 - The Funnels of Influence: Unpacking why teachers do what they do
Welsh Government Collaborative Research Network - recording
April 2023 - The Future of Digital Technology in Education
Chartered College of Teaching & Worshipful Company of Educators - recording
March 2023 - PedTech: A practical introduction
BETT - recording - the Second Most Attended Session of BETT 2023!
March 2023 - PedTech: What does the research tell us?
World Education Summit - recording
March 2023 - Pedagogy and Inclusive Technology
IncludED podcast
March 2023 - Future of Learning (inc. PedTech and Open School) - Curator and Host
World Education Summit - recording
March 2023 - Roundtable panellist - Technologies for Sustainability
Global Education for Sustainability Foundation, with FutureEd and Green Cross
February 2023 - Powering up Pedagogy: The What, The How and The Why
London Grid for Learning Conference - recording
January 2023 - Bringing precision to the way that we think about digital technology in education
Global Education Influence - recording
December 2022 - Exploring teacher development (1) and From EdTech to PedTech (2)
School of School podcast and podcast
October 2022 - What is PedTech and why are people so excited about it?
The Worshipful Company of Educators Symposium
July 2022 - Report Launch Speaker: How can edtech be optimised to support education recovery, equity and inclusion?'
Education Policy Institute (Chaired by David Laws, Panellists included: Dame Rachel de Souza (Children's Commissioner), Graham Archer (DfE)
July 2022 - The 3 Cs: Making Teacher Professional Learning more Effective
Festival of Education, Wellington College
July 2022 - Unpacking the latest edtech research and its implications for classroom practice
EdTech Innovators
June 2022 - Panel Contributor: How can edtech be optimised to support education recovery, equity and inclusion?'
Education Policy Institute (Chaired by David Laws, Panellists included Julie McCulloch (ASCL), Sandra Hayes (Ofsted), Annie MacIver (DfE), Abdul Chohan
June 2022 - Unpacking the latest edtech research and its implications for classroom practice
Academies Enterprise Trust / DfE EdTech Demonstrator Programme
June 2022 - Panel Chair/Curator: Can young minds empower educators?
Ctrl,Alt,Empwr: Digital Festival: Be Internet Citizens (BeatFreeks, supportded by Google & YouTube)
May 2022 - Navigating Academic Knowledge & Professional Knowledge - with Dr Azumah Dennis
Festival of Scholarship
April 2022 - Panel Contributor: Unpacking the Digital Divide
MA Publications Roundtable
March 2022 - Panel Chair: Techquity: What does equality look like when teaching and learning with technology?
World Education Summit - with Professor Sugata Mitra, Priya Lakhani OBE, Bukky Yusuf and Ken Shelton
March 2022 - Panel Chair: The Future of EdTech: Focusing on the Person not just the Pupil
World Education Summit - with Professor Sanjay Sarma, Raya Bidshari, Laurie Forcier
March 2022 - From EdTech to PedTech: Changing the narrative around technology in education
World Education Summit
March 2022 - Panel Chair: Embracing Children's Identities
World Education Summit - with Marva Rollins OBE, Ruth van Reken and Angela Fubler
March 2022 - From EdTech to PedTech: Changing the narrative around technology in education
Outstanding Schools Europe
March 2022 - From EdTech to PedTech: Changing the narrative around technology in education
Festival of EdTech, Department for Education (EdTech demonstrator programme) - link
March 2022 - Evidence led decision making - a workshop for school leaders
The World of Education, TTS
February 2022 - From EdTech to PedTech: Changing the narrative around technology in education
The World of Education, TTS - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Km84TvzWyQ & Showcased on-stand at BETT 2022
January 2022 - Unpacking Teaching: What do school leaders need to know when planning for effective teacher development?
The World of Education, TTS - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXMh8ksz4nc&t=895s
November 2021 - Panel: Building Digital Literacy: What about the skills needed to teach?
Global Forum for Educators (Oxford University Press)
October 2021 - Panel: The future of education
British Educational Suppliers Association AGM & Conference
October 2021 - Championing evidence based CPD - the 7 Es of effective professional learning
Outstanding Schools Middle East
July 2021 - From EdTech to PedTech: Changing the narrative around technology in education
Technology, Pedagogy and Education Association 34th International Conference
June 2021 - An exploration of the relationship between teacher's pedagogical beliefs and their uses of ICT in classroom practice
The Open University
June 2021 - From EdTech to PedTech: Changing the narrative around technology in education - a workshop for leaders
Festival of EdTech
May 2021 - From EdTech to PedTech: Changing the narrative around technology in education
All Party Parliamentary Group for Education Technology Speaker & Panellist
March 2021 - The Future of Education Technology: Panel Chair (Panellists: Professor Sugata Mitra, Professor Stephen Heppell, Professor Sanjay Sarma, Dr Denise Abulafia).
World Education Summit
March 2021 - Panellist - Road to Recovery: EdTech Hub / Regional Schools Commissioner
Department for Education, in partnership with Cornerstone Academy Trust
March 2021 - Maximising Professional Development - the research and the technology
World Education Summit
March 2021 - Brave Leadership Stage Host (Hosting Diana Osagie, Mark Burns, David Price OBE, Dr Jamila Lyiscott, Angela Browne, Katrina Morley, Jacob Martin & Charlotte Ruddy, Louise Stogdale, Dr Barbara diSouidi)
World Education Summit
February 2021 - Panellist - Education Reform: Making a Statement
Royal Commission Roundtable
November 2020 - Increasing the Effectiveness and Flexibility of CPD
Osiris Educational
What Next? The future of technology in Schools
Policy Exchange, Westminster
The future of technology in our schools
White Paper Roundtable (SSAT, Microsoft, Cisco, Steljes, Intel, BESA)
Achieving better value for money & improving outcomes
Reform Roundtable,Westminster
Developing Online Learning: Web 2.0 & Web3.0
Thurrock LA
Developing Student Voice through Online Technologies
St Helen’s LA
Making Web 2 Make an Impact on Learning
SSAT New Technologies Network
Developing Teacher’s CPD through Online Spaces
St Helen’s LA
Online Learning Spaces in the Corporate & Commercial Environments
B2-Group, City of London
Developing Writing Skills & Improving Standards at KS2 & KS3
St Helen’s LA
Education & The Big Society: ICT as a driver of Educational Reform
Inside Government, Westminster
The future of Online Learning Solutions:Impact & Next Steps
Apple Inc.
Developing Parental Engagement through Online Spaces
St Helen’s LA
The future of Online Learning Solutions: Impact & Next Steps
Promethean
Developing Online Learning: Web 2.0 & Web3.0
Peterborough LA
National Curriculum Panel; with Prof Sugata Mitra, Ollie Bray & Dan Roberts
NAACE Strategic Conference
Learning Together through Technology: Web 1, Web 2, Web 3 & Beyond
NAACE Strategic Conference
Developing Online Learning: Web 2.0 & Web3.0
Agilisys/St Helen’s LA
Web 2.0 in the Classroom
SSAT Speed-Learning Conference Series
The Future of Technology in Schools
Policy Exchange, Westminster
The Next Generation of Online Learning
Warwick LA
The Next Generation of Online Learning
Medway Borough Council
The Next Generation of Online Learning
Lewisham LA
Life is about Learning: How & Why
BETT, London (Seminar) & National Portrait Gallery
Learning Together through Technology
Combining Widgit Concept Symbols with Online Learning Solutions
Reading
Assessing Pupils Progress (APP): Using Online Learning Spaces
West Berkshire Local Authority
Where next for Online Learning?
Reading Borough Council
Where next for Online Learning?
Local Authority Advisors Workshop, Reading
Now & Next: Education Technology
NAACE Think Tank, Bristol
Learning Together through Technology
E2BN Conference
Developing Parental Engagement
Microsoft Partners in Learning Conference
Developing Parental Engagement
Specialist Schools & Academies Conference
Improving Writing Standards through Online Learning Technologies
Service Children’s Education, Hamm Conference
Learning Objectives & Outcomes: Online Learning Technologies
Manchester City Council
Developing Teaching & Learning through Online Learning
Manchester City Council
Next Steps in Developing Online Learning
NAACE Strategic Conference
Advisory & Inspection team support through a learning platform
Worcestershire LA
Benefits Realisation from Institutional Technology
Becta
Developing English & Literacy Subject Leadership
Wokingham LA
Beyond the Data: Parental Engagement for Secondary Schools
Wokingham LA
Improving the quality of Early Years provision
Portsmouth LA
Linking Schools across the Globe
Rest of World Headteachers & LA, Service Children’s Education, MoD, Germany
Leading the Leaders: Next steps in Learning Platform innovation
Medway LA
Leading the Leaders: Next steps in Learning Platform innovation
Wokingham LA
The role of learning platforms in Ministry wide workforce development
Ministry of Education, Singapore
Primary & Secondary Learning Platforms: Making an Impact on Learning
Rochdale LA, Cheshire LA, Suffolk LA, Medway LA, Portsmouth LA, Brighton LA, Worcestershire LA Conferences
A Local Authority wide Learning Platform
Leicestershire LA
An International Learning Platform
Service Children’s Education, Ministry of Defence, Germany
Developing Secondary School Learning Platform Impact
Wokingham LA
Assessment for Learning & The Role of Eportfolios
BETT, London
Social Learning & Collaborative Projects
BETT, London
Global Learners
BETT, London
Developing your School Improvement Priorities – Primary & Early Years
Wokingham LA
Developing your Learning Platform
Worcestershire LA
A Grid for Learning wide learning platform Northern Grid for Learning
BETT, London (Keynote)
Personalised Learning & Collaborative Learning
Wokingham LA, West Berkshire LA, Suffolk LA
Supporting Special Educational Needs through your learning platform
Portsmouth LA
Making IT relevant through your learning platform
Alan November Conferences
14-19 Curriculum made easier through a learning platform
Blackburn with Darwen LA 14-19 Partnership
A Grid for Learning wide learning platform
Northern Grid for Learning
Learning Platform Development
East Sussex LA
Literacy & English Development through your Learning Platform
Wokingham LA
Assessment for Learning & Personalised Online Learning Spaces
Cheshire LA & Bolton LA.
How a learning platform can help you to achieve your School Improvement Priorities
Worcestershire LA
Extending Learning Opportunities – Keynote
NAACE All Members Conferences
How a learning platform can help you to achieve your School Improvement Priorities
Gloucestershire LA
The role of learning platforms in curriculum and assessment
QCA, London
Learning Platform Development
Portsmouth LA
How a learning platform can help you to achieve your School Improvement Priorities
Haringay LA
Next Steps with your Learning Platform
West Berkshire LA
How a learning platform can help you to achieve your School Improvement Priorities
Suffolk LA – Headteachers conference
Developing Early Years practice through a Local Authority wide learning platform
Wokingham LA Early Years
International Collaboration through learning platform
British Council
Climate Project: District Wide Collaboration
Department of Education, South Brooklyn & Staten Island, New York
Raising Standards in Challenging Schools
Department of Education, South Brooklyn & Staten Island, New York
Supporting Children Beyond Traditional School Environments
SEGfL, XENO Project
How a learning platform can help you to achieve your School Improvement Priorities
Worcestershire LA
Extending Learning Opportunities with your Learning Platform
SWGfL Regional Conferences
Personalised Learning: Getting the most from your Learning Platform
Institute of Directors, Annual Showcase
Extending Learning Opportunities: Beyond the Classroom
Capita Annual Conference
Singapore Youth Olympic Games & Learning Platform Collaboration
Ministry of Education, Singapore
International Collaborative Learning
SingTel Communications, Singapore
How a learning platform can help you to achieve your School Improvement Priorities
East Sussex LA
Whole School Improvement Priorities: Collaborative Learning
Dorset LA
Secondary School Improvement Priorities: A learning platform solution
Medway LA
Whole School Improvement Priorities: Collaborative Learning
Dorset LA
How a learning platform can help you to achieve your School Improvement Priorities
Worcestershire LA
How a learning platform can help you to achieve your School Improvement Priorities
Portsmouth LA
Collaborative Learning & Social Learning
UniServity National Roadshows
How a learning platform can help you to achieve your School Improvement Priorities
Brighton LA
A local authority wide learning platform
Cambridge LA
Introducing Learning Platforms
University of Winchester
A local authority wide learning platform
Milton Keynes LA
Collaborative Learning
West Berkshire LA
Supporting Gifted & Talented Children Online
Da Vinci GAT project
Introducing Learning Platforms
University of Winchester
Extending Learning Opportunities – Implications for Teaching & Learning
Learn South West Conference
How a learning platform can help you to achieve your School Improvement Priorities
Suffolk LA – Headteachers conference
A local authority wide learning platform
Southampton LA
A County wide learning platform
Oxfordshire LA
Extending Learning Opportunities – Implications for Teaching & Learning
NAACE Annual Strategic Conference
How a learning platform can help you to achieve your School Improvement Priorities
Rochdale LA – Headteacher conference
A local authority wide learning platform
Bracknell Forest LA
How a learning platform can help you to achieve your School Improvement Priorities
Rochdale LA – Headteacher conference
Learning Platforms in a Primary School, Learning Platforms in a Secondary School
UniServity Roadshows: North of England, Midlands, South of England
A Learning Platform Vision for the Future (Primary) & (Secondary)
BETT, London
A County wide learning platform
Hampshire LA
Transforming Primary School Learning with a Learning Platform
Specialist Schools & Academies Trust
Personalised Online Learning Spaces: Introducing Eportfolios
West Berkshire LA
Bringing your Primary School into the 21st Century
Portsmouth LA
Role of learning platforms and wider educational technology in supporting CPD of schools workforce
House of Commons, Westminster
Supporting Authority Advisory, Inspection & District Work with a Learning Platform
Hampshire LA – Advisory, Inspectors & District Managers Development Day
Supporting Advanced Skills Teachers with a Learning Platform
Wokingham LA
Collaboration across Schools
Torbay LA/DASP
How a learning platform can help you to achieve your School Improvement Priorities
Suffolk LA Headteacher conference
Benefits of a learning platform for Primary & Secondary Schools
Isle of Wight LA
Learning Platforms in a Primary School, Learning Platforms in a Secondary School
UniServity Roadshows: North of England, Midlands, South of England
Headteacher Development Day: Creating a 21st Century Vision for your School
Wokingham LA
Role of learning platforms in wider Educational Technology Strategy
DCSF
Role of learning platforms in supporting workplace/school dialogue
Royal Navy
Implementing your school Virtual Learning Environment
Lewisham LA
Personalising Learning
Hampshire Annual ICT Conference
Using a Virtual Learning Environment to enhance your Infant School
Service Children’s Education Annual Conference – Dusseldorf, Germany
Infant Children & a Virtual Learning Environment
BETT, London
Learning Platform – Primary Examples
East Sussex Annual Conference
How a Learning Platform can work in an Infant School
Hampshire Annual ICT Conference