Secondary Gifted & Talented 2009 - London

Programme

9:00 – 9:45	Registration & refreshments
9:45 – 10:00	Chair’s Welcome and Introduction Dr David George, Educational Consultant and First Chairman and President of NACE
Keynote 1 10:00 – 10:30	Essential policy update: a major change for G&T in 2009 Tim Dracup, Gifted and Talented Lead, DCSF
Keynote 2 10:30 – 11:00	Engaging staff with G&T: developing a whole-school approach to provision Ian Warwick, Senior Director, London Gifted and Talented
11:00 – 11:10	Question and answer session
11:10 – 11:40	Morning refreshments
11:40 – 12:40	Streamed Sessions 1
1A		1B	1C	1D
Case study on managing time as a busy G&T leader: leading high quality provision under time constraints Moira Sheehan, Principal Project Leader for Gifted and Talented, Villiers Park Educational Trust		Using data to track pupil progress and evaluate your G&T provision: making informed interventions John Preet, Lead Teacher Gifted and Talented, Cheadle Hulme High School	An introduction to leading G&T: developing your policy and action plan and gaining support from your SLT Anne Bridgland, G&T Consultant	Differentiating learning for G&T students in the classroom: activities to create challenge in a mixed ability class Ian Warwick, Senior Director, London Gifted and Talented
12.40 – 13:40	Lunch
Keynote 3 13:40 – 14:10	Embedding G&T provision in classroom teaching: personalising learning for G&T pupils across subjects Dr David George, Educational Consultant and First Chairman and President of NACE
14:10 – 15:10	Streamed Sessions 2
2A		2B	2C	2D
Developing G&T pupils as independent learners by teaching them personal, learning and thinking skills Anne de A’Echevarria, Director, Thinkwell Consultancy		Identification: criteria and strategies for finding your G&T pupils Jane Hobson-Pells, AST for G&T, Stockport School	Tackling underachievement: intervention strategies with disadvantaged pupils, reluctant learners and SEN/G&T students Sue Soan, Principal Lecturer and Leading Academic G&T	Differentiating learning for G&T students in the classroom: activities to create challenge in a mixed ability class Ian Warwick, Senior Director, London Gifted and Talented
15:10 – 15:40	Afternoon refreshments
15:40 – 16:40	Streamed Sessions 3
3A		3B	3C	3D
Effective ways to handle parental involvement in G&T Mehtab Hashmi Culling, Education Consultant, NAGC		Cost-effective strategies for G&T provision: making the most of a limited G&T budget John Peet, Lead Teacher Gifted and Talented, Cheadle Hulme High School	Engaging G&T pupils in learning: raising aspirations and communicating opportunities Dr David George, Educational Consultant and First Chairmantional Consultant and President of NACE	Secondary enrichment activities to take away: new ideas for extra-curricular learning Sarah Philo, G&T Consultant
16:40	Conference close