The Education Sector: Teaching and Learning in the 21st Century
Programme
| 9:00 | Registration and Refreshments |
| 9:45 | Chairman’s Welcome and Introduction
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| 10:00 | Ownership: who runs our schools?
Origins: Churches, charities, parishes Local authorities, Government, the independent sector Developments and trends
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| 11:00 | Morning Coffee |
| 11:15 | Choice and diversity
The paradox of GM schools, consumerism, the market and access, kinds of schools, further education and universities, from control to ...?
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| 12:15 | Accountability and Response to Demand: What Are Schools, Colleges and Universities For?
A national curriculum, testing and results, market regulation, OFSTED reporting and market information, Parliament, teaching and the new professionalism, changed roles for LAs and Government , the standards and skills debates, special needs, responding to parents, employers and others
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| 13:15 | Lunch |
| - | The View from the House of Commons Select Committee
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| 14:00 | Afternoon Workshop
Themes – including subjects and areas of study, personal learning, new technologies, formalism v. creativity Implications for the Future
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| 15:10 | Afternoon Tea |
| 15:15 | Politics and Education
The politics of both main parties
Perspectives on education from Labour in opposition and government A view from the Trade Union movement How do Special Advisers fit in? The bidding process in Cabinet Committees and the role of the Whips in Parliament Ian McKenzie, former Special Adviser to Phil Hope MP at the DFES (confirmed)
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| 16:00 | Final Questions and Discussion |
| 16:30 | Close |
Please note that the programme is subject to change without notice
