Naace Strategic Conference 2007

Lead Presentation: Mark Berthelemy, Learning Solutions Architect, Capita Learning and Development

Online social networking tools have the potential to support reflective and collaborative CPD both within and across schools and local authorities.

This session will examine what’s possible, raise a number of issues and suggest ways in which using such tools can become an integrated part of your CPD approach.

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Credit: Leon Cych

Lead Presentation: Gareth Mills, Head of Curriculum Innovation, QCA
Last year QCA led a national conversation about how the curriculum might need to evolve to better prepare young people for life and work in the 21st century.

In this session Gareth Mills will share some of the emerging themes and involve participants in the debate. Importantly, he will explore how we turn the raft of emerging ideas into action.

QCA is working, in partnership with curriculum co-development communities from around the country, to “develop a modern world-class curriculum that will challenge and inspire all learners and prepare them for the future”. These communities are asking some fundamental questions. QCA is working with schools to find ways of improving and re-energising the curriculum for young people. We are finding out what new ideas are working well and sharing them across the network. We are using this information to help shape policy advice.

Christina Preston, Chair MirandaNet Fellowship; Roger Broadie, Broadie Associates Ltd; Margaret Danby, Education Consultant and John Cuthell, Research and Implementation Director MirandaNet Fellowship

This panel session will be an opportunity for members of Naace to debate the issues that emerge from building effective ICT CPD programme. It is hoped that a consensus might be achieved which can be recorded for the use of Naace members and will have an impact on regional and national policy.