Bradford Education Festival

CONFERENCES

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TEDxYouth Event: Students Speak Out

The Bradford Education Festival is partnering with the Speakers Trust to work with Year 10 students across our city to help them develop their public speaking and communication skills to share their perspective on our city.

You’ve Taught It – But Did They Get It? Learning from the latest research on student feedback and assessment

In this focused one day conference, we’ll explore the very latest thinking on student feedback to find out what works, as the Education Endowment Foundation prepares to publish it latest evidence review on this topic.

Leaders of the Future: Dare to Dream

Two half day mini-conferences for the next generation of Bradford’s school leaders. Join top national speakers to explore the future and shape your personal plan.

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DEBATES

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LocaliQ digital agency of the Telegraph and Argus digital revolution debate: Is our school curriculum fit for the digital age?

Tuesday 16 June, 16.00-17.30 (with refreshments)

The TES Institute Innovators’ Debate: Could Edtech be transformational? Or does it just get in the way of good teaching?

Wednesday 17 June, 16.00-17.30 (with refreshments)

The PwC Leaders’ Debate: Whatever Happened to Social Mobility?

Thursday 18 June, 16.00-17.30 (with refreshments)

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CELEBRATIONS

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Pupils' Art Exhibition

The National Museum are handing over their foyer space for a special exhibition of student art during the Bradford Education festival week.

Celebration Event

Bradford Sings! School Choirs Rock St Georges Hall

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Students and young people are the reason we’re here – so we wanted them to be at the BE2020 too.

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We’ve released our intial programme for BE2020 next June, with conferences, debates and celebrations at the heart of plans.

Major Partners…

We teamed up with PwC, the TES Institute and the Telegraph and Argus to explore the future of education next summer is debate series running over three days, from 16 to 18 June.

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Andy Buck

Author, speaker, former headteacher and director at National College, now the CEO of Leadership Matters and founder of The Started Foundation.

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Mary Myatt

Education adviser, writer and speaker, much in demand to work with teachers and leaders about learning, leadership and the curriculum.

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Jenny Webb

Teacher, leader, author, blogger and speaker – the person behind “funkpedagogy.com” - currently Assistant Principal: Teaching, Learning and Staff Development at West Yorkshire Academy.

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Andy Sammons

Author of “The Compassionate Teacher”, a serving classroom teacher, currently Head of English at a large secondary school in West Yorkshire.

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Matt Hood

Chief Education Officer at Ambition Institute, a former teacher, school leader, government policy advisor and CEO at the Institute for Teaching.

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Amjad Ali

Teacher, trainer, TEDx speaker, practising SENCO and senior leader working a start up secondary school.

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You don’t have to wait until next June – be inspired now!

If you work in schools and want to keep in touch with what happening within the wider professional community in Bradford, hop over to our parent website www.bradfordteaching.org

Our “Be Inspired” stories keep you up to date with events, news and features. And if you have a story that might inspire others……let us know!

Want to come and join us? Train to Teach.

If you’ve wondered about training to teach, you’ll find information about the training options available in Bradford on our parent website.

Click here to find out about what kind of teachers we need in Bradford >

Plus there’s a full list of training providers and advice on how to apply.

Could your school be an award winner?

Before BE 2020, we working with the Telegraph and Argus to support the Bradford School Awards – celebrating the best of education in our city. Entries for the 2020 awards open on the 1st of October 2019.

Find out how to enter here >>

Don’t leave it too late – the closing date for entries is 16th of December 2019. Tell us what’s great about your school.

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CONFERENCES

Featuring...

TEDxYouth Event: Students Speak Out

You’ve Taught It – But Did They Get It? Learning from the latest research on student feedback and assessment

Leaders of the Future: Dare to Dream

DEBATES

Featuring...

LocaliQ digital agency of the Telegraph and Argus digital revolution debate: Is our school curriculum fit for the digital age?

The TES Institute Innovators’ Debate: Could Edtech be transformational? Or does it just get in the way of good teaching?

The PwC Leaders’ Debate: Whatever Happened to Social Mobility?

CELEBRATIONS

Featuring...

Pupils' Art Exhibition

Celebration Event

GET INVOLVED AND #BEINSPIRED2020

Join Us...

Have you Seen…..

Major Partners…

#BEINSPIRED2020

Meet the people who are getting involved and when...

Andy Buck

Mary Myatt

Jenny Webb

Andy Sammons

Matt Hood

Amjad Ali

You don’t have to wait until next June – be inspired now!

Want to come and join us? Train to Teach.

Could your school be an award winner?

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