Autumn Conference 2018 – Programme
The Midland Hotel, Manchester
Monday to Thursday, 1st - 4th October 2018
‘TOGETHER TO LEARN’
Monday, 1st October 2018 |
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| 12.30 p.m. | Buffet lunch and refreshments served in the exhibition areas |
| 12.30 p.m. | Private Lunch New Members with Chairs of divisions, Chairs of sub-committees and HMC officers served in the Stanley |
| 1.00 p.m. | Private Session Boarding Schools' meeting Nick Wergan (Chair, Boarding Schools' Association) Robin Fletcher (Chief Executive, Boarding Schools' Association) held in the Derby |
| 1.45 p.m. | Public Session Chair's Opening Address Shaun Fenton (Headmaster, Reigate Grammar School) held in the Alexandra Suite |
| 2.15 p.m. | Public Session SCHOOL - AN EDUCATION FIT FOR PURPOSE led by Shaun Fenton (Headmaster, Reigate Grammar School) and Geoff Barton (ASCL, General Secretary) Leaders from state and independent schools, parents, teachers, students and Governors can have a shared view of education being about what we can value rather than just what we can measure held in the Alexandra Suite |
| 3.00 p.m. | Refreshments served in the Exhibition Areas |
| 3.00 p.m. | Afternoon Tea for Spouses/Partners held in the Tea Room |
| 3.45 p.m. | Public Session THE MORAL MAZE OF MODERN LEADERSHIP Michael Buerk (former BBC newsreader) held in the Alexandra Suite |
| 4.45 p.m. | Private Session Divisional Meetings London : Alexandra Suite South Central : Stanley South West : Trafford South East : Lancaster East : Victoria West : Chester North West : Fairclough North East : Rolls Scottish : Royce Irish : Houghton International: Derby |
| 6.00 p.m. | Private Session CCF Briefing hosted by Mark Mortimer (Head, Warminster School) Major General Tyrone Urch (GOC Home Command) Colonel (Retired) Murdo Urquhart OBE (Chief Executive, CCFA) held in the Alexandra Suite |
| 7.00 p.m. | Drinks Reception served in the exhibition areas |
| 7.45 p.m. | Dinner or a choice of private discussion dinners: - Major General Tyrone Urch (GOC Home Command) - David Kogan (Executive Director, Magnum Photos) - Tracey Neville (England Netball Coach) How the gold medal was secured at the Commonwealth Games |
Tuesday, 2nd October 2018 |
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| 7.00 a.m. | Breakfast served in Mr. Cooper's and Trafford |
| 7.30 a.m. | Catholic Mass Celebrated by Father Paul Daly held in Rolls |
| 7.30 a.m. | Holy Communion held in Royce |
| 8.45 a.m. | Public Session TEACHING AND LEARNING Panel to consider what learning looks like when it is about helping all children achieve their potential rather than about hitting targets Professor Deborah Eyre (High Performance Learning and World Class Schools) Laura Kearney (Visible Learning and what the best schools do in the light of John Hattie's meta studies research) Dame Rachel de Souza (Chief Executive of the Inspiration Trust - transforming schools) held in the Alexandra Suite |
| 9.45 a.m. | Workshop Session 1 |
| 10.45 a.m. | Refreshments served in the exhibition areas |
| 11.15 a.m. | Workshop Session 2 |
| 12.15 p.m. | Public Session THE PICTURE OF OUR TIME (title to be confirmed) David Kogan (Executive Director, Magnum Photos International, ex-BBC, ex-Reuters) held in the Alexandra Suite |
| 1.00 p.m. | Buffet lunch and refreshments served in the exhibition areas Book signing by David Kogan |
| 2.00 p.m. | Workshop Session 3 |
| 3.00 p.m. | Refreshments served in the exhibition areas |
| 5.00 p.m. | Annual Service at St Ann's Church |
| 7.00 p.m. | Drinks Reception served in the exhibition areas |
| 7.30 p.m. | Autumn Conference Dinner served in the Alexandra Suite |
Wednesday, 3rd October 2018 |
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| 7.00 a.m. | Breakfast served in Mr Cooper's and Trafford |
| 7.30 a.m. | Catholic Mass Celebrated by Father Paul Daly held in Rolls |
| 7.30 a.m. | Prayer Meeting held in Royce |
| 9.00 a.m. | Private Session Annual General Meeting held in the Alexandra Suite |
| 10.00 a.m. | Public Session WELLBEING AND PASTORAL CARE led by (to be confirmed) Nastasha Devon MBE (Mental Health campaigner and former Government spokesperson for mental health) Dick Moore (consultant and advisor to schools on mental health and resilience) Digital Awareness UK - DAUK held in the Alexandra Suite |
| 11.00 a.m. | Refreshments served in the exhibition Areas |
| 11.45 a.m. | Public Session LEADING CHANGE IN DIFFICULT TIMES Jill Brady (Executive Vice President, Customer Service, Virgin Atlantic) held in the Alexandra Suite |
| 12.30 p.m. | Buffet lunch and refreshments served in the exhibition areas |
| 1.30 p.m. | Public Session UNIVERSITIES PANEL led by Chris Ramsey (Head, Whitgift School) Dame Janet Beer (Vice-Chancellor, University of Liverpool) Richard Harvey (Academic Registrar, UEA) Aaron Porter (Past president of the NUS and HE consultant) Ben Jordan (Executive Director, UCAS) held in the Alexandra Suite |
| 2.30 p.m. | Refreshments served in the exhibition areas |
| 3.15 p.m. | Private Session TALKING HEADS led by (to be confirmed) A small panel of HMC members share their own experiences of a learning experience held in the Alexandra Suite |
| 6.45 p.m | Two-course Theatre Supper served in Trafford and Derby followed by a private performance at The Comedy Club, Manchester or book dinner in Mr. Cooper's at the Midland Hotel for a time of your choice or go out with your friends to explore Manchester's diverse night life! |
