National Conference 2022 Together We Thrive

Join us for Challenge Partners’ National Conference in April, to hear from inspiring speakers, learn collaboratively and share best practice. As collaboration is one of our key values, we have chosen the theme Together We Thrive; and we look forward to hearing from Sonita Alleyne, Barry Carpenter and a range of schools sharing leading practice.

Sonita Alleyne OBE is the Master of Jesus College, Cambridge, the first woman to hold the post and the first black master of any Oxbridge college. She also founded the Yes Programme to show primary school pupils their future career options. She will discuss social mobility, diversity and inclusion.

We are also looking forward to hearing from former minister David Laws of the Education Policy Institute, and George the Poet in conversation with Anne Mroz. We’ll also hear from Shaun Brown of The Difference on reducing school exclusions, and Adrian Walcott of Brands with Values.

There will be a masterclass too from the UK’s first Professor in Mental Health in Education, Barry Carpenter CBE, who will be speaking about support for pupils with SEND. Barry is a former headteacher, and Director of the Centre for Special Education at Westminster College, Oxford. 

Our partner schools are at the very foundation of everything we do. SOme will be Sharing Leading Practice in nine sessions and topics include wellbeing, careers education, curriculum development, science and successful interventions. We are giving each full partner school a free ticket to attend, and look forward to seeing you there.

We are excited to share our agenda for this years National Conference:

9:40am to 10:00am - Welcome and Introductions - Dr Kate Chhatwal OBE

10:00am to 11:00am - Keynote one - Sonita Alleyne OBE

11:00am to 11:10am - School Performance - St Mary’s Chamber Choir

11:10am to 11:30am - Coffee and networking

11:30am to 12:10pm - Sharing Leading Practice sessions and Masterclasses 

• Masterclass: Shaun Brown, The Difference
• Masterclass: Barry Carpenter
• Kingsbury Green Academy
• The Children's Hospital School
• Ashton Keynes CE Primary School
• St Catherine’s CofE Primary School

12:15pm to 13:15pm - Keynote two - David Laws, Education Policy Institute

13:15 to 14:00pm - Lunch and meet the trustees, Music from Mounts’ Bay

14:00pm to 14:40pm - Sharing Leading Practice sessions and Masterclasses

• The Elephant Group
• Swiss Cottage
• Charles Dickens Primary School
• Sir Christopher Hatton Academy
• Claremont High School (cross phase)
• Masterclass: Brands with Values

14:45pm to 15:45pm - Keynote 3 - George the Poet + host (Ann Mroz)

15:45pm to 16:00pm - Closing remarks - Dame Sue John

16:00pm to 16:30pm - Networking

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