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09:00 to 09:30
09:00 – 09:30
Registration and refreshments
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09:30 to 09:45
09:30 – 09:45
Chair's Introduction and Welcome
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09:45 to 10:30
09:45 – 10:30
Keynote 1: Boys will be.....brilliant! Getting it right for boys in primary and secondary education
Gary Wilson, Education Consultant and Author - Raising Boys' Achievement
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10:30 to 11:10
10:30 – 11:10
Keynote 2: Case Study: Implementing a whole-school approach to identifying, monitoring and supporting underachieving boys
Jonathan Robinson, Director of Advanced Learning Alliance and Steph Palfrey, Head of PE, Dame Alice Owen's School
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11:10 to 11:20
11:10 – 11:20
Questions and answers
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11:20 to 11:50
11:20 – 11:50
Morning refreshments
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11:50 to 12:40
11:50 – 12:40
1A: Secondary: Reluctant writers: strategies to engage boys in writing more and improve exam stamina
Ruth Powley, Deputy Headteacher, Wilmslow High School
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11:50 – 12:40
1B: Primary: Inspiring reluctant readers: strategies to engage boys and close the gender gap
Mike Barnes, Assistant Headteacher and Coralie Corrin, Y5/6 Phase Leader & English Lead, Totley Primary School
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11:50 – 12:40
1C: Primary & Secondary: How do we help underachieving boys develop resilience, improve emotional control and motivate them to aim higher?
Bradley Busch, Psychologist and Director, InnerDrive
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12:40 to 13:40
12:40 – 13:40
Lunch
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13:40 to 14:10
13:40 – 14:10
Keynote 3: Making it Better for Boys: The Gender Agenda
Ali McClure, Education Consultant and Author – Making it Better for Boys
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14:10 to 14:20
14:10 – 14:20
Questions and answers
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14:20 to 15:10
14:20 – 15:10
2A: Primary & Secondary: Making it Better for Boys: The Gender Agenda in Your School
Ali McClure, Education Consultant and Author – Making it Better for Boys
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14:20 – 15:10
2B: Secondary: Engaging Parents in Engaging Boys
Jim Macleod, Deputy Headteacher, Watford Grammar Schools for Boys
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14:20 – 15:10
2C: Primary: Practical tips to design a rich and ambitios curriculum in English KS1 and 2 to support boys' progress
Bob Cox, Director, Searching for Excellence Ltd
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15:10 to 15:30
15:10 – 15:30
Afternoon refreshments
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15:30 to 16:20
15:30 – 16:20
3A: Primary & Secondary: Creating a boy-friendly school: strategies to hit all the right buttons to combat 'lad' culture and make it 'cool' to succeed
Richard Burrows, Assistant Headteacher, Healing School
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15:30 – 16:20
3B: Secondary: Catch-up plans: designing effective catch-up plans to address the difficulties contributing to underachievement
Ruth Powley, Deputy Headteacher, Wilmslow High School
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15:30 – 16:20
3C: Primary & Secondary: Supporting the progress of more able, underachieving boys to guide learning, expand interests and raise aspirations
Claire Gadbsy, Education Consultant, Trainer & Author
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16:20
16:20
Conference close
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