Engaging and Supporting the Progress of Boys - Programme

Wednesday 24 May 2017
America Square Conference Centre, London

09:00 to 09:40

09:40 to 09:50

09:40 – 09:50
Chair's Introduction & Welcome

Chair's Introduction & Welcome

Box Cox, Director of Searching for Excellence Ltd

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09:50 to 10:50

09:50 – 10:50
Breaking Down the Barriers

Boys will be….brilliant:

Learn how to break down the barriers to boys’ achievement and take away proven strategies which actually support progress

Gary Wilson, Education Consultant

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10:50 to 11:20

10:50 – 11:20
Engaging Groups

White working class or white “deprived” class?

Who is this underperforming group and how can your school work with students and their parents to change attitudes towards learning

Sam Baars, Director of Research and Ellie Mulcahy, Researcher, LKMCo

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11:20 to 11:30

11:30 to 12:00

12:00 to 12:50

12:00 – 12:50
1A - Disaffected Boys - Secondary

Proven ways to engage disaffected boys with low level achievement: Encourage them to take pride in their work and effectively change attitudes towards school and learning

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12:00 – 12:50
1B - Writing - Primary

Practical strategies to build resilience in boys’ creative writing, develop their life experiences to draw on and support them to want to edit and improve their writing

This workshop will provide strategies to support pupils with their writing in EYFS, KS1 and KS2

Box Cox, Director of Searching for Excellence Ltd

 

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12:00 – 12:50
1C - Parental Engagement

Learn how to engage parents, increase their expectations and aspirations and turn around negative mindsets to support the progress of boys

Pete Wilkes, Headteacher, Candleby Lane Primary School

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12:50 to 13:40

13:40 to 14:10

13:40 – 14:10
Motivation & Attitudes

The psychology and mindset of learning for underachieving students:

Practical ways to create an environment in your school that encourages motivation, resilience and learning

Bradley Busch, Director, InnerDrive

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14:10 to 14:30

14:10 – 14:30
Boys Literacy

Writing for boys and supporting boys’ literacy – an author’s perspective on what works

Dan Freeman, Journalist

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14:30 to 14:35

14:35 to 15:25

14:35 – 15:25
2A - More Able Boys - Secondary

New ways to engage your more able boys who are underachieving: Ensure they strive for the top grades and successfully change their attitudes and work ethic to avoid ‘corner cutting’

Ruth Powley, Deputy Headteacher, Wilmslow High School

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14:40 to 15:30

14:40 – 15:30
2B - Reading - Primary

How to develop a love of reading in boys and pitch the text appropriately to support deeper understanding, develop vocabulary and encourage reading for longer periods of time

This workshop will provide strategies to support reading in EYFS, KS1 and KS2

National Literacy Trust Representative

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14:40 – 15:30
2C - School Culture

Changing attitudes that school is ‘uncool’: How we as a whole school turned around the stigma attached to working hard and made it the norm to do your best in our school

Richard Burrows, Assistant Principal, Healing School

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15:25 to 15:45

15:40 to 16:30

15:40 – 16:30
3B - Environment & Curriculum - Primary

Create an inside and outside environment that meets the needs of boys and build a curriculum offer that inspires boys in your school

Nicola Wileman, Headteacher, Totley Primary School

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15:40 – 16:30
3C - Building Resilience

New ways to build self-esteem and confidence in boys: Effectively build their resilience and develop independence to support learning

Jody Walshe, Educational and Child Psychologist

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15:45 to 16:35

15:45 – 16:35
3A - Envrionment & Curriculum - Secondary

How to build a curriculum offering that provides relevance and interest to your underachieving boys in light of the Progress 8 agenda

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16:35