Programme

09:00 to 09:30

Registration and refreshments

09:00 – 09:30

Registration and refreshments

09:30 to 09:45

Chair's Introduction and Welcome

09:30 – 09:45

Chair's Introduction and Welcome

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

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

11:10 to 11:20

Questions and answers

11:10 – 11:20

Questions and answers

11:20 to 11:50

Morning refreshments

11:20 – 11:50

Morning refreshments

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

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

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

12:40 to 13:40

Lunch

12:40 – 13:40

Lunch

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

14:10 to 14:20

Questions and answers

14:10 – 14:20

Questions and answers

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

14:20 – 15:10

2B: Secondary: Engaging Parents in Engaging Boys

Jim Macleod, Deputy Headteacher, Watford Grammar Schools for Boys

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

15:10 to 15:30

Afternoon refreshments

15:10 – 15:30

Afternoon refreshments

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

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

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

16:20

Conference close

16:20

Conference close

Engage and Support the Progress of Boys - Programme

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