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Event:  The National Learning Platforms Conference 2010

Date:   Tuesday 15th June 2010

Time:   09:00 -16:30. Informal Drinks Reception: 16:30 - Late

Venue:  The Palace Hotel, Oxford Street, Manchester M60 7HA

Hosted by award-winning education technology specialists Frog (www.frogtrade.com), secondary school leaders across the country are invited to attend The National Learning Platforms Conference 2010 – Frog’s most inspirational educational event of the year. This free one-day event will feature workshops and keynotes including ‘From intranet and failed VLEs to outstanding success’ by Cramlington Learning Village to ‘Parents and schools: learning platforms supporting a new partnership’ by Simon Shaw from Becta. Every workshop is intended to give forward-thinking school leaders the inspiration to maximise the impact of their Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) and achieve excellence through creativity.

Opening the event is keynote speaker Lord Sutherland who has made many contributions to education, including serving as Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Schools in England (1992-94), and has received numerous distinctions, including ten honorary degrees from European and American universities.

This unique conference will provide school leaders with insight into everything they need to know about how schools have successfully embedded learning platforms and parental engagement platforms, together with the tools and inspiration to achieve great results. Delegates can learn how Arrow Vale Community High School is engaging students through creativity and ownership, how Thomas Alleyne’s High School is promoting whole school engagement, and how Costello Technology College is using its award-winning parent portal to engage parents. Delegates can also attend Haybridge High School and Sixth Form’s practical workshop about how to sustain the momentum of a learning platform.

Please find below the event programme for further details. To register your free place please either visit: www.frogtrade.com/conference or email: conference@frogtrade.com by May 27th. Delegates can participate using Twitter – please add #frog10 on to the end of your post.



PROGRAMME

Tuesday 15th June 2010

The Palace Hotel, Oxford Street, Manchester M60 7HA
http://www.palace-hotel-manchester.co.uk/

09:00 – 09:45 
Registration and Refreshments

09:50 – 10:00 
Welcome and Introduction

10:00  – 10:30 
Lord Sutherland – Keynote Speaker

10:30 – 11:20 
The Corsham School - Keynote Speakers

11:20 – 11:50 
Refreshments and Networking Opportunities

12:00 – 12:50 
Workshop 1 – Choose from one of the following:
• From intranet and failed VLEs to outstanding success – Cramlington Learning Village
• Promoting whole school engagement in the first year – Thomas Alleyne’s High School
• The school with no walls – The Abbey School
• Introducing the complete learning community – Attleborough High School

12:55 – 13:55 
Lunch and Networking Opportunities

14:00 – 14:40 
Workshop 2 – Choose from one of the following:
• Showcasing the new Frog Developer Platform – Ninestiles School
• Engaging and motivating teachers and students in teaching and learning – St John the Baptist Catholic Comprehensive School
• Parents and schools: learning platforms supporting a new partnership – Simon Shaw, Becta
• What’s learning got to do with it? – Bob Harrison, Founder of SET (Support for Education and Training)

14:50 – 15:40 
Workshop 3 – Choose from one of the following:
• Sustaining the momentum through creativity – Haybridge High School and Sixth Form
• Engaging students through creativity and ownership  - Arrow Vale Community High School
• Maximising the impact of your learning platform – Swan Valley Community School
• Engaging parents through educational technology – 1 year on – Costello Technology College

15:40 – 16:00 
Refreshments and Networking Opportunities

16:00 – 16:20 
Conference Round up

16:20 – 16:30 
Close and Prize Draw

16.30 - Late    
Networking and Informal Drinks Reception
Come and join us for the networking and informal drinks reception which is free to all delegates

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