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BCSE Building Better Schools Conference 2012

Liverpool, 12th -13th November 2012

Day One Programme – Monday 12th November, The Foresight Centre,

Time Schedule

10:30 – 11:30 Registration

11:30 – 11:40 Welcome Nusrat Faizullah, CEO, BCSE 11:40 – 12:15 Keynote: The Story of Liverpool Jane Corbett, Cabinet Member for Education and Children's Services, Liverpool 12:15 – 13:00 Lunch Break and Registration 13:00 – 16:00 Study Tours (choice of one)

1) Environments that inspire (BSF schools) – Allsop High School

2) Meeting all needs (inclusion) – The Royal School for the Blind

3) Schools for the future (new school models) – North Liverpool

4) Wellbeing and community (faith schools) – King David School

each study tour to include one school visit and a workshop

16:00 – 19:00 Free time

19:00 – 20:45 Drinks Reception

Welcome Nusrat Faizullah, CEO, BCSE

Speech: The future for Liverpool Baltazar Ntwali, Liverpool Youth Council

21:00 Close

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Day Two Programme – Tuesday 13th November 2012, , Liverpool

Time Schedule 8:30 – 9:00 Registration 9:00 – 9:15 Welcome Nusrat Faizullah, CEO, BCSE

9:15 – 9:45 Keynote: Come Together -The Liverpool Fairness Charter Claire Dove MBE, CE of Blackburn House, Chair of Social Enterprise UK 9.45 – 10.15 Presentation: Setting the Scene - What can we learn from the past? Andy Beard, Andrew Beard Architect Ltd, CABE Built Environment Expert, formally schools client for Sheffield City Council 10.15 – 11.00 Panel Discussion: The Moral Maze Chair: Martin Lipson, BCSE Tanya White, Head Teacher, Furze Platt Senior School Jayne Hettle, Education Director, Morgan Sindall Alan Coole, Director, Scape Ron Rampling, 11:00 – 11:15 Coffee Break 11:15 – 12:15 Presentations: Innovating for the Future Chair: Jenny Thomas, BCSE Bells and Whistles - What do we really need in our schools? Gerard Loneghan, Head teacher, Gateacre School Small Change, Big Difference Dr Sharon Wright, Creative Wit and Nigel Scorer, Contents Design The Unconventional Learning Environment Catriona Maclay, The Hackney Pirates 12:15 – 13:00 Lunch 13:00 – 13:45 Seminar 1 School Seminar 1: (choice of 4 seminars) Effective use of your space Dr Jenny Thomas – BCSE 14:00 – 14:45 Seminar 2 School Seminar 2: (choice of 4 seminars) Finding funding Rob Gill – The More Team 14:45 – 15:00 Coffee Break 15:00 – 15:30 Presentation: The World of School Environments- An international view Alastair Blyth, Formerly Policy Analyst, OECD 15:30 – 16:05 Keynote: Mike Green, Director of Capital, Education Funding Agency 16.05 – 16:30 Presentation: Healing the Community - Developing children’s zones in Professor Alan Dyson, Centre for Equity in Education, the University of Manchester 16:30 – 17.00 Panel Discussion: How do we create Decent Schools? Chair: Rachel Jones, Chair, BCSE Mairi Johnson, Deputy Director of Design, Education Funding Agency Professor Peter Barrett, Salford University Alan Fogarty, Cundall 17.00 Close

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4 Seminars:

Seminar 1 RIBA Schools Client Forum Seminar – Standardisation to Site: Testing the baseline designs Helen Taylor, Capita Symonds Mairi Johnson, Deputy Director of Design, Education Funding Agency Seminar 2 The Great Outdoors: Making the most of the school grounds Juno Hollyhock, Learning Through Landscapes Sports England, tbc Seminar 3 Classroom Matters: New research confirms classroom environment supports improved performance Adrian Swain, Nightingale Assiate Caroline Paradise, Nightingale Associates Richard Mazuch, Nightingale Associates Seminar 4 Digital Learning: Beyond the Box Hannah Jones, Connecting Learning Bob Harrison, SET UK, (Education Adviser, Toshiba Information Systems (UK) Ltd) Seminar 5 Entering new markets: Working internationally Brigid Coady, BCSE BCSE International Steering Group

For more information see www.bcse.uk.net

Cost

£250 + VAT -- schools, LAs, charities, and other education providers £300 + VAT -- private sector (BCSE Members rate) £450 + VAT -- private sector

Tickets -- there is no reduction in ticket price if you choose only to attend one day. You can share tickets between different company employees but an additional admin charge of £30 is applicable.

We now have a very limited number of £60 tickets for schools that want to attend just the second day of the conference. On this day we will have specialist sessions for schools on how to raise additional funding and practical advice on how to use space more effectively. To claim one of these tickets please email.

To book your ticket please see www.bcse.uk.net

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