Policy Forum for Keynote Seminar: in Northern Ireland: raising standards, school accountability and leadership Timing: Morning, Wednesday, 2nd December 2015 Venue: Stormont Hotel, Upper Newtownards Road, Belfast BT4 3LP

Draft agenda subject to change

8.30 ‐ 9.00 Registration and coffee

9.00 ‐ 9.05 Chair’s opening remarks Seán Rogers MLA, Northern Ireland Assembly

9.05 ‐ 9.35 Educational performance in Northern Ireland: the current state of play Sir Robert Salisbury, Chair, Literacy and Numeracy Taskforce (2010–2011) and Chair, Independent Review of the Common Funding Scheme (2012–2013) Questions and comments from the floor

9.35 ‐ 10.15 Raising educational standards ‐ literacy and numeracy, skills for the workforce, and next steps for assessment Dr Damian Murchan, Assistant Professor, School of Education, Trinity College Dublin David Gavaghan, Vice‐Chair, CBI Northern Ireland Dr Michelle Rainey, Principal, Ballyclare High School Questions and comments from the floor

10.15 ‐ 10.50 Full service schools and tackling barriers to learning Gerard McMahon, Project Manager, Full Service Community Network

School improvement through sharing services Mary McCloskey, Principal, St Mary’s Shane Laverty, Principal, Limavady High School Questions and comments from the floor with Gerard McMahon, Project Manager, Full Service Community Network

10.50 ‐ 10.55 Chair’s closing remarks Seán Rogers MLA, Northern Ireland Assembly

10.55 ‐ 11.15 Coffee

11.15 ‐ 11.20 Chair’s opening remarks Trevor Lunn MLA, Northern Ireland Assembly

11.20 ‐ 11.30 Supporting high quality professional development Dr Carmel Gallagher, Registrar and Chief Executive Officer, General Teaching Council for Northern Ireland

11.30 ‐ 12.10 School accountability, inspection and intervention Dr Liz Fawcett, Northern Ireland Representative, ParentsOutLoud Justin McCamphill, Northern Ireland National Official, NASUWT Dr Sam McGuinness, Head of School of Education, Questions and comments from the floor with Dr Carmel Gallagher, Registrar and Chief Executive Officer, General Teaching Council for Northern Ireland

12.10 ‐ 12.55 Providing leadership and promoting the effective management of schools

The establishment of the Controlled Schools Support Council Uel McCrea, Chairman, Controlled Schools Sectoral Support Body

Ensuring high standards in voluntary maintained schools Jim Clarke, Chief Executive, Council for Catholic Maintained Schools

School improvement in integrated schools Nigel Frith, Principal, Drumragh Integrated College and Member, Board of Directors, Northern Ireland Council for (NICIE) Questions and comments from the floor

12.55 ‐ 13.00 Chair’s and Policy Forum for Northern Ireland closing remarks Trevor Lunn MLA, Northern Ireland Assembly Sean Cudmore, Deputy Editor, Policy Forum for Northern Ireland