A conference to launch the #LearningFirst vision was held at Sheffield Hallam University on 21st May 2016.
This is the original live, unedited streamed video. Here are lots of edited clips for sharing (kindly edited and shared via Leah Stewart):
The lecture theatre sessions were captured by the incredibly talented Penelope Mendonca penmendonca.com @MendoncaPen You are free to download and share these images but please ensure that you credit Pen, in all instances.
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Click on the image above and you can then click through to see all 3 posters. Pen has provided high resolution versions for you to download here.
Hannah Tyreman did a fantastic job of documenting much of the day:
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My reflections on #LearningFirst (and links to notes I made throughout the day) https://t.co/hMQmsVuNLs
Simon Cowley
TSC South West Regional Representative. Sch imp and PM responsibility for White Horse Fed. Perspective: across TSAs |
Speakers’ presentations will be uploaded over the next week. Box will be marked with a PP, once presentation is available. | Gemma Andrews & Lorraine Oldale
Head of Learning and Development, AET & HT of Wix and Wrabness PS Perspective: across TSAs
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Gill Kelly
Consultant Headteacher, EOS Perspective: across MATs
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Alison Ley
Deputy Headteacher, Castle Hill School Perspective: SEND |
Di Leedham & Dianne Excell
English/Literacy/EAL teacher; Regional Groups Coordinator NALDIC
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Natalie Packer
Member of DfE Commission for AWL Perspective: SEND
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Charlotte Hacking
Learning Programme Leader, CLPE Perspective: Progression in reading & writing
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John Tomsett, Victoria Umpleby & Rebecca McCrea Huntingdon Secondary & Primary SchoolsPerspective: cross phase KS2-KS3 We are really looking forward to sharing how we work together across our schools to ensure that our assessment systems work in the best interests of all our pupils. |
Ros Wilson
Education Consultant and creator of Big Writing and Power Writing Perspective: quality writing
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Shirley Clarke & Seamus Gibbons
Education author, researcher & HT Langford School
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Lisa Pettifer
Head of Profess. Dev, Nelson Tomlinson School Perspective: enabling teacher agency, literacy |
Dr Julian Grenier
Headteacher, Sheringham Nursery School and Children’s Centre Perspective: EYFS
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Dr Mark Boylan
Director, The Evaluation of the Mathematics Teacher Exchange: China-England, Sheffield Hallam Uni Perspective: Shanghai primary maths
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Sameena Choudry
Founder of Equitable Education Perspective: EAL
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Binks Neate-Evans, Katie Mack & Sarah Mardell
West Earlham Infant and Nursery School
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Kat Schofield
Consultant Headteacher, Mead Teaching School Perspective: research & trialling See the article about Kat’s session below.
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Ally Daubney & Prof. Martin Fautley
Uni of Sussex and Incorporated Soc of Musicians & Director, research in education Perspective: music education Freely available materials from the ISM website – teachers just need to add their contact details to get access to the primary and secondary materials. www.ism.org/nationalcurriculum |
Pete Sides
South Yorkshire Maths Hub Perspective: maths
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Karen Wilding
NCETM Professional Standard holder Perspective: maths
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Gary Wilkie, Hannah Phillips and Alannah Palmer
Sheringham Primary School Perspective: developing AWL systems |
Simon Smith & Gareth Davies
Headteacher and MD and co-founder of Frog Education Perspective: implementation of assessment principles |
Marc Hayes
Teacher, Bader Primary School Perspective: Visible learning, pupil voice |
Lee Card
Deputy Headteacher and SLE Perspective: workload
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Diane Swift
SCITT Director Diane’s Swift’s session on ‘Supporting Beginning Teachers in Being Assessment Capable’. Diane is Director at Keele and North Staffordshire Primary SCITT. See the article below.
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Andy Moor
Principal and Director of Ignite TSA Perspective: principled assessment
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Jeremy Crook
SCITT Perspective: initial teacher education
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Paul Scales
Subject Leader for MFL, Langley Grammar Sch Perspective: MFL
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Asher Levin
Director of Inclusion and Research Perspective: cognitive science in education
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Shahina Burnett
On behalf of Wayne Tennent Perspective: guided comprehension & dialogic teaching
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Alan Eathorne & Stef Edwards Assistant Headteacher, Meadowdale PSPerspective: developing practice, lesson study We are going to be looking at developing assessment expertise through lesson study. What difference does it make? We will explore how lesson study will provide a lens for viewing the developments in practice you are making in your setting. PP |
Summer Turner
Director of T&L, East London Science School Perspective: assessment design
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Kat Schofield’s session was captured by a Pearson Blogger. Great job!
#LearningFirst: The Power of Talk in Developing Children’s Higher Order Thinking Skills
What’s the difference between formative and summative assessment? According to Kat Schofield, you can relate the 2 neatly to Steven Covey’s ‘circle of influence’ and ‘circle of concern’. On Saturday 21 May, a group of us from Pearson went along to the first #LearningFirst event hosted by the @BeyondLevels team organised by Dame Alison Peacock.
Diane’s Swift’s session on ‘Supporting Beginning Teachers in Being Assessment Capable’, was captured by one of the Pearson Bloggers who attended the day. Diane is Director at Keele and North Staffordshire Primary SCITT.
Pearson Primary UK on Twitter
On 21 May, we went to the first @BeyondLevels #LearningFirst event. Read the first in our series of blog posts on it https://t.co/ZmOOlq6BT8
Assessment Tracking Systems – Keeping it Simple
Assessment Tracking System – Keeping it Simple. #Learningfirst I have embraced Life without Levels from the start of my first headship. Listening to Tim Oates at The Key Conference, I agreed with the key principles of fewer things in greater depth and studying things at the right pace to secure deep learning.
A Head Teacher’s Response – Find Professional Courage: The White Paper and a Profession in Crisis
The following post originally appeared in the Issue 6 of #TheFeed, and was written by Tom Rees, Head Teacher of Simon De Senlis Primary School. #TheFeed – Issue 6 – May 2016-Tim BushDocs.com Find Professional Courage; The White Paper and a Profession in Crisis? It’s a funny old time in education at the moment; budget…
Saturday period 4 – #Learningfirst conference @beyondlevels
So thought it might be appropriate for a small reflection on the rather excellent #learnfirst conference that I have been to today. There were a couple of profound moments the second one was when was when Mick Walker (he the wise owl of QCA and curriculum) reminded us that the average age of teachers in…
#LearningFirst Conference – In a Nutshell
I attended this first #LearningFirst conference and wanted to summarise the key messages that I left with. (The fact the day has inspired me to set up a blog is a result in itself!) The profession has taken a public bashing over recent years, yet a large number of us gave up a Saturday for…
Thank you #LearningFirst
It was a breath of fresh air spending my Saturday last weekend at the #LearningFirst conference in Sheffield. It would have had to be something special for me to give up half my weekend and it certainly was that. One of the strongest impressions I came away with was the need for pupils, teachers and leaders to…
Why we need to take a ‘Punk’ approach to the future of assessment
“Don’t be told what you want. Don’t be told what you need” God Save the Queen, Sex Pistols (1977) This weekend, educationalists who have answered a call from Dame Alison Peacock (article free to subscribers) are gathering in Sheffield for the inaugural #LearningFirst event.
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Read our thoughts after a fantastic #LearningFirst #Assessment Conference https://t.co/Ywp5NX3Es4 @BeyondLevels
school data updates on Twitter
Following on from talk yesterday, here are my 5 Golden Rules for tracking https://t.co/qMYCeiz32r #LearningFirst
John Tomsett on Twitter
NEW POST “This much I know about the #LearningFirst conference and unfettered teaching” https://t.co/jZLf2LGEIE
Tes on Twitter
ICYMI Eight ways to improve primary assessment – from the weekend’s inaugural #LearningFirst conference https://t.co/1GCjNDqXCr
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We were so glad be at #LearningFirst on Sat – Here are the Reading & Writing Scales we shared https://t.co/BS7O6tS1FO @BeyondLevels