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Author: Geoff Howard
NAAIDT Conference
Features of the conference programme include:

* Keynote presentations
* Seminar sessions
* Advice on working as an Independent Consultant
* Display of D&T work from schools
* Commercial exhibition from corporate members.

Thursday 19 May

11:00
Conference registration and collection of delegate packs - tea and coffee available
12:30
Lunch in hotel restaurant
13:30
Conference welcome - Bernard Cooper - Hon. President.
13:45
Opening address - Janet Roberts - Senior Secondary Inspector, Children's Services, Hampshire County Council
14:00
Keynote presentation: Richard Kimbell - Professor of Technology Education, Goldsmiths, University of London
‘Design and Technology: how did we get here and what does this history tell us about our future?’
Chair: Hugh Johnson
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14:45
Tea and coffee
15:10
Keynote presentation: Gina White HMI - Ofsted Subject Specialist Adviser for design and technology
‘Meeting technological challenges - design and technology in schools’
Chair:  Pam Bolton
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16:00
Discussion groups
16:45
Networking and opportunity to check into rooms
17:30
Coach leaves Holiday Inn for Winchester Great Hall
18:00
Guided tour of Winchester Great Hall home to King Arthur’s Round Table - glass of wine during tour
18:45
Walk through Winchester to Cathedral
19:00
Guided tour of Winchester Cathedral
20:10
Coach returns to Holiday Inn hotel
20:30
Informal dinner in hotel

Friday 20 May

07:00-08:45
Breakfast
09:00
Short stroll to INTECH - 400 yards
09:30
INTECH Auditorium / Planetarium - welcome to Design and Technology school subject leaders and administrative notices - Bernard Cooper
09:50
Keynote presentation: Richard Green - Chief Executive of The Design and Technology Association
‘Design and technology manifesto: an education for all our futures’
Chair: Bernard Cooper
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10:40
Tea and coffee and exhibition - INTECH hall
11:15
Seminar workshop session A and commercial exhibition
Seminar A1: Prof. John Cave
- professor of design and technology education, University of Middlesex
‘How to make design and technology come alive with modern materials’
Seminar A2: Stephanie Valentine
- deputy director, British Nutrition Foundation
‘Food in schools: what every teacher needs to know’
Seminar A3: John Chidgey
- design and technology inspector/adviser - Durham
‘Promoting the highest quality achievement through safe practice in design and technology’
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12:10
Seminar / workshop session B and commercial exhibition
Seminar B1: Mark Henshaw - assistant principal - The JCB Academy
‘A new perspective on applied education: the JCB Academy, UTCs and the future of diplomas’
Seminar B2: Hugh Johnson and Pam Bolton - independent education consultants
‘Achieving success as an independent education consultant’
Seminar B3: Sandie Kendall - independent design and technology consultant
‘Securing good learning progress in design and technology from Key Stage 2 to Key Stage 3’
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12:55
Buffet lunch - INTECH hall
14:00
Keynote Presentation: Paul Wilton - Project Manager, Roke Manor Research
‘Fast, first and difficult – designing and developing world leading technology’
INTECH auditorium
Chair: Barry Lewis
15:00
Seminar / workshop session C and commercial exhibition
Seminar C1: James Pitt - strategy director, design engineering and science, Ellen MacArthur Foundation
‘Beyond sustainability? The circular economy and closed-loop design’
Seminar C2: Julie Messenger - design and technology adviser, Northampton
‘Bringing textiles to the forefront of innovation in design and technology’
Seminar C3: Paul Gardiner - West Midlands Digital D&T Centre
‘Embedding electronics and control technology into the heart of design and technology’
15:50
Tea and coffee and exhibition - INTECH Hall
16:05
Keynote presentation: Dr David Barlex - Curriculum Adviser to the Design and Technology Association
‘An international perspective on design and technology - lessons for the road ahead’
Chair: Graham Edwards
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16:50
Planetarium Experience (15 minutes) then return to the hotel
19:30
President's reception followed by Annual Dinner (dress code, formal but not black tie) in the Hampshire Room. Installation of Hugh Johnson as Honorary President 2011 - 2012.
After Dinner
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Saturday 21 May

07:00
Breakfast
09:15
Annual General Meeting - chaired by Hugh Johnson, Hon. President 2011 - 2012
10:15
Tea and coffee
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10:35
Keynote presentation: Gareth Pimley - Primary Education Consultant
‘Primary design and technology - winning hearts and minds, promoting the very best practice’
sponsored by The Design and Technology Association
Chair: Sandie Kendall

D&T essentials materials on D&TA website

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11:20
Keynote presentation: Tim Brotherhood - Education Programme Manager - PTC
‘Digital design and technology: the brave new world that we must embrace’
Chair: Ken Poucher
12:00
Close of conference
12:00
Lunch – packed lunch available
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Submitted by: Geoff Howard Email: geoff@geoffhoward.net
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Created: 19th May 2011 Last updated: 16th June 2011 20:54
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