NAAIDT Annual Conference 2011 – Conference Report and Programme

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

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

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

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’

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’

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

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

The Banned

Saturday 21 May

07:00

Breakfast

09:15

Annual General Meeting - chaired by Hugh Johnson, Hon. President 2011 - 2012

10:15

Tea and coffee

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

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