A high-quality science education should provide children with excitement, curiosity and the foundations for understanding the world. This session will explore how we can connect science with children’s experiences to help strengthen learning and ensure they see science as real and relevant to themselves.

This session will support leaders to identify the key elements of what to look for when monitoring high quality practice and provision during child-initiated learning to ensure progress for all children.

This session will be an open Q&A session and an opportunity to discuss any HR topics that delegates wish.  It will also include a short employment law round up of the year.

This session will support leaders to consider how their teachers provide opportunities to revisit and strengthen learning through retrieval practice, and how teachers use effective questioning approaches to ensure their teaching is responsive and adaptive to pupils’ needs.

The planned curriculum is one of our best tools in helping pupils to be successful in their learning, developing their sense of identity and belonging. The choices we make can have powerful consequences. This session explores what choices we have and how we can use them to enable all pupils to succeed in their learning.

This session is to support leaders to explore the implementation of the curriculum for pupils with SEND.

The journey of musical development is a continuous process, and a well-planned curriculum significantly contributes to this. By understanding the stages, skills, and experiences that make up a child's musical journey, primary head teachers can create an environment that nurtures and supports their pupils' musical growth. This workshop aims to provide you with valuable insights and practical approaches to support progression within music education in your school. This will be an interactive session helping you to understand what your students should know and be able to do at each stage of their primary education.

A session exploring the importance of empowering pupils to develop their own agency in our rapidly changing society. Why is it important and how can we do it better? Looking at best practice in schools.