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Flying High
Thursday 12 February 2009
Loughborough, Holywell Park
About | Who is it for? | Key themes | Fee | Register | Programme | Venue | Accommodation
Registration for this conference is now closed. If you would like to speak to someone in the Events Team please email communications.administrator@cilt.org.uk
About the event
Flying High is the annual national conference for all those involved in language teaching and learning. The aim is to disseminate the innovative good practice from language colleges and beyond, which can be replicated in all schools. The event includes sessions from practising teachers and senior managers in language colleges.
This event is run in partnership by the CILT, the National Centre for Languages and the Specialist Schools and Academies Trust (SSAT).
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Who should attend?
• Teachers of modern foreign languages
• Senior management team members
• Local authority advisers and inspectors
• Teacher trainers
Key themes
The theme this year is building on students’ prior knowledge and understanding within and across key stages
This event will look at:
The impact of the National Strategy for Languages across all key stages, recent developments in provision, policy and practice. Themes and sessions will include:
- The New Secondary (Curriculum)
- Developments in the Key Stage 3 Strategic Learning Networks and the KS3 Framework.
- Cross-phase projects
- Cross-curricular projects
- Working with supplementary schools – the Our Languages project
- Developing autonomous learners
- Increasing take-up of modern languages by pupils 14–19.
- Alternatives to GCSE.
- KS2/3 transition
- Key stage 3/4 transition
- Community languages
- Building on students’ prior knowledge and learning across key stages
Sessions will be in the form of case studies from practising teachers and senior managers in Specialist Language Colleges. Language Teaching Advisers from CILT, Advisers from the SSAT and Representatives of other agencies will be on hand to offer further support and advice.
Keynote speakers
- Dr Terry Lamb - Director, Initial Teacher Education, University of Sheffield
- Dr Lid King - National Director for Languages
- Alan Davies - Head of Bishop Rawstorne SLC
Other speakers and presenters include:
- Greg Horton – Wildern School, Hampshire
- Rachel Hawkes- Comberton Village College Specialist Language College
- Alice Harrison - SSAT
- Sarah Cartwright - CILT
- Kathy Wicksteed – ALL and Subject Lead for the New Secondary Curriculum
- Carol Picciotto – Cheadle Hulme Specialist Language College
- Alison Edwards - Programme Lead for MFL, the National Strategies
- Carmel O’Hagan - Head of Secondary, CILT
- Neil Hillman – Language Teaching Adviser, CILT
- Claire Dugard – Language Teaching Adviser, CILT
- Verna Brandford - Institute of Education
- Representatives from Youth Sports Trust
- Representatives from British Council
Delegate fee
£195 if paying by cheque or invoice
£190 if paying by credit/debit card
Registration for this conference is now closed. If you would like to speak to someone in the Events Team please email communications.administrator@cilt.org.uk
Programme
Download the full programme
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The Flying High conference will take place at Holywell Park conference centre in Loughborough, a high quality building set in landscaped grounds on the forest edge. How to find the venue |
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Accommodation
To enjoy the most of the conference without the hassle of travelling on the same day,
you can book accommodation at Burleigh Court. This could also be a great opportunity for networking in the evening before. Burleigh court is only a short taxi ride from Holywell Park where the event is being held.
Book your accommodation at Burleigh Court:
by phone: 015 0922 8122 / 8104
or with the online form
