NAAIDT Conference 2006

P R O G R A M M E

Conference message from James Dyson, Patron of NAAIDT

Thursday 27th April
11.00	Arrival and registration at Ettington Chase Conference Centre, Warwickshire (Displays of pupil's work from each of the West Midlands LEA's showing good practice in various areas around the Hotel)
12.30	Lunch in Restaurant at Ettington Chase Conference Centre
13.30	Welcome to the 2006 conference Wordsworth 1 Barry Lewis, Hon. President, NAAIDT What is the challenge? It can look like this, but why isn't it all of the time? President's Welcome
	Question Time Panel - Colm Carty (DfES), Andy Mitchell(DATA), Tim Tarrant TDA, Peter Toft (HMI), Ian Williams (QCA) (Chaired by Omry Bailey) Scribe's notes
14.30	Tea (main concourse area - outside Bronte Suite)

14.50	Keynote 1 : What is Design and Technology currently like in our schools? Wordsworth 1 Ofsted sampling - Peter Toft, HMI (OfSTED Specialist Subject Adviser for D&T) Download PowerPoint presentation Scribe's notes DATA Annual Survey - Andy Mitchell, (Assistant Chief Executive for DATA) Download PowerPoint presentation (Chair John Eastwood)
15.20	Break out into discussion groups to consider the implications of this presentation for NAAIDT - Key outcomes from groups will be placed on Notice board, for possible action and website. Group 5 notes

16.05	Seminar options: GCSE Vocational Courses: what are the issues? - Gerry Denston (Carroll Suite) Integrating maths and science into D&T at KS 1 & 2 - David Bowes (Masefield Suite) Scribe's notes 14 - 19 white paper and the impact on D&T? - Graham Edwards - (Thackeray Suite) KS3 Review : What are the implications for D&T and the NAAIDT response? -Pauline Round and Jonathan Gershon (Bronte 2) Download KS3 Review Draft for discussion Link to KS3 discussion in NAAIDT Forum
16.45	Regional Groups to meet where agreed or required

19.00	President's Reception for New Members and their Area Representatives
19.30	Dinner Restaurant - informal dress
21.00	The "Banned"

Friday 28th April
07.00+	Breakfast
09.00	Domestic notices
9.05	Keynote 2 - Children's Futures; what should Design and Technology look like in the future? Bronte 2 Mike Rumble, (Adviser for e-learning, QCA Futures team, Curriculum Division). (Chair: Aileen Dunkley) Download PDF of presentation
	(break-out into discussion groups to consider the implications of this presentation for D&T)
10.30	Coffee - (main concourse area - outside Bronte Suite). Arrival of some invited teachers.

Series of workshops which delegates have opted into:
11.00 - 11.50	Session 1	Food in Schools Jenny Elms, Adviser for D&T, Herts Carroll Suite Download PowerPoint presentation	Spray, Starch, DeskJet and Wild Things Sandie Kendall, Independent Consultant Masefield Suite Download PowerPoint presentation	Pro/Engineer Tim Brotherhood, Adviser for D&T, Staffs Thackaray Suite 'Zip' file of PowerPoint (3.2Mb=approx. 12mins. with modem) Commercial examples (2.5Mb) Car animation (5.8Mb)	Resources Exhibition   Wordsworth
12.00 - 12.50	Session 2	Electronic portfolios as a T&L tool Donna Trebell/Simone Richards, ASTs Carroll Suite	Health & Safety Update John Chidgey Inspector for D&T, Durham. Masefield Suite Download PowerPoint presentation	Resources Exhibition   Wordsworth	Resources Exhibition   Wordsworth

Series of workshops which delegates have opted into:
13.50 - 14.40	Session 3	Preparing for school inspection and subject Self Evaluation Terry Bendall, Independent Consultant Carroll Suite Download PowerPoint presentation	New materials for Teaching and Learning in the 21st Century Nick Baldwin, Adviser for TEP Masefield Suite	Primary CAD/CAM - Implementing the QCA Units of Work David Barnard and Gareth Pimley Thackaray Suite Download PowerPoint presentation	Resources Exhibition   Wordsworth
14.50 - 15.40	Session 4	New Product Design GCSE Bob White, OCR Subject Officer Carroll Suite	Moving on from QCA John Eastwood, Adviser for D&T, Birmingham Masefield Suite	Industry/Schools Partnerships - making them work Ruth Martin Land Rover Thackaray Suite Download PowerPoint presentation	Resources Exhibition   Wordsworth

15.40	Tea
16.00 - 16.50	Short updates of D&T matters by various speakers.
16.50 - 17.00	Domestic notices
19.00	President's Reception, followed by Annual Dinner After Dinner Entertainment - Chris Bylett
	Installation of John Chidgey as President for 2006-7

Saturday 29th April
07.00+	Breakfast
09.15	AGM Wordsworth 2 Chaired by John Chidgey, President 2006-7
10.30	Coffee
10.45 - 11.30	Keynote 3 - Creating the Climate for Learning in Design and Technology Wordsworth 2 Adrian Swain (Executive Director Nightingale Associates) Bernard Dady (Tribal Education) Download PowerPoint presentation (Chair Jon Parker)
11.45 - 12.30	Keynote 4 - The Importance of Designing in the Real World, Where is our future in Manufacturing? Wordsworth 2 Nick Matthews (Warwick Manufacturing Group (Chair: Paul Clewes) Download PowerPoint presentation (2.4Mb = approx.10mins download using a modem)
13.00	Close of Conference and Lunch (Packed or Buffet)

Contact NAAIDT at naaidt@naaidt.org.uk to comment or to suggest amendments or corrections.