38th COBIS Annual Conference Programme
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<strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Conference</strong> 2019<br />
Monday 13 May 2019<br />
08:15 Exhibition Opens<br />
09:00-09:20 Welcome, <strong>COBIS</strong> Briefing and Presentations (Plenary Room)<br />
09:20-10:15 Plenary Session – Realising the Potential of Artificial Intelligence for Education: 3 routes to impact<br />
(Plenary Room)<br />
Professor Rose Luckin, Professor of Learning with Digital Technologies & Director of EDUCATE London,<br />
UCL Institute of Education<br />
09:25-10:10 Exhibitor and Supporting Member Workshop (Arora 13)<br />
The Government’s new International Education Strategy and how the Department for International Trade can<br />
help UK schools and education providers looking to do more internationally<br />
Geoff Gladding, Head of Education Team, Department for International Trade<br />
10:20-10:55 Exhibition and Break<br />
Exhibitor demonstrations will take place at 10:35:<br />
• OpenApply by Faria Education Group – Stand 64<br />
OpenApply: Paperless Admissions by Faria Education Group<br />
• Fitter Future – Stand 79<br />
How to create a Fitter Future without leaving the classroom<br />
• Renaissance Learning UK LTD – Stand 24<br />
Get to know Renaissance Star Reading<br />
11:00-12:10 Morning Break-Out Sessions<br />
1. Millennials for 2030: The Future of School Leadership (Pearson Room – Arora 15)<br />
David Porritt, Director and Lead Associate, Karen Ardley Associates and Hannah Porritt<br />
2. Classroom Teaching for the Future (Arora 12)<br />
Lisa Jane Ashes, Author, Teaching and Learning Consultant, Veema Education<br />
3. Prioritising Wellbeing and Mental Health in Primary Schools (Arora 13)<br />
Karren van Zoest, Headteacher and Rhiannon Phillips-Bianco, Lead Teacher for Wellbeing and Mental<br />
Health, Junior School Leidschenveen, British School in The Netherlands<br />
4. How EtonX’s Technology is Delivering the Best of an Eton Education Worldwide (Arora 17)<br />
Catherine Whitaker, CEO and Head of Learning, EtonX<br />
5. Would You Accredit It? 100 Schools in Two Years – <strong>COBIS</strong> Patron’s Accreditation and Compliance (Plenary)<br />
Peter Simpson, Director of Accreditation and Gary Minnitt, Assistant Director of Accreditation, <strong>COBIS</strong><br />
6. Addressing the Data Challenge (Arora 16)<br />
Panel chaired by James Neill, International Director, GL Education<br />
7. Cracking the Code on Marketing to Millennials (Arora 14)<br />
Ian Hunter, UK Managing Director, Finalsite<br />
12:10-13:10 Lunch with Exhibitors<br />
13:10-14:00 Plenary Session – Imagine If Robots Ran Our Schools… (Plenary Room)<br />
Priya Lakhani OBE, CEO, CENTURY Tech<br />
14:10-15:10 Afternoon Break-Out Sessions<br />
1. Redesigning Schooling (Arora 16)<br />
Sylvia Paddock, Director, SSAT<br />
2. Award Winning Technology in Schools – Case Studies (Arora 12)<br />
Caroline Wright (Chair), Director General, BESA; Mark Steed, Director, JESS Dubai; Sunny Thakral, Head<br />
of Technology and Communications, The British School New Delhi; Neena Jain Sharma, Primary Maths<br />
Coordinator, The British School New Delhi<br />
3. Reducing Stigma of SEN and Mental Health – Our Role as International Educators (Arora 17)<br />
Samantha Garner, Education Consultant<br />
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<strong>COBIS</strong>
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