GEM One Day Conference
Monday 9 July 2007
LEARNING OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM MANIFESTO:
MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN THE HERITAGE SECTOR
Bishopsgate Institute, London
PROGRAMME
09.30 Registration & refreshments
10.00 Welcome to
Bishopsgate Institute
Anna Salaman, Director of Public Programmes
10.05 Introduction
to the aims and objectives of the conference, and the role of the Heritage
Sector Partnership in encouraging full participation, ownership and involvement
in the drawing up of a manifesto action plan.
Dr John Stevenson, Director, GEM
10.20 “Out & About”
Package
How this package (which has been put out to tender) will address the key
barriers to high-quality learning outside the classroom opportunities for
children and young people.
Peter Carne, LOtC Learning Champion, DCSF
10.40 Evaluating
Quality Provision
An insight into quality provision and its contribution to raising achievement in
schools. The possible impact on monitoring and evaluation in schools, including
Ofsted and the new SEF (Self Evaluation Form).
Mike Tones, LOtC Learning Champion, DCSF
11.00 Breakout
Sessions 1
How should the heritage sector work with schools and the successful bidder in
(a) mapping existing advice, guidance and training opportunities; and (b)
developing a continuing professional development framework for teachers and
support staff, headteachers, governors, providers and local authority staff?
11.30 Feedback from Breakout Sessions 1
11.40 Health &
Safety: The HSE perspective, and the factors to be considered in developing
the revised Health & Safety for Pupils on Educational Visits (HASPEV) guidance
Ian Park, Outdoor Education Advisers Panel
12.00 Breakout
Sessions 2
Discussion of the desired contents of the planned “light touch helpful
guidance” – in particular that to do with risk management – and what should be
mandatory.
12.30 Feedback from Breakout Sessions 2
12.45 Lunch & Networking
13.45 Safety &
Quality Badges
An overview of existing accreditation schemes and those in development, and
the factors to be considered in developing a universal scheme.
speaker to be confirmed
14.05 Breakout
Sessions 3
How can we bring together existing safety and quality badges/accreditation
schemes – or develop a new one – to form one easily recognised and understood
system for schools and other users?
14.35 Feedback from Breakout Sessions 3
14.45 Making the
Case
The essentials of the campaign to “make the case” for learning outside the
classroom.
Beth Longcroft, Band & Brown
15.05 Breakout
Sessions 4
Discussions of ways we can help to develop the key messages; provide the
evidence and assist Band & Brown in their communications campaign.
15.35 Feedback from Breakout Sessions 4
15.45 Refreshments
& Speed Manifesto Dating
An opportunity to meet and network with members of the LOtCM Heritage Sector
Partnership; form partnerships to help implement the Manifesto; find ways of
participating in the development of the Manifesto
16.30 Conference ends
Speakers and members of the LOtCM Heritage Sector Partnership will lead the breakout session discussions.
Delegates will be able to fill in a contact sheet enabling them to be kept informed of news and further developments, and to pledge their support for the Manifesto in whatever way they think is appropriate.
Full notes of the conference and breakout sessions will be collected together and distributed to delegates.
This conference is being subsidised by the DCSF