18th June 2010: This conference will be of interest to school leaders, class teachers, governors, advisers and others engaged in creating meaningful, relevant and challenging educational experiences for children.

The day will be a rare opportunity to participate in a guided discussion with colleagues, experts and children on the future of education and the challenges and opportunities created by the publication of the new primary curriculum due for implementation in September 2011.

Call for Papers & Proposals
WCCES (World Council of Comparative Education Societies)
XIV World Congress
Bordering, Re-Bordering and New Possibilities in Education and Society
Bogazici University, Istanbul, 14th – 18th June 2010

Following the tremendous success of the first MoE conference Gwent Theatre have decided to offer a second opportunity for students, teachers and teacher trainers to benefit from this invaluable training opportunity.
As a part of the National Association for the Teaching of Drama’s (NATD) network of regional events we are offering a second conference for those who missed last year’s.

Thursday 15th October 2009, Prince Regent Hotel, Woodford Bridge, Essex. We are enormously fortunate this year to be able to assemble under one roof a group of international and world class practitioners in creative learning. We will be able to scrutinize the journeys they have made and become inspired by their unique and innovative vision to create learning landscapes for the future citizen.

Have you booked your place for the National Association for the Teaching of Drama’s conference yet? It’s your chance, at the start of term, to gain new ideas, meet like-minded people and hear the greatest experts in the field of educational drama – including Dorothy Heathcote herself. A great weekend in the heart of Oxford.
2-4 October 2009 – Oriel College, Oxford

This page contains documents, reports and resources from the first International Mantle of the Expert conference held at Waikato University in Hamilton, New Zealand from August 27th to the 30th, 2009.

Gwent Theatre, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, Wales
Monday November 2nd 2009
For the first time the national mantle of the expert conference will be hosted in Wales. This is an introductory conference with keynotes from Dr. Dorothy Heathcote and Luke Abbott. It will suit teachers, school leaders, senior managers and those with responsibility for curriculum development in primary schools. Based on practical classroom practice, there will be an emphasis on developing meaningful, engaging and challenging experiences for children’s learning.

The following evaluations came from teachers, school leaders and educators attending the June 19th, 2009 conference in Malvern, Worcestershire…

Friday 19th June, 2009 – the National Mantle of the Expert conference hosted at the Abbey Hotel, Malvern, Worcestershire.
The documents on this page include Luke Abbot’s keynote address and resources from the planning workshop.

6.00 pm Friday 2nd October – 3.00 pm Sunday 4th October 2009 at Oriel College in Oxford.
This year’s conference deals directly with the belief that the teacher has the power to mould and change minds and that this responsibility must be taken seriously.
We are delighted to include amongst our keynote speakers Dorothy Heathcote (President of natd) and Paul Howard-Jones from the University of Bristol’s Graduate School of Education.