NACE conferences - inspirational speakers from education, business and industry to inspire the gifted and able

conferences for educators and local authorities

ADVANCING TEACHING: INSPIRING ABLE LEARNERS EVERY DAY

NACE Conferences

For more than 24 years conferences have been at the heart of NACE's work in bringing people together to debate, develop and disseminate effective practice; to learn from each other in an enjoyable atmosphere.

NACE conferences

Annual Programme of Conferences 2008/2009
We select the most inspirational speakers from education, business and industry and combine this with workshops and seminars on innovative work of our members. Outcomes from the conferences influence national thinking and practice.

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NACE 25th Anniversary Annual Conference
Fri 27th - Sat 28th June 2008
Venue: Woodland Grange Conference Centre
Old Milverton Lane, Leamington Spa, CV32 6RN

Time to reflect on how far we have come in understanding and providing for able, gifted and talented learners, celebrate the work of our member schools, local authorities and partnerships and help shape NACE vision of learning and teaching for the years to come

Afternoon Audiences:

Lesley James, Head of Education, RSA
Wednesday 18 June 2008
Mary Sumner House, London SW1

Jack Whitehead and Marie Huxtable
Wednesday 21 May 2008
Mary Sumner House, London SW1
and
Wednesday 4 June 2008
Engineers' House, Bristol BS8 3NB

NACE-Rising Stars Conference
Spring 2009
Details to follow, email naceevents@nace.co.uk to register your interest

1st International Challenge Award Conference
Summer 2009
Details to follow, email naceevents@nace.co.uk to register your interest

DOWNLOAD PRESENTATIONS
Click on the titles below to download the following PowerPoint presentations.

Conference for Local Authorities
NACE Feedback to Sue Hackman, Chief Adviser on School Standards, from NACE 9th National Conference for Local Authorities, 7 February 2008

Engagement and contingency: the essential ingredients for engineering effective learning environments for all students
Dr Dylan Wiliam, Deputy Director, Institute of Education, London

Progression and personalisation for more able pupils
Sue Hackman, Chief Adviser on School Standards, Department for Children, Schools and Families

‘Keep on Challenging'
Sue Mordecai, Principal Adviser, London Borough of Bromley and President of NACE

‘The Spirit of Challenge’
Heather Clements and Elaine Ricks, co-authors of the Challenge Award Framework

'It takes a Global Village to educate a Child ’
Dr Chris Yapp, Patron of NACE

NACE: ‘The Role of Local Authorities…
must? should? could?’
Sue Mordecai, Principal Adviser, London Borough of Bromley and President of NACE

QCA: ‘A Curriculum for the 21st Century’
Mick Waters, Director of Curriculum

What delegates say about our conferences

‘You always know that a NACE conference will not waste your time and will deliver inspiration and encouragement.’

Local Authority Adviser, Northampton

‘Many thanks for an excellent conference. It was exceptionally well-organised and also very informative and thought-provoking.’

‘Provided so much valuable content that I will take back to my authority and to share with teachers.’

Local Authority Adviser, London Borough of Sutton

‘Well-worth giving up a Saturday! Lots of practical info/ideas to go back with.’

Golden Hillock School