Sevenoaks School Teaching and Learning Conference 2025

Sevenoaks School Teaching and Learning Conference 2025

Learn practical and inspiring teaching strategies at the Sevenoaks School Teaching and Learning Conference 2025.

By Sevenoaks School ITL

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Location

Sevenoaks School

High Street Sevenoaks TN13 1HU United Kingdom

Refund Policy

Refunds up to 7 days before event.

Agenda

Curriculum, Culture and Meaning

Martin Robinson

What to teach, when to teach it and for what purpose? A curriculum is created around what we want our students to think about and act upon. Curriculum, at its best, acts as a collective cultural and ...

Curriculum Revolutions

Martin Robinson

Following on from the keynote, this session will be an interactive look at how to put the ideas into action, adapting for your schools' situations and subject areas. This will focus on the use of a c...

Maximising Feedback to Accelerate Learning

Bradley Busch

Feedback done well is one of our best bets to accelerate learning. In fact, evidence suggest it is the most powerful driver for change. And yet, we often get it wrong. And it has unintended consequen...

Developing Independent Learners

Bradley Busch

One of the main goals of education is to develop independent, motivated and resilient learners. Fortunately, we now know more than ever before about how to do so. This session will look at what we ca...

AI and Education: Opportunities to Explore and Traps to Avoid

Bradley Busch

In this thought provoking session, Bradley Busch will cover the key opportunities and main traps to avoid for educators using AI. This includes, but is not limited to, what it means for homework, les...

Teaching for creativity

Claire Badger

In this interactive and evidence-informed session, Dr Claire Badger will tackle head on one of the biggest myths in education; that schools kill creativity. She will clarify exactly what creativity i...

Educating for and through creativity (beyond the arts)

Dr Ruth Unsworth

This workshop will explore definitions of creativity from research literature and consider what these mean for classroom practice. We will look at two specific approaches to educating for and through...

Learning through play

Dr Victoria Cook

Evidence suggests that learning through play can support a wide range of intended educational outcomes beyond the preschool years, but most students beyond early childhood age do not currently have t...

AI-Enhanced Teaching: Evidence-Based Strategies for the Classroom

Joanna Hughes

AI is a powerful tool, but how do we ensure it aligns with established teaching and learning principles? This session focuses on using cognitive science and evidence-based strategies to guide AI adop...

The Thrive Curriculum

Stephen Bailey

Dr Paul Davies

The Thrive Curriculum was designed in-house with input from staff and pupils to support pupils in Years 7 and 8 with making the transition to Year 7 and to develop their thinking skills to help them ...

Understanding and Celebrating Neurodiversity

Dr Sirja van Zyl

Dr Sirja van Zyl will consider recent advances in our understanding of diverse brain styles, with a focus on Autism and ADHD. She will draw on practical strategies to help neurodivergent young people...

Supporting Neurodivergent Children in the Classroom

Dr Sirja van Zyl

In this session Dr Sirja van Zyl will focus on effective strategies for supporting autistic children and those with ADHD in the classroom. It considers the importance of working collaboratively with ...

From Distraction to Deep Work: Evidence-Based Practices for Improving Focus

Dr Jon Beale

Dr Jon Beale is a researcher and educator whose work focuses on promoting human flourishing in education and the workplace. This session will explore improving focus in the classroom. Research has f...

The benefits of learning outside the classroom

Elen Steadman

Karen Corfield

Karen is a passionate Geographer and pastoral educator with over 30 years experience in education. She works as a consultant for Discover the World Education delivering high quality accredited CPD bo...

What happens when students design their own curriculum?

Chris Taylor

Although schools are unlikely to implement a student-designed curriculum, it is interesting to find out what they think. Every year I run a Year 10 workshop on designing a curriculum from first princ...

About this event

  • Event lasts 7 hours
  • Free venue parking

Welcome to the Sevenoaks School Teaching & Learning Conference 2025!

Join us at Sevenoaks School for a day filled with insightful keynotes, workshops, and networking opportunities. The focus for the 2025 conference is Educating for Meaning and Purpose. This event is perfect for teachers, school leaders, education professionals and practitioners. Hear from experts in education, exchange ideas, and gain valuable knowledge to take back to your school. Don't miss out on this fantastic CPD opportunity to help students lead more fullifilling educational lives. Tickets are available free of charge to state schools.

Topics include:

Purposeful teaching: How can we integrate purpose-driven learning into standardised curricula?

Teaching for creativity: How can cognitive science inform our approach?

Independent and reflective learning: How do we develop independent, motivated and resilient learners?

Artificial Intelligence in education: How can AI be used beneficially in the classroom?

Inclusive learning: How can teaching and learning practices attend to the needs of neurodiverse students?

Guest speakers include:

Bradley Busch - is the Director of InnerDrive - Bradley is one of the world’s leading experts at how schools can translate cognitive psychology research to improve learning. Bradley will be speaking on Developing Independent Learners, Maximising Feedback to Accelerate Learning and AI and Education: Opportunities to Explore and Traps to Avoid.

Martin Robinson - Martin is the author of Curriculum Revolutions: A practical guide to enhancing what you teach. Martin will be speaking on Curriculum Design.

Claire Badger - Claire is the Head of Teacher Professional Development at InnerDrive. Claire will be speaking on Teaching for creativity, Developing Curiosity and Learning Engagement and How to use AI better in education.

Victoria Cook - Dr Victoria Cook is Lead Researcher at the Chartered College of Teaching. Victoria will speak on Learning through play.

Joanna Hughes – Joanna Hughes is the Group Director of EdTech at Berkhamsted Schools Group. Jo will be speaking on AI-Enhanced Teaching: Evidence-Based Strategies for the Classroom

Plus more!

The conference will include refreshments and a delicious lunch.

Please see the Sevenoaks School Website for full speaker bios.

https://www.sevenoaksschool.org/academic/institute-of-teaching-and-learning/itl-conference-2025/

Frequently asked questions

Who can attend the conference?

The conference is open to teachers, school leaders, education professionals and practitioners from secondary and primary schools . Whether you're an experienced teacher or new to the profession the conference will provide useful and inspirational learning.

Who are the organisers?

Sevenoaks School Institute of Teaching and Learning. We aim to be a centre for excellence in teaching and learning and for the evaluation and implementation of research practices in education. https://www.sevenoaksschool.org/academic/institute-of-teaching-and-learning/overview/

Is food provided?

Yes- delicious refreshments and lunch will be provided throughout the day.

What time will the conference start and finish?

The first speakers will start at 9.30am. Doors open and refreshments will be provided from 9am. The last session will finish at approximately 4.30pm with a drinks reception provided afterwards for you to enjoy.

I have another question, who can I contact?

Please get in touch with Hannah Barritt, Research and Development Coordinator at hvb@sevenoaskschool.org and she will be happy to answer any questions.

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Sevenoaks School ITL

Sevenoaks School Institute of Teaching and Learning (ITL) hosts a conference biennially for teachers, school leaders, educational professionals and practitioners. It is an inspiring and practical event providing insight from expert educators.

£0 – £70
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