Launch of the Institute for Professional Practice in Education Event

Dr Janice Griffiths, Director of Enterprise and Professor Marcus Grace, Head of Southampton Education School, request the pleasure of your company at a senior leaders’ event to launch the Institute for Professional Practice in Education. This new institute will work in partnership with schools and colleges to support ITE, professional development and training, and jointly respond to future funding initiatives. It will be an opportunity to network and to explore partnerships with the Education School. Programme 4.00pm Arrival and refreshments 4.30pm Welcome, Professor Marcus Grace, Head of Education School Keynote address: Brian Lightman, General Secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL) Blueprint for a self-improving system 5.30pm Short presentations on the work of Southampton Education School 6.00pm Poster session and finger buffet 6.45pm Closing remarks from Dr Sarah Stevenage, Associate Dean (Education) for the Faculty of Social and Human Sciences Location Mathematics and Science Learning Centre, Level Three, Graham Hills Building 29, University of Southampton, Highfield, Southampton, SO17 1BJ To reserve a place at this event, please contact the Mathematics and Science Learning Centre (contact details below) giving your title, name, school details and email address and informing us of any dietary or accessibility requirements.

Speaker information

Brian Lightman,Association of School and College Leaders,Brian Lightman became General Secretary of ASCL on 1 September 2010. He served as president of the association in 2007-08. Brian was headteacher of St Cyres School, a large, mixed 11-18 comprehensive in Penarth, Vale of Glamorgan, from 1999-2010. He taught modern foreign languages for 16 years in three comprehensive schools in the South East of England before becoming headteacher of Llantwit Major School in 1995. Brian is acknowledged as an authority on the English and Welsh education systems. As an invited speaker he regularly contributes to seminars and conferences on education, leadership and governance and frequently appears in the media. Broad experience within the English and Welsh education systems includes extensive representation on UK and Welsh Assembly Government committees, being an external examiner and an Estyn inspector. Brian is a Patron of the National Citizen Service. Brian was included in the January 2014 Debrett’s list of the 500 most inspiring and influential people in Britain today.