Events
Academies and School Leaders Conference
Date: Thursday 28th February 2019 Time: 8:30 AM - 4:45 PM
Location: Manchester Central Convention Centre, Petersfield M2 3GX
Discovery Education will be attending the Academies and School Leaders Conference. Come and visit our stand to hear how Discovery Education Espresso can develop more powerful communication, promote wider lesson accessibility and accelerate learning through digital media.
At 2:05 PM James Massey, Discovery Education's Head of Professional Development will be running a 'Making technology work in the 21st Century classroom' workshop. This session will explore the key drivers for successfully implementing a 21st century classroom approach.
Visit the event website to purchase your ticket (starting from £99+VAT) or email us to claim your free guess pass*
*Limited numbers available.
Recommended for school leaders
21st Century Learning with Discovery Education and Wandsworth CLC
Date: Thursday 7th March 2019 Time: 3:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Location: Wandsworth CLC, Alderbrook Primary School, Oldridge Road, SW12 8PP
The term “21st Century” has become an integral part of educational thinking and planning for the future. 21st Century Learning is about developing the capacity and motivation to identify, understand, interpret, create and communicate knowledge. This twilight collaboration between Wandsworth CLC and Discovery Education will provide a packed afternoon of practical strategies, offering ways to implement 21st Century Learning into your classroom.
From developing fully inclusive classroom practice, exploring the impact of newer technologies such as virtual reality, through to practical teaching tips to develop collaboration, creativity and critical thinking and implementing a 21st century classroom infrastructure with Google Classroom, this twilight session will leave you ready prepared to fully implement 21st Century Learning in your school.
There will also be an opportunity to network with your local community of teachers afterwards with drinks and nibbles provided by Discovery Education. Recommended for all primary school-based staff.
ASE Scotland
Date: Saturday 9th March 2019 Time: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Location: Hutchesons' Grammar School, 21 Beaton Road, Glasgow G41 4NW
Discovery Education will be attending the ASE Scotland Conference. Designed to bring together expert practitioners from across science education, the conference will see an exciting range of workshops for all levels.
At 11:45 AM James Massey, Discovery Education's Head of Professional Development will be running a "Coding for all: problem solving through creative thinking workshop." This session explores how you can use online and offline activities to develop skills in logical reasoning, problem solving, communicating ideas with others and collaborating on projects to build resilience through setbacks and debugging.
Visit the event website to purchase your ticket (starting from £55 per ticket
Coding for all: problem solving through creative thinking
Date: Tuesday 12th March 2019 Time: 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Location: Discovery House, Building 2, 566 Chiswick High Road, Chiswick, London W4 5YB
Coding is about thinking creatively to solve problems, and can not only develop computational thinking but also aid in the development of softer skills such as communication and collaboration.
Join us for an evening workshop exploring how you can use online and offline activities to develop skills in logical reasoning, problem solving, communicating ideas with others and collaborating on projects to build resilience through setbacks and debugging. Attendees will leave with suggestions for creating a coding culture throughout their whole school.
Recommended for all primary school-based staff.
BESA LearnED Roadshow (Manchester)
Date: Thursday, 14th March 2019 Time: 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Location: Lancashire County Cricket Club, Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester M16 0PX
The BESA LearnED roadshow continues!
The event, led by teachers and school leaders, features peer-to-peer panel discussions on curriculum and assessment; teacher time and leadership and how technology can support teachers’ work-life balance and to introduce back-end efficiencies into the running of schools or multi-academy trusts.
During the event come and chat with the Discovery Education team about our digital resources and how they can support interactive teaching and learning across the curriculum.
Register to attend (for FREE) | Learn more
Roadshows will also run in:
Coventry (22.03.19)
Maidstone (25.04.19)
Bristol (06.06.19)
Reading (13.06.19)
Recommended for School leaders and ICT leads
ICT for Education Conference (Brighton)
Date: Friday 22nd March 2019 Time: 7:45 AM - 2:15 PM
Location: American Express Community Stadium, West Stand, Village Way, Brighton BN1 9BL
ICT for Education is a free of charge conference that allows teachers and schools the opportunity to meet experts, network with peers and find solutions to meet their ICT needs.
Come and find Discovery Education to hear about our recently added digital learning resources and the professional development and networking opportunities we have available.
Recommended for all primary school-based staff.
BESA LearnED Roadshow (Coventry)
Date: Friday, 22nd March 2019 Time: 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Location: Heart of England Conference and Events Centre, Meriden Road, Fillongly, Coventry CV7 8DX
The BESA LearnED roadshow continues!
The event, led by teachers and school leaders, features peer-to-peer panel discussions on curriculum and assessment; teacher time and leadership and how technology can support teachers’ work-life balance and to introduce back-end efficiencies into the running of schools or multi-academy trusts.
During the event come and chat with the Discovery Education team about our digital resources and how they can support interactive teaching and learning across the curriculum.
Register to attend (for FREE) | Learn more
Roadshows will also run in:
Maidstone (25.04.19)
Bristol (06.06.19)
Reading (13.06.19)
Recommended for School leaders and ICT leads