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Time
11:30-12:00
12:00-12:10
Venue
Entrance of the President’s Lounge
(Level 5)
St David’s Lounge
(Level 4)
12:10-12:30 St David’s Lounge
(Level 4)
12:30-14:30 The President’s Lounge
13:00-16:10
16:15-16:25
(Level 5)
Level 5
(Please see Workshop Timetable)
St David’s Lounge
(Level 4)
Activity
Registration
Welcome
Owen Evans, Director General, Department for Education & Skills, Welsh Government
Keynote Speech
Sir Alasdair MacDonald, Raising Attainment Advocate for Wales
A hot lunch will be served in the Exhibition area*
Workshops – Delegates can attend a maximum of three workshops.
Keynote Speech
Huw Lewis AM, Minister for Education and Skills
Conference Close 16:25-16:30 St David’s Lounge
(Level 4)
*The Progress Exhibition –Sharing good practice, so we can make great progress
The Progress Exhibition can be viewed throughout the day in the President’s Lounge, showcasing minority ethnic achievement in all 22 Local Authorities in Wales.

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Workshop Timetable
Syndicate Room 58
(Level 5)
Suite 11
(Level 5)
Suite 22
(Level 5)
Suite 25
(Level 5)
13:00-13:55
14:00-14:55
15:00-16:10
The Cabot Learning
Federation: raising achievement among key groups of students
National Model for
Regional Working
National Model for
Regional Working
“Working together to build capacity– one school’s experience”
Promoting engagement and academic success for
Black and Mixed heritage pupils
Reflections from the
Minority Ethnic
Language
Achievement Project-
Lessons Learnt
Minority Ethnic
Achievement in
Education in Wales
Tackling Racist
Bullying in Classrooms
Tackling Racist
Bullying in Classrooms
Reflections from the
Minority Ethnic
Language
Achievement Project-
Lessons Learnt
Reflections from the
Minority Ethnic
Language
Achievement Project-
Lessons Learnt
Hwb+ Update
Hwb+ Update
 Delegates can attend a maximum of 3 workshops
 Delegates will have access to the Progress Exhibition throughout the day in the President’s Lounge
Suite 26
(Level 5)
Professional Learning
Communities
Suite 27
(Level 5)
Barriers to Learners:
Realising the Right to
Education for Gypsy and Traveller
Learners’
Professional Learning
Communities
Minority Ethnic
Achievement in
Education in Wales
Promoting engagement and academic success for
Black and Mixed heritage pupils
Barriers to Learners:
Realising the Right to
Education for Gypsy and Traveller
Learners’

Workshops
The Cabot Learning Federation: raising achievement among key groups of students
Steve Taylor, Executive Principal, Cabot Learning Federation
The Cabot Learning Federation (CLF) opened in 2009 with three secondary academies in Bristol, two of which have a context of 50% plus BME student populations. The
Federation has now grown to 11 academies serving the Greater Bristol area and covers areas of great diversity. This workshop will provide an understanding of the context of the Cabot Learning Federation, presenting the culture, positive strategies and approaches that have led to improvements in the achievement of students in identified groups.
National Model for Regional Working
Karl Napieralla and Geraint Rees, Welsh Government Support and Intervention
From April 2014, the four regional education consortia will adopt and embody the one national model for school improvement: the National Model for Regional
Working. This workshop will provide an overview of the National Model for Regional Working in Wales, in the context of the challenges we face and the objectives we are seeking to deliver through our education reform programme.
Hwb+ Update
Glyn Rogers and Matthew Geary, Welsh Government Digital Leaders
Our Digital Leaders provide a full programme update on Hwb and Hwb+, the pioneering new digital learning platform which provides a space for teachers and educators to share and access a range of digital tools and resources 24/7/365. Delegates will have an opportunity to ask Welsh Government any questions regarding Hwb and
Hwb+, Wales' bilingual virtual learning environment, and the possibilities that digital technologies can offer learners. Through the workshop we will explore how Hwb and Hwb+ can help young people to play an active part in the fast-changing digital landscape and in their school community, even if they are miles away from home.
Minority Ethnic Achievement in Education in Wales
Martine Coles, Vale of Glamorgan/Welsh Government
The Welsh Government is committed to addressing inequalities in educational attainment, and has supported minority ethnic pupils to achieve to their potential through the Minority Ethnic Achievement Grant and the Gypsy and Traveller Educations Grant. However, as pressures on resources increase, local authorities, services and other partners are challenged to innovate in the drive to deliver improved educational outcomes for minority ethnic pupils. This workshop begins the dialogue on the way forward for minority ethnic achievement in Wales.
‘Barriers to Learning: Realising the Right to Education for Gypsy and Traveller Learners’
Trudy Aspinwall and Rebecca Jordan, Save the Children
The workshop will explore the barriers to learning that some Gypsy and Traveller children and young people can face. Save the Children will share good practice through an exploration of different approaches used to ensure how ‘the right’ to an education can be achieved for this group of learners

Tackling Racist Bullying in Classrooms
Aimee Jones and Chris Stokes, Show Racism the Red Card (SRtRC)
The workshop will explore the effects of racist bullying on children’s well being and performance. It provides an opportunity to see how SRtRC challenge racism in a thought-provoking way that works to change attitudes longer term. The charity will also outline its specialist teacher training which provides classroom practitioners with strategies to address racist bullying in schools.
Reflections from the Minority Ethnic Language Achievement Project- Lessons Learnt
Shane Beadle, ICF GHK
The Minority Ethnic Language Achievement Project (MELAP) ran for three years to provide support for secondary age pupils who had English as an additional language
(EAL) needs, in the Convergence Area. The results of the evaluation show the difference that the project has made to these pupils and which activities have contributed to their success. This is an opportunity for delegates to hear first hand what the independent evaluation of the project determined to ‘work well’ in raising the attainment of minority ethnic pupils with EAL needs.
Promoting engagement and academic success for Black and Mixed heritage pupils
Dr Jonathan Brentnall, Independent Education Advisor
This workshop puts a spotlight on the underachievement of Black and Mixed Heritage pupils. An overview of the research in this area is used to engage delegates in identifying strategies that promote better engagement with these groups of learners. Dr Brentnall’s workshop will seek to identify examples of good practice from the research and practitioners’ own experiences.
Professional Learning Communities
Emma Wilson, Welsh Government
This workshop provides an overview of Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) in the context of Education in Wales. The objective behind PLCs is presented with an explanation of how they are formed and implemented to obtain the results sought. Information is also provided on sources of further advice and support to help practitioners to establish their own PLCs.
“Working together to build capacity– one school’s experience”
Khudeza Siddika, Bishop Vaughan Catholic School and Neil Lucca-Redcliffe, Swansea Ethnic Minority Achievement Service Specialist Teacher
This workshop provides an overview of the changing context in Swansea and Bishop Vaughan Catholic School, presented in the form of growing numbers of English as an Additional Language (EAL) learners. The presenters will outline the model they have implemented in the school and the benefits it’s having both in up-skilling staff and raising standards for the pupils. A DVD will be shown featuring teachers from several schools in the area commending the capacity building model.