Conference 2012: coverage
We provided coverage of many of the speeches and events throughout the three days of the conference – take a look at the full programme.
This year’s conference speakers included Annie Lennox, Vic Goddard from Educating Essex and Sir Michael Wilshaw from Ofsted.
Day one, Wednesday 13 June
- Conference opening: West Hill Primary steel band
- Jean Oelwang: how can leaders be a force for good in the world?
- Vic Goddard: education and the media
- Jason Gardener and Sue Campbell: "One team, one mission" - what school leaders can learn from UK sport
Day two, Thursday 14 June
- Ben Levin: building a great school (and a great school system)
- Rt Hon Michael Gove MP, Secretary of State for Education, keynote speech
- Workshop: leading outreach family support models to raise achievement of the most vulnerable children
- Workshop: a primary school's perspective on the new Ofsted framework
- Workshop: a call to adventure - the 'adventurous school' project
- Mini plenary: summary of the OECD PISA research
- Mini plenary: beyond heroic leadership - ensuring success for mere mortals
- Workshop: what makes an effective academy chain or school federation?
- Steve Munby: keynote speech
- Ramji Raghavan: creating a nation of curious people
- Comments on the conference so far
Day three, Friday 15 June
- Ben Page: Birth, School, Work, Riots – Britain 2012
- Sir Michael Wilshaw, Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Education, Children's Services and Skills
- Humphrey Walters: building winning teams is a game of inches
- Annie Lennox: keynote speech
- The conference has closed
"#seizingsuccess a great day! Inspirational, challenging and thought provoking in equal measure. Levin, Munby and Raghavans exceptional!"
