SHAPING THE FUTURE OF EDUCATION TOGETHER
FRIDAY 20 JUNE 2025
BATH SPA UNIVERSITY
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YOU’RE INVITED!
We’re delighted to invite you to Bath Spa University’s inaugural Partnership Festival. A free one-day event bringing together teachers, school leaders, researchers, and policy makers to explore the most pressing challenges and exciting developments in education today. Dive into keynotes, interactive workshops, lively roundtable chats, and inspiring research presentations. You’ll explore how AI is shaping the classroom, and hear fresh ideas about creative mentoring, teacher wellbeing and international collaboration. The festival is full of opportunities to exchange ideas, build connections, and contribute to shaping the future of education.
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS INCLUDE:
Dr Cat Scutt MBE
Chartered College of Teaching
Professor Sarah Younie De Montfort University, International Council on Education for Teaching and Editor-in-Chief of the Journal ‘Technology, Pedagogy and Education’.
Dr. Carol Hordatt Gentles University of the West Indies
Emma Fielding Richard Huish College
Tickets are FREE, but registration is required. Click or scan to book your place.
www.bathspa.ac.uk/newsand-events/events/2025/ partnership-festival/
The Partnership Festival is held at our beautiful Newton Park campus in Newton St Loe, Bath BA2 9BN.
Newton Park Campus
ARRIVAL, REGISTRATION AND COFFEE
09:00 - 09:45, COMMONS G24
KEYNOTE PLENARY SESSION
09:45 - 10:45, COMMONS G23
Speaker: Dr Cat Scutt MBE, Chartered College of Teaching
Title: Five problems with the idea of evidence-based practice in teaching ... and why I think it’s important anyway
MORNING PARALLEL PAPER PRESENTATIONS
10:45 - 11:45
BREAK: 11:45 - 12:00
KEYNOTE SESSION
12:00 - 13:00, COMMONS G23
Speakers: Professor Sarah Younie, De Montfort University, International Council on Education for Teaching and Editor-in-Chief of the Journal ‘Technology, Pedagogy and Education’ and Dr. Carol Hordatt Gentles, University of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica.
Title: International research: benefits and possibilities
LUNCH: 13:00 - 14:00
AFTERNOON PARALLEL PAPER PRESENTATIONS
14:00 - 15:30
BREAK: 15:30 - 15:45
KEYNOTE SESSION
15:45 - 16:45, COMMONS G23
Speaker: Emma Fielding, Richard Huish College
Title: Building a Professional Learning Community through Joint Practice Development
NETWORKING SESSION: BARBEQUE AND LIVE MUSIC: 16:45 - 18:00
CLOSE: 18:00
Complimentary lunch, and refreshments!
ROOM
CM.105
ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION
Relational and Remote: Resolving the contradiction.
CM.106 WORKSHOP
Richer Retrieval Practice: invitation to collaborate.
PAPER PRESENTATIONS
CM.119
Rethinking Schools: how can professional learning networks support teachers to innovate.
Embracing GenAI: Shaping the Future of Teacher Education.
PAPER PRESENTATIONS
The Powerful Workshop Model.
CM.120
CM.121
A dialogical exploration: regarding unveiling school leaders’ wellbeing cultivation practices facing extreme challenges in post-pandemic.
PAPER PRESENTATIONS
Working in partnership: developing a collaborative culture
A Bespoke Framework for Mentoring Beyond the ECF.
Dr Amber Duivenvoorden, Kim Clark, Kat Kinshaw, Jane Bird, Bath Spa University, Teach First
Dr. Kendra McMahon, Professor Sarah Earle, Kerry-Anne Barber, Lisa Ziegler, Bath Spa University, With Project teachers
Jane Flood, Bath Spa University
Ashley Ogborn, Bath Spa University
Sue Gibbons, Malmesbury School
Dr. Chloe Shu-Hua Yeh, Bath Spa University
Andy Greenhough, Oldfield School
Anselm Fisher, Liz Cundick and Emily Thornton, all from Bath Spa University
ROOM AFTERNOON SESSION PRESENTERS
CM.105 WORKSHOP
A Balancing Act: successfully managing ITT and parenthood.
CM.106 WORKSHOP
Using evidence-informed approaches in your school.
CM.119 WORKSHOP
Exploring practical work in primary science.
ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION
CM.120
CM.121
Enhancing Teaching and Learning through Joint Practice Development and Professional Development Coaching.
ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION
Teacher and Teaching in Contemporary India: Challenges and Negotiations (60 min).
PAPER PRESENTATIONS
Teacher Research - what is it and why does it matter.
Emily Giubertoni, Bishop Challoner SCITT
Tom Colquhoun and Will Smith, Blue School Somerset and Research School Network
Sarah Earle, Bath Spa University
Hannah Curtis, Amy Lees, Sarah Marshall, Lis Sheridan, Richard Huish College
Dr Vandana Singh, Bath Spa University, Prof. Dr Satvinderpal Kaur, Panjab University, Prof. Dr Kuldeep Kaur, Panjab University
Melissa George, St Gregory’s Catholic College
ABOUT THE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
Bath Spa University has been at the heart of teacher education since 1946, when Newton Park first opened as a teacher training college to help address the national shortage of educators. Today, our School of Education is a leading force in the field—working with over 670 partners across schools, colleges, and global education settings.
Through our commitment to training, inspiring, and supporting educators at every stage of their
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