Wednesday 14th March

Birmingham Hippodrome, Hurst Street, Southside, Birmingham, B5 4TB

Please find below the programme, booking form and location map for the SFCF Curriculum and Quality Conference to be held on 14^th March 2012 at the Birmingham Hippodrome.  It will offer an open forum for delegates to discuss important issues in relation to curriculum and, in particular, quality issues.

The Conference will be centred around 3 full conference sessions which will include keynote addresses, discussion groups and plenary sessions. These sessions are intended to facilitate the sharing of knowledge and experience with the goal that all those attending will be inspired and motivated to put new ideas into practice following the event!

The day will be launched by Professor Jacky Lumby, University of Southampton. She will draw on two national studies to position Sixth Form Colleges in 16-19 provision and will consider change in the face of diminishing resources.

Mike Davis, Principal Officer, Development, Further Education at Ofsted will provide a keynote address on Ofsted’s new inspection framework.

The final keynote address of the day titled ‘Watching the watchmen: An analysis of current inspection practice and the Sixth Form College sector’ will be provided by Nick Allen, Quality Manager at Peter Symonds’ College. Nick Allen will explore aspects of the research he has conducted looking at the impact of current inspection practice on the Sixth Form College sector. The session will cover:  

* Risk based inspection

* How the game has changed

* Success rates, prior attainment and sector specific benchmarks

* The use and misuse of the Socio-economic performance indicator (SEPI)

* Responding to the changing inspection context

With such a full and important programme for the day, we advise as many Principals and senior managers as possible to attend. Please return the booking form to the SFCF Secretariat ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) as soon as possible.

Programme

Booking Form

Location Map

Sponsors

We have a range of sponsors supporting this event including MintEd and Cambridge Assessment.

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Cambridge Assessment

Established over 150 years ago, Cambridge Assessment owns and manages the University's three exam boards and carries out leading-edge academic and operational research on assessment in education.

Cambridge Assessment is an integral part of education and training both in the UK and worldwide. It is a not-for-profit organisation developing and delivering educational assessment to eight million candidates in 160 countries every year.

Through its three exam boards (OCR, University of Cambridge International Examinations and University of Cambridge ESOL Examinations) it offers qualifications that are valued and recognised by universities, employers, governments, immigration authorities, professional bodies and education providers around the world.

Cambridge Assessment also explores new developments in assessment solutions such as in Higher Education admissions – through the development and running of university entrance tests.

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