Breakfast and registration open at 8:00 am in the dining hall.

9:00 am

Welcome keynote

Richard Culatta, CEO of the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) on “Technology and the power to innovate and create change for the future”.

9:20 am

Where are we now? Understanding digital policy in the UK

Hear from Lord Jim Knight in conversation with Bridie Tooher, Deputy Director of Digital Strategy, Department for Education (DfE). This is an opportunity to hear the latest on digital strategy from the Department for Education, exploring key issues and priorities in light of the DfE EdTech survey published in June 2021. Gain an understanding of aims and expectations at policy level regarding digital strategy and the future of technology in UK schools to inform your planning and agenda setting.

10:05 am

Understanding the digital landscape at a national, community and individual level

Katie Novak & Jeff Lowe from SMART will present a snapshot of the digital picture globally and across schools in the UK.  See where others are on their digital journey and gain insight into how to develop digital strategy in key areas such as strategic planning, successful tech integration with teaching and learning and CPD.

10:45 am

Meeting school priorities through your digital strategy

This session featuring Georgina Dean, Director of Digital Strategy at Felsted School and Daren White, Academic Technologies Specialist at Academies Enterprise Trust, focuses on how to harness the power of technology to address your school priorities.  Rather than using  “Tech for tech’s sake” we will explore how digital strategy can be woven into your existing school development plans, supporting the achievement of your goals in a purposeful and meaningful way. During the COVID-19 pandemic many schools had to act swiftly and urgently in order to react to an unprecedented challenge; however now is the time for carefully thought-out and intentional re-design of digital provision.

11:30 pm

Distributed leadership: successful implementation of digital strategy

Research shows that innovative leadership is key to the successful implementation strategy. In contrast to a traditional “top-down” approach and more intentional than an organic “bottom-up” growth, we look at how to manage change effectively and consider how a distributed leadership model can empower stakeholders at different levels within a school.  This session explores the potential of distributed leadership with a panel of expert speakers (Neelam Parmar,
Lawrence Tijjani, Mark Martin & Al Kingsley) chaired by Laurie Forcier, Educate Ventures, as they share their experiences of leading digital change. Schools will then have the opportunity to consider their own teams and leadership structures.

12:15 pm

Distributed Leadership and the ISTE Standards for leaders activity

Join ISTE Chief Learning Officer Joseph South for an activity starring the ISTE Standards for Leaders. Learn how the standards can be used to support leaders and guide a distributed leadership team that will build and implement the school digital strategy.

12:50 pm

Lunch

Spend some time eating with your community and step outside for a bit.

1:35 pm

The foundations of a sustainable strategy

James Garnett, Director of IT at United Learning, shares his insight and experience of the nuts and bolts that underpin bringing a digital strategy to life and sustaining it.

2:00 pm

Evaluation: measuring the impact of your digital strategy and informing decision making

Effective digital strategy ensures that technology is being used to support school priorities and a fundamental aspect of this is measuring the impact of the technology to evaluate the extent to which these outcomes are being achieved.  In this session we look at how a continual loop of evaluation-informed strategic planning is essential in order to get the best out of your digital resources.  Dr Ekaterina Cooper, Research Team Lead at Educate Ventures, leads an interactive session on how evaluative data can be gathered and used to inform future decision making through a logic-model approach to evaluation.

2:45 pm

Chromebooks and workspace can do anything!

Let's get hands-on and get creative with sleek, powerful, and ready-for-anything Chromebooks and Google Workspace. We will get hands-on with Creative tasks set through Google Classroom and use tools like Jamboard as well as 3rd party tools like Adobe, Canva, and even more options from the Chromebook App Hub. If you are used to other providers' tools, don’t worry, we will explore how Chromebooks can connect with your resources wherever they are. You will also learn how, as an educator, you can utilise the tools and options built into Chrome OS to improve your delivery of instruction, digital grading, and professional productivity to unlock learning experiences for students with diverse needs, abilities, and learning preferences. This session is presented by Google for Education.

3:45 pm

Future of edtech workshop

This workshop will present the latest evidence and thinking about the future of EdTech, showcasing international examples of EdTech procurement and use, from digitally mature countries. It will also present future (best and worst case) scenarios of EdTech in the UK context. Delegates will have a chance to share their views on the opportunities and challenges of using EdTech tools. Taking part in this workshop is a chance to influence national EdTech policy. This workshop is hosted by Ecorys UK, and forms part of a wider research study for the Department for Education about the Future of EdTech. 

4:40 pm

Using the SMART assessment tool to inform your digital strategy

Using your own individualised diagnostic assessment you will examine in detail your current stage of digital development and identify priority areas for strategic focus.

5:30 pm

Reflection & prep

Schools will have the opportunity to digest and synthesise what they have learnt and experienced through the Make The Future Summit and reflect on their digital strategy by revisiting their initial diagnostic assessments and identifying their next steps and priorities.

5:50 pm

Presentations & community building

Developing your digital strategy doesn’t stop here!  This session encourages the community to continue the conversation and develop a support network of peers.  There will be the opportunity to share reflections and observations as well as learning from one another's experiences as teams engage in presentations and celebrations of progress.