Red Kite Day 8

Finding hope in a challenging world

Friday 3 July

Red Kite Day 8 will bring colleagues from our secondary and special alliance schools together for a day of inspiration, professional learning and collaboration.

Taking place across four of our alliance schools, this year’s event uses a refreshed conference model that allows us to deliver high-quality professional development and meaningful networking opportunities while remaining cost-effective and accessible for our schools.

The day will include inspirational keynote speakers, subject-specific sessions, practical workshops and dedicated time for colleagues to connect and share practice.

Crawshaw Academy

This venue will bring together colleagues from Art/Photography, Drama, English and Music, alongside Teaching Assistants, with a programme of subject and role-specific sessions.

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Lawnswood School

This venue will bring together colleagues from Computing, Maths, Science and Technology, with a programme of subject-specific sessions.

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Prince Henry's Grammar School

This venue will bring together colleagues from History, Geography, RE/Citizenship, MFL, Business/Economics, Sociology, Psychology and PE/Sport, with a programme of subject-specific sessions.

Find out more about Prince Henry's Grammar School

Ralph Thoresby School

This venue will bring together operational, pastoral, SLT and SENCO colleagues, with a programme of role-specific sessions.

Find out more about Ralph Thoresby School

Keynote Speakers

We’ll begin with a keynote from Sanjay Bhandari, streamed across all venues, before each location moves on to its own keynote speaker.

Red Kite Day 8 Programme

Timings	Crawshaw Academy	Lawnswood School	Prince Henry's Grammar School	Ralph Thoresby School
08:30-09:10	Registration and refreshments
09:15-10:00	Keynote - Sanjay Bhandari, Chair of Kick it Out
10:00-10:10	Comfort Break
10:10-11:00	Nick Barley Director, National Poetry Centre, Leeds	Professor Leigh Hoath Science Education, Leeds Trinity University	Sanjay Bhandari Chair of Kick it out Edward Davies Centre for Social Justice	Professor Julia Yates City St Georges, University of London
11:00-11:30	Break with refreshments
11:30-12:30	Subject/Workshop Session 1
	Art/Photography Drama English Music Teaching Assistants	Computing Maths Science Technology	Business/Economics Geography History MFL PE/Sport Psychology RE/Citizenship Sociology	All Operational Colleagues Pastoral SLT SENCOs
12:30-13:15	Lunch
13:15-14:30	Subject/Workshop Session 2 with reflection time in school teams
14:30-14:45	Plenary

Who Should Attend?

Red Kite Day 8 is designed for all colleagues working in secondary and special schools across Red Kite Alliance.

The programme will offer opportunities for colleagues to:

engage with inspiring speakers
collaborate with subject communities
share expertise and best practice
build professional networks across our alliance

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Additional Information

For more information, please click on the venue links below: