FRIDAY 29 NOVEMBER 2019
09:00-10:30 Registration coffee and refreshments
10:30-10:45 Welcome and scene setting
Joyce Martin, Director, JCS
10:45-11:30 Keynote: Building Digital Capability: making the most of digital opportunities
Rosie Jones, Director of Student and Library Services, Teesside University
11:30-11:35 Move to parallel sessions
11:35-12:20 Parallel Sessions
Parallel 1: Fighting fake news by teaching neuroscience and social psychology
Dr Graham Gardner, Librarian, Abingdon School
Parallel 2: Not letting the technological tail wag the educational dog: the case for a framework of inquiry skills
Darryl Toerien, Head of Library, Oakham School
Parallel 3: Building robust research skills and perseverance in secondary students (and beyond)
Susan Merrick, Librarian, ACS Egham International School
Parallel 4: Collaborative information literacy teaching between schools and Newcastle University
Sara Bird, Education Officer, Newcastle University
Sue Wray, Director of Library & Learning Resources, Uppingham School
12:20-13:30 Lunch and exhibition
13:30-14:15 Parallel Sessions
Parallel 1: From sources to skills: school librarians as teachers – a case study
Terri McCargar, Librarian, Latymer Upper School
Parallel 2: Bigger and better: embedded digital literacy skills in year 7 & 9
Donna Saxby, Librarian, Kingham Hill School
Parallel 3: From zero to digital hero
Alison Kennedy, Head Librarian, St George’s School Ascot
Parallel 4: Building foundations in research skills: Y7&8 research projects in the library
Claire Knight, Head Librarian, Reading Blue Coat School
14:15-14:25 Move to plenary room
14:25-15:10 Keynote: Developing the Open University’s digital literacy framework
Wendy Mears, Learning and Teaching Librarian, The Open University
15:10-15:35 Refreshments
15:35-15:40 Move to parallel sessions
15:40-16:25 Parallel Sessions: Workshops & Lightning Talks
Parallel 1: Can you navigate potential pitfalls of the open web?
Emma Wallace, Librarian and Julie Greenhough, EPQ Coordinator, St Benedict’s School
Parallel 2: Digital and media literacy: from public policy to the classroom
Sarah Pavey, Independent Consultant & Trainer, Sp4il and Stéphane Goldstein, Executive Director, InformAll
Parallel 3: Challenges of teaching the skills programme to EPQ students
Dominique Collins, Librarian and EPQ Coordinator, Hurstpierpoint College
Parallel 4: Developing a Culture of Information Literacy
Andrew Stark, Head of Libraries and Information Services, The Southport School
Parallel 5: Journey to the centre of the curriculum: becoming a research activist
Emily Stannard, Head Librarian, Bradfield College
16:25-16:30 Move to plenary room
16:30-17:15 TeenTech: Research Skills in Action
Dr Jane Secker, Rosie Jones, Joyce Martin, Darryl Toerien and Harry Smith
17:15-17:30 Round up and close of Day 1
19:00 Conference Dinner
SATURDAY 30 NOVEMBER 2019
09:00-09:50 Keynote: The Uses of Literacy Today
Professor Julian McDougall, Professor in Media and Education, Bournemouth University
10:00-11:00 World Café, led by Dr Jane Secker, round table discussions on digital capabilities
11:00-11:20 Refreshments
11:20-12:20 E-resources to support research:
Ben Jacobs, Director, Licensing and Business Development, Infobase Publishing
Parallel B: Bloomsbury Digital Resources
Pedro Morais, Senior Product Manager – Digital Resources, Bloomsbury Publishing
Parallel C: JSTOR Secondary Schools Collection – supporting students’ research needs and skills
Hugh Webster, Sales Manager (Schools), JCS Online Resources
Parallel D: Gale Schools: helping students prepare for university
Allison Zink, Subscription Sales Executive, Gale, Cengage Learning (EMEA)
12:20-12:30 Move to plenary room
12:30-13:00 What does our capability framework look like?
Dr Jane Secker and colleagues
13:00-13:15 Conference round-up and close
(Programme is subject to change)