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Education Show 2015


Who to look out for Francesca Simon


Creator of bestseller Horrid Henry Session title: A love of books, not just a love of punctuation


When? Thursday 19 March, 09:45 - 10:15 Francesca Simon spent her childhood on the beach in California, and started writing stories from the age of eight; she then went to Yale and Oxford Universities to study medieval history and literature. She threw away a lucrative career as a medievalist and worked as a freelance journalist, writing for the Sunday Times, Guardian, Mail on Sunday, Telegraph, and Vogue (US). It was reading so many stories to her son Joshua that encouraged her to start writing children’s books, and many of Francesca’s stories have been inspired by real life situations. One of Francesca’s most successful and irrepressible creations has been the famous (or should that be infamous) Horrid Henry, who first appeared in 1994.


Horrid Henry has gone on to conquer the globe and his adventures are published in 27 languages, and have sold millions of copies worldwide. In 2008, Horrid Henry and the Abominable Snowman won the Children’s Book of the Year Award at the Galaxy British Book Awards. Francesca is one of the nation’s most popular authors and has written over fifty books for children of all ages. When she is not writing, Francesca is often encouraging and inspiring young writers and has judged many writing competitions for schools. She has also been a judge for the Guardian Children’s Fiction Prize and the Roald Dahl Funny Prize. In 2009, in one of the proudest moments of her career, Francesca was awarded a Gold Blue Peter badge. Francesca is also a passionate ambassador for children’s literacy and access to literature. She is a trustee of the World Book Day charity, and has been actively involved with many other literacy charities and initiatives including Beanstalk, The Reading Agency, Booktrust’s Children’s Reading Fund and Storybook Dads.


Julie King


Teacher, reading specialist and reading consultant, Hucknall National CE Primary School Session title:Creating a reading culture in a primary school


When? Thursday 19 March, 10:30 - 11:00 Positivity rules! Teacher, reading


specialist/consultant, singer, golfer, Lancashire lass, 'can do' attitude; passionate about helping


children to discover books and become lifelong readers.


Julie believes all teachers should endeavour to cultivate and develop a love of reading in their pupils, and that we all have a part to play in motivating students to read regularly and widely from increasingly challenging books so they are better prepared for the next stage in their education. Julie will discuss why creating a reading culture within a school is crucial to helping students realise that books can be fun and exciting, rather than boring and frustrating. This session will offer practical ideas, tips and advice on how we can create a curiosity about books.


Bill Lord


Headteacher and literacy expert, Long Sutton Primary School Session title: Narrowing the gap in reading When? Thursday 19 March, 15:00 - 15:30 In this session, Bill will look at how schools can use their Pupil Premium funding to narrow the gap in reading, using research evidence to inform practice and innovation, targeting different learners using a range of approaches and looking at next steps beyond first year funding. Before becoming headteacher at Long Sutton Primary School, Bill worked in a range of advisory and management posts in primary education with a focus on literacy and ICT.


Professor Guy Claxton Author of Building Learning Power and ‘What's the Point of School?’ Session title: Building Learning Power: Getting serious about character education


When? Friday 20 March, 12:45 - 13:15 Everyone agrees that exam results are not enough; education should be cultivating the general strengths and attitudes that people will need to thrive in a challenging world. However, for want of real clarity about what these strengths are, and how to grow them, we fall back on test scores, and latch onto the latest fads like 'resilience' or 'mindset'. In this session, Guy will discuss what we have to do if we are going to get serious about the development of 21st century


character (and get even better results in the process).


Guy Claxton is a world-renowned cognitive scientist with several areas of expertise. In education, his Building Learning Power approach to teaching has shown the way to the Holy Grail of schools - children who get good grades, and who are strong, inquisitive, independent lifelong learners.


His book ‘What's the Point of School?’ has inspired thousands of teachers and parents to change the way they think about educating their children. Guy is also a sought-after speaker on creativity and innovation, and he featured in the top 20 ‘Most Influential Thinkers in HR’ in 2013. John Cleese's blockbuster from Video Arts, ‘The Hidden Mind’, is a hymn of praise to Guy's best-selling book ‘Hare Brain, Tortoise Mind: Why Intelligence Increases When You Think Less’, which Cleese refers to as, "THE essential guide to creativity". Guy is an expert on the new understanding of intelligence; how much our smarts rely on intuition and bodily feelings, for example. His new book, ‘Intelligence in the Flesh’, is due to be published this year.


Guy has degrees from Oxford and Cambridge, and is a visiting professor at King's College London.


Pie Corbett


Educational writer and poet Session title: Reading beyond phonics and creating a balanced reader


When? Saturday 21 March, 10:30 - 11:00 Pie Corbett, educationalist and author, is well- known for his books on teaching creative writing, as well as many other educational books, schemes and anthologies. Pie writes widely in the educational press, provides training nationally and works as a poet and storyteller in schools. In his session at the Education Show 2015, Pie will talk about strategies to develop children's ability to critically appreciate and understand what they read. The talk will focus on response and comprehension, discussing how the National Curriculum's focus on book discussion might be developed as well as ensuring that early teaching balances decoding with comprehension.


uThe Education Show 2015 takes place from 19 to 21 March at the NEC, Birmingham. Get your complimentary ticket now by visiting: www.education-show.com and follow the conversation on Twitter @EducationShow.


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