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Experts in education from around the world will bring different
insights to the conference agenda – with the focus this
year on the development of children's services, implementing
the skills agenda and how the introduction of devolved government
is impacting on the provision of education across the UK.
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Director of the Department for Children, Education, Lifelong
Learning and Skills at the Welsh Assembly Government. Formerly
Chief Executive of the Department of Education and Children's
Services in South Australia, where he earned a reputation
as an innovator and reformer. |
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Chair in International Leadership supporting the International
Networking for Educational Transformation (iNet) network.
Formerly Chief Advisor on School Standards at the Department
for Education and Skills, serving under three Education Secretaries. |
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Minister for Children, Education, Lifelong Learning and Skills
at the Welsh Assembly Government. Before this appointment
she was Director of Chwarae Teg (Fair Play) and the Welsh
member on the New Opportunities Fund. Jane has been a member
of the National Assembly for Wales since 1999 and was previously
Minister for Health and Social Services and Business Minister.
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Deputy Principal at the University of Sterling. John previously
worked at the University of Warwick, where he was Professor
of Lifelong Learning. He has advised a number of government
bodies in Britain and elsewhere, and was a member of the National
Advisory Group on Continuing Education and Lifelong Learning.
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Former General Secretary, Transport and General Workers’
Union. Lord Morris is renowned for his achievements as one
of the UK’s most prominent union leaders. Now retired
from the Transport and General Workers’ union, he
is involved in a range of activities. These include being
a Non-executive Director of the Bank of England, Chair of
the Morris Inquiry - a public study for the Metropolitan
Police of their professional standards - Chancellor of Stafford
University, England and the University of Technology, Jamaica.
Plus, he is a member of the Commission for Integrated Transport,
the Employment Appeals Tribunal and the England and Wales
Cricket Board. |
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Fiona is a journalist specialising in education and parenting
issues. Fiona is currently the chair of the Family and Parenting
Institute, vice-chair of Comprehensive Future and a governor
of two schools in London. She also writes a regular column
in ‘Education Guardian’, a contributor to LBC
radio, “Comment is free”, the Guardian’s
online comment page and regularly takes part in television
and radio debates about education. |
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Jim was elected MP for Dorset South in June 2001. Between
2001 and 2003 he was a member of the Defence Select Committee.
Jim was appointed Parliamentary Private Secretary (PPS) to
Rosie Winterton MP at the Department of Health in 2003, before
going on to serve as PPS to the Department of Health’s
Ministerial Team in 2004. Following the 2005 General Election,
Jim was promoted to Minister for Rural Affairs, Landscape
and Biodiversity and continued to work at DEFRA until he became
Minister of State for Schools and Learners in May 2006.
Between 1997 and 2001, Jim was leader of the Labour Group,
and Deputy Leader, of Mendip District Council. In 1999 he
became Mayor of Frome. Jim, 41, was educated at Cambridge.
Before entering Parliament, he managed a publishing company,
based in the West Country, for 10 years. Prior to that, Jim
Knight managed arts venues and worked for a small scale travelling
theatre company. Jim Knight is married with two children.
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