Partnership Festival
Event
Partnership Festival 2025 – Shaping the Future of Education Together
Friday 20 June, 20259:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Bath Spa University, Newton St Loe, Bath, BA2 9BN
Partnership Festival 2025 – Shaping the Future of Education Together
Bath Spa University’s inaugural Partnership Festival is a free one-day event bringing together teachers, school leaders, researchers, and policy makers to explore the most pressing challenges and exciting developments in education today.
Join us on Friday 20 June 2025 for a day of insight, collaboration, and innovation focused on teacher education and professional learning.
Through keynotes, interactive workshops, roundtable discussions, and research presentations on everything from AI in education and mentoring frameworks to teacher wellbeing and international collaboration, you’ll find opportunities to exchange ideas, build connections, and contribute to shaping the future of education.
Keynote speakers include:
- Dr Cat Scutt MBE (Chartered College of Teaching)
- Professor Sarah Younie (De Montfort University, International Council on Education for Teaching and Editor-in-Chief of the Journal ‘Technology, Pedagogy and Education’)
- Dr. Carol Hordatt Gentles (University of the West Indies)
- Emma Fielding (Richard Huish College)
Programme
Time |
Location |
Session Type |
Session title |
Presenter(s) |
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9:00 - 9:45 | GM.G.24 | Arrival, registration and coffee | ||
9:45 - 10:45 | GM.G.23 | Keynote plenary session | 5 problems with the idea of evidence-based practice in teaching... and why I think it’s important anyway | Dr Cat Scutt MBE, Chartered College of Teaching |
Parallel paper presentations (click on title for abstracts and bios) | ||||
10:45 - 11:45 | CM.105 | Roundtable Discussion | Relational and Remote: Resolving the contradiction |
Bath Spa University, Teach First |
CM.106 | Workshop | Richer Retrieval Practice: invitation to collaborate |
Bath Spa University with Project teachers |
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CM. 119 | Paper Presentations |
Rethinking Schools: how can professional learning networks support teachers to innovate. |
Jane Flood, Bath Spa University Ashley Ogborn, Bath Spa University |
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CM.120 | Paper Presentations |
Sue Gibbons, Malmesbury School
Dr. Chloe Shu-Hua Yeh, Bath Spa University |
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CM.121 | Paper Presentations |
Working in partnership: developing a collaborative culture
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Andy Greenhough, Oldfield School
Bath Spa University |
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11:45 - 12:00 | Break | |||
12:00 - 13:00 | Keynote Session | International research: benefits and possibilities |
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13:00 - 14:00 | Lunch | |||
Parallel sessions (click on title for abstracts and bios) | ||||
CM.105 | Workshop | A Balancing act: successfully managing ITT and parenthood |
Bishop Challoner SCITT |
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CM.106 | Workshop | Using evidence-informed approaches in your school. |
Blue School Somerset and Research School Network |
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CM.119 | Workshop | Exploring practical work in primary science. | Sarah Earle, Bath Spa University | |
CM.129 | Workshop | Enhancing Teaching and Learning through Joint Practice Development and Professional Development Coaching |
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CM.121 |
Roundtable
Paper Presentation |
Teacher and Teaching in the Contemporary India: Challenges and Negotiations (60 min)
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Melissa George, St. Gregory's Catholic College |
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15:30 - 15:45 | CM.G.24 | Tea and coffee break | ||
15:45 - 16:45 | GM.G.23 | Keynote session | Building a Professional Learning Community through Joint Practice Development | Emma Fielding, Richard Huish College |
16:45 - 18:00 | Networking session | Barbeque and live music |