10 / 28
10
A range of guest speakers
were invited to share their
perspectives and insight into
education, including: Professor
Guy Claxton, author of ‘What
is the Point of School?’; Roger
Maguire, former CEO of Sony
Computer Entertainment,
Europe; Chris Wheatley, East
Midlands representative for
the Teaching Schools Council;
and Dr Debra Kidd, author of
‘Teaching: Notes From the
Frontline’. They were faced with
challenging questions, the most
notable being ‘How can 18 years
of education be judged based
on one examination, on one
particular day?’
In addition, numerous
workshops took place
throughout the day in order
to help strengthen students’
and tutors’ understanding of
education as a whole.
The conference also gave
students the opportunity to
utilise social media to express
their feelings about the topic
of education. Some of the best
tweets from the day included:
At the conference, the
Student Learning Coaches
ran workshops to focus on
the 7Cs: communication,
curiosity, confidence, creativity,
collaboration, commitment
and craftsmanship. Alongside
Rodwell Ndengeya, I ran
a workshop to consider
the question ‘What is
communication?’ and to explore
the different techniques we
use in order to communicate.
Through discussion it
quickly became apparent
that communication is not
as simple as just talking to
someone. Communication is
a combination of using facial
expressions, gestures and body
language in addition to using
our voices.We came to the
conclusion that although we
are only assessed via written
communication, both visual and
spoken communication can be
just as valuable.
Tiara Samuel
,
Year 13
Charlotte Green EvaWan
and
Kobi-Kazia Thompson
,
Year 13
ALL AT C: Landau Forte College
Host the National Student
Conference
ConferenceWorkshops
On the 20th October, Landau Forte College welcomed staff and students from other schools
from around the country to take part in ‘All at C’, the second National Student Conference.
Why do we lose the awe and
wonder of learning and asking
questions as we get older? Why
don’t teachers try re-kindling
that fire?
Why are students feeling
disengaged from school? The
segregation between adult and
child is perhaps one reason...
Are we taught to use the skills
school embed into us, or are
they given to us to be left to
gather dust?