Conference for Learning - February 16 2007

The council officially began developing its vision for secondary schools of the future at its Conference for Learning on February 16 2007.

The conference was the first step in the process to consult with the local community, schools, children, young people and other stakeholders to help them shape the future for secondary education for the borough.

Over 100 delegates including young people and representatives from schools, local area partnerships, council departments, local business and voluntary organisations, attended the conference at the Grimsby Institute to hear international speakers Professor Stephen Heppell and Ty Goddard introduce the concept of the school of the future.
Delegates were enthralled by the visionary 'out of the box' thinking which covered concepts such as learning environments, IT and upturning conventional curriculum and timetables in favour of child centred individual learning.

The event was described by one delegate as 'Inspirational, motivational and very thought provoking. Excellent'.