The Teacher Courses section of the website is now fully updated to include ALL new courses for Autumn 2009 and some for Spring and Summer 2010 too. There are 189 BRAND NEW courses here, spread throughout the subject areas and including 6 NEW National Conferences. More will be added for Spring, and of course Summer 2010 (many of which are already in an advanced state of design).
Most of our existing courses, those being repeated, have been updated (sometimes substantially) to take account of new syllabus and curriculum developments.
We have also arranged a TOTALLY NEW series of student conferences, beginning December 2009 and stretching through to April 2010. These really are totally new – you have not seen anything like this anywhere before! We have used our experience, feedback from teachers, and input from our consultants and conference speakers, to produce a totally new programme.
Because Teacher Courses start in October, we concentrated on them (in terms of the website). But look out – we get back from our summer break on 20 August! Promise – you have never seen anything like this before and we are substantially raising the benchmark of how Student Conferences ought to be and should be presented.
Will this make us rest on our laurels – NO!!! We always look for ways to improve what we offer – there is always something else, something new to learn, and that is why we always offer teachers the opportunity of response at the end of every course and conference we deliver. You think you’re hard to please? We’re harder – and determined to make a real difference. Much of what we’ve done is in response to the feedback you’ve given us.
For Autumn 2009 (and thereafter), we’ve changed the way we present courses and conferences. Whenever we repeat a course or conference, we quote someone who last attended. If the course/conference is new, we say so. So you know exactly where you stand. The quotes we’ve used aren’t always the best quotes (far from it!) – we chose them to reflect the diversity of schools and colleges attending our events.
So, have a browse around! There’s lots here, and there will be even more when the Student Conferences are posted up!
National Conference in high demand
The sixth form national conference on 19 June has attracted over 150 delegates. Only 7 places left make this even more of a hit than 2008 (which attracted 90 delegates).
Keynote launch a programme of National Conferences
Keynote are launching a programme of national conferences designed for Senior Leaders. The success of last year’s and this year’s Sixth Form conference has encouraged us – though this is something we have always wanted to do. Download the conference flier here and PLEASE book early – don’t miss out!
Student conferences for 2009-2010: get the theatre treatment!
Martin Witts, the Owner of Leicester Square Theatre, says “We are very exited to be working with Keynote and its new 2009-2010 student conferences. We think their new program of innovative and interactive conferences combining music, sketches, videoarchives and leading speakers will be of great benefit to GCSE and A level students and we are pleased to be involved.”
Bonnie Opperman of the Mermaid Theatre says, “Our conference centre auditorium is a perfect setting for the new 2009-2010 Keynote conferences. Our stage area is perfect to host the new conferences with sketches, quizzes, music and dance.”
Download our Student conference poster here and put it up in your staff room! The student conferences will start in December 2009 and go through to March 2010. Subject areas will range from Art and Design to Psychology and Sociology. New for 2010 is Media and Film Studies.
June a big hit with delegates
Keynote saw a 60% increase in attendances in the quarter to June. Andy Jones Bsc ACA, Finance Director, says “I think the work we have done in finding the best possible venues and the constant review of the courses we offer has seen the hard work pay off. The feed back we have had has been fabulous. All credit to Dr Pam Hurry and Kevin Lemon for designing courses that meet the needs and aspirations of the teaching profession, and to the company for keeping to its policy of only using quality venues and accredited course speakers.”