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Press release: August 2020
‘Share the magic of education’ – International Festival of Learning set to go virtual
From topics as diverse as ‘Managing Difficult Conversations’ to ‘Best practice in Online Teaching’ - Preparations to ‘go virtual’ with The Internal Festival of Learning (IFL) are underway, ensuring the popular education event can still go ahead. The completely free to access event takes place on Tuesday, 25 August and is is expected to attract a global audience of education leaders, teachers, lecturers, support staff and business leaders - with a focus on three crucial areas:
1) Leadership;
2) Online Teaching; and
3) Building the Best Cultures
“A learner-driven revolution in education is unfolding around the world” - that’s the message from the 11,000 people who responded to Pearson’s Global Learner Survey, a new study capturing the opinions of learners worldwide and the inspiration for the festival. Pearson are also the main partner for the event, alongsideWest Suffolk College.
Notably, there will be a exclusive interviews with Ofsted National Director Sean Harford by Geoff Barton, (General Secretary, Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL) entitled “Ofsted’s Role in Supporting Schools: Updates, announcements and Q&A” - as well as more than 50 other sessions across three ‘TV style’ live channels. The emphasis is on digestible, practical, ideas and optimistic vision. There will also be an On Demand channel for those who want to delve a little deeper.
The jam-packed offering will see a range of world-renowned speakers donating their time including:
Vikas Pota, Global Educationalist renowned for creating The $1 million Global Teacher Prize, which brought together world leaders and stars
Geoff Barton - one of the UK's leading figures and influencers
Joe Dale - global online teaching specialist and creator of #mfltwitterati
Cindy Rampersaud, Vice President, Pearson
Sean Harford, National Director, Ofsted
And many more from the UK and around the world
