CAS #include - Events

Diversity Conference - Saturday 15th November 2014, Kingswinford School, Dudley

About the event

The CAS #include Diversity in Computing Conference was an opportunity for teachers, professionals and academics to meet specialists in our 5 focus strands. Our strands are Gender, Ethnicity, Disability, Socio-Economic Status and SEN. The event was a mixture of key note speeches and workshops. Delegates were able to choose to attend two out of our five workshops and gain an insight into how to promote inclusion in their chosen area.

Programme

Download our full programme here…

10.00 - Registration and Refreshments
10.20 - Welcome
10.30 - Keynote 1 - Peter Kemp
11.15 - Keynote 2 - Carrie-Anne Philbin
11.40 - Workshop 1
12.30 - Lunch (included in ticket price)
13:00 - Workshop 2
14:00 - Workshop 3
15:15 - Closing Remarks

Workshops:

Adapting the curriculum for students with moderate learning difficulties

Catherine Elliott from Sheffield City Council E-Learning Team

Engage all

Dudley Computing Teachers demonstrate as many engaging computing activities in 60 minutes.

Using Computing to engage SEN students

Matthew Parry from Swanwick School and Sports College

Value added teaching: Improving GCSE grades for SEN pupils

Jason Fell from Kingsmead School

Increasing the attainment of Pupil Premium students in Computing

Rebecca Franks from The Kingswinford School

Reaching out to Diverse Communities

Dawn Hewitson from Edge Hill University

Engaging young women in the Computing classroom

Emma-Ashley Liles a Software Developer from 7digital