If you have attended one of our events please tell us what was good, what could be better and what could be done differently next time either by email or filling in the form below.

Thursday 26 June 2008
"Lawyers were children once"
NET & the Inner Temple

Wednesday 25 June 2008
‘Dare to be Different’
This Invitation Seminar, organised jointly by NET/NCSL Leadership Network,
was held at Sir Joseph Williamson's Mathematical School, Medway

Wednesday 11 June 2008
NET Invitation Seminar
Arts & Minds - Creative Arts in the Primary Curriculum.
Longlevens Junior School, Gloucester (A NET Advocacy School)

Thursday 5 June 2008
'Sharing Curriculum Innovation in Primary Schools'
The National College for School Leadership and the National Education Trust held a special event at NCSL, Nottingham
Click here to see the charter in full
Click here to read the Press Release

Thursday 1 May 2008
‘Dare to be Different’
This Invitation Seminar, organised jointly by NET/NCSL Leadership Network,
Held at Red Oaks Primary School, Swindon
Click to see the Relaxed, Bishop David Brown School and Maxine Evans presentations

Wednesday 12 March 2008
NET Invitation Seminar
‘Transforming the Secondary School Environment’
Held at Priory LSST, Lincoln.
Click to see the Priory LSST presentation as either a pdf document or an online slide show.

Tuesday 4 March 2008, 6.00pm
2nd Annual Lecture : by Estelle Morris, Baroness Morris of Yardley
Held at the Mercers' Hall, London
Media reaction to the NET 2nd annual lecture
Read the Summary of 2nd Annual Lecture

16 October 2007
NET Invitation Seminar: Turning up the volume on student voice!
Held at Somervale School, Midsomer Norton
This event was supported by Esmée Fairbairn Foundation
      Click for a copy of the event programme
      Click to read the DCFS Research brief: REAL DECISION MAKING? SCHOOL COUNCILS IN ACTION
      Learning to Lead: the website
      Presentation from Jim Davis (Children’s Society)
      Handout on Learning to Lead School Councils
      Thomas Keble School presentation
      School leads way in helping pupils find their voices: this is somerset.co.uk

The NET conference on student voice at Somervale School was a deeply enriching day for the whole school which left us inspired and replenished. We hope others took away some ideas from our school - we certainly welcomed the ideas that were shared with us and we look forward to implementing some of them in the coming months.

Mike Gorman, Headteacher

9 October 2007
NET supported the Inside Governement event:
The Education and Inspections Act: Better Schools For All
One Great George Street
      Click for the 'Inside Government' detail
      Click for the 'Inside Government' presentations

3 October 2007
NET What’s the future of school inspection?
Held at King Edward VI School, Bury St Edmunds
This event was supported by Esmée Fairbairn Foundation
      Click for a copy of the event programme
      Click here to read the recent NFER/ Ofsted Impact report:
      Evaluation of the impact of Section 5 inspections - April 2007
      Click to read :
      Welcome to what's the future... introduction by Gary Nethercott
      After Ofsted by Mervyn Benford
      Shouldn't Ofsted be helping us to improve our schools? by Geoff Barton
      If Students Ran Ofsted… by Year 9 School Council members

10 July 2007
NET supported the Neil Stewart Associates 2nd Annual School Leadership Conference
Held in Central London

27 June 2007
NET Invitation Seminar: English as an Additional Language
This event was supported by The Mercers Company
Held at Langleywood School, Slough
      Further queries can be emailed to Aruna Sharma, Deputy Head Teacher
      Presentation by Aruna Sharma
      Workshop presentation
      Pupil Quotes
      Pupil Introduction Card
      Top Ten Tips for using EAL in the classroom

"It was a very useful and 'adding to insight' event. Looking forward to participating in such events organised by NET. Thanks."

"Was a great day, particularly inspirational was hearing from the students about their experiences."

14 June 2007
NET Invitation Seminar: 'Arts and Minds'
This event was supported by Esmée Fairbairn Foundation
Held at Longlevens Junior School, Gloucester
      Counterblast 4: ‘The Children Come First’ by Jacqueline Laver
      Presentation by Dave Smith, Headteacher of Longlevens Junior School
      Presentation by Christiane Nicholson, Gloucestershire Libraries
      Art work by students and three poems by Brian Moses
      Brian Moses contact details
      The “Green” website
      Jacqueline Laver The Children Come First

7 June 2007
NET Conference for Governors
In association with North Somerset Governor Forum
Held at Backwell Comprehensive School
      'Challenging the way we govern schools' by Roy Evans

26 March 2007
NET/National College for School Leadership Invitation Seminar
'Leading Curriculum Innovation in the Primary School'
Held at NCSL, Nottingham
      Click here for the introduction and presentation.
      Click here for the seminar report by Diane Hofkins.

"Thanks. I enjoyed the day. I think it was an excellent template for an open and inclusive professional practice seminar. Thank you for making it happen."
Sian Carr
Operational Director
Stakeholders & Networks
National College for School Leadership

22 March 2007
NET Invitation Seminar: 'Academic-Vocational Apartheid'
Held at Thamesview School, Kent
      Read NET’s second Counterblast ' Academic-Vocational Apartheid' by Roy Blatchford

17 March 2007
NET Conference for Governors, in association with Slough Governors Association
'Challenging the way we govern schools'
      Read NET's Counterblast 'Challenging the way we govern schools' by Roy Evans

"Very interesting, especially the discussion groups. More of this if time allows"

"The event was excellent - particularly enhanced by the attendance/input of visits from other authorities etc. Suggest this is repeated/widened for next year's conference!"

27 February 2007
NET's First Annual Lecture given by David Bell
Permanent Secretary, DCFS
      Read: 'A Comprehensive Education' by David Bell, Permanent Secretary at the DCFS
      'Personal Wishes' by NET's Leading Thinkers

17 October 2006
Invitation Seminar: Every Child Matters
St John's CE Primary School, Reading
      Read NET’s first Counterblast from Sylvia McNamara: 'Is Every Child Mattering?'