EdTech Conference 2025

About the event:

• Meet Senior Leaders and expert practitioners from the EdTech Hubs programme as they share their experiences of  the effective use of Education Technology to support high-quality inclusive teaching and learning at the unique XR Lab at West Suffolk College, Bury St Edmunds.
  
  

• Experience the ‘live classroom’ demonstrations, meet pupils showcasing their use of EdTech and have hands on time with the latest immersive technologies

Programme on the day will include:

• Stories of Success
  Case studies of the impact of effective use of Technology to support school improvement from across the EdTech Hubs programme

• EdTech and School Improvement 

The latest research findings on the positive contribution technology can make in school improvement and wider School operational efficiency and Change management support

• Change management funding

How to sustainably fund EdTech developments and manage the change required to secure the positive impact necessary for all learners.

• The Role of Artificial Education
  See how AI is used to reduce workload, improve teacher effectiveness and efficiency, and provide real-time feedback for learners from experts in the field.

• Live Classroom teaching demonstrations in the XR Lab
  Live taught examples of the latest impactful use of Education Technology in everyday teaching and learning from Lead teachers / senior leaders with pupils learning live in the XR lab featuring

• ·   Exning Primary School – Newmarket, Suffolk

• ·   Lawford C of E Primary School, Manningtree, Essex

• ·   Royal Hospital School – Holbrook - Suffolk

• Immersive Education Technology Workshops
  Hands on workshops to experience the latest immersive education technologies include Augmented and Virtual reality and green screen video techniques to transport learners to different eras, locations and environments,

• Pupil Showcase
  Meet learners from EdTech Hubs Lead schools and hear how they use EdTech to help them everyday in their learning activities
  
  

• Presenters on the day to include:

• Bob Usher, LGfL, EdTech Hubs Programme Lead

• Ty Goddard, EdTech Uk, EdTech Hubs Programme Lead

• Stephen J. Chynoweth, Head of Education &Early Years NE, Education Directorate - North, Essex County Council

• Abbie Fairbairn, Headteacher Lawford C of E Primary School

• Nikos Savvas, CEO - Eastern Education group

• Tom Lloyd​​​​, Executive Director ‑ Skills, Innovation and Strategic Development, Eastern Education Group

Who is the event for?

• Senior leaders

• Curriculum leaders

• School Business Managers

• Curriculum support staff

• SENCO’s

• Governors responsible for the curriculum and technology development oversight

• Local Authority School Improvement leaders

What will you learn?

• How to plan and successfully implement technology to support high-quality teaching and learning

• See examples of good practice and ideas that you can try in your own context

• Meet and learn from like-minded staff in schools from the East of England, develop new partnerships and how to maximise the EdTech Hubs programme and LGfL Curriculum services.

• How to secure support to develop your own EdTech developments in your own school

Other reactions to seeing EdTech Hubs programme

Lead schools in action