Unity Day 2025: Schedule

Unity Day 2025

8:45am BST

Wild swimming experience Friars Meadow Car ParkBecky Baldwin

9:30am BST

Emma Kell Main HallThose That Can Email etiquette and effective email usage 209Tina Impett Exams Officer Network Meeting 217Jacqueline Chamberlain Building relationships with disengaged students 202Helen Harridge Celebrating the Strength in Difference G-Junior Common Room (JCR)J Grange Mind the Gap! Turning an Ethos and Vision into Day-to-Day Culture 309Josh Hunt Speechless Symphony HallMichele Mann-Jones Becoming a Head of Year G-3Jake Brown How can the things we do in school undermine a sense of belonging? 210Tony Green Leaders, Dinosaurs & Rebellion 201Tom Hines The Courage to Lead: Navigating Imposter Syndrome as a Headteacher 203Emma Wilson-Downes Health and Safety in person Training for Site Teams 111Chris Brown Safeguarding and Cyber Crime 207Christopher Bales "Building a Future in the Arts: Networks, Archives & Digital Spaces" 004Neil D Field-Williams Creating a Culture of Excellence 219Julia Power Creating and running a behaviour unit 101Callum Clement-Smith Early Career Teachers: celebrating successes and looking ahead G-4Andy Samways Early Years Language of Learning W-HallGemma Frost Let's Talk Design and Technology 302Sarah Dowley Microscale Chemistry Experiments - from the Royal Society of Chemistry 114Chris Allen Nature Park Pollinator Count 002Jenna Gilmour and Louis Langenberg New GCSE Support 214Jennifer Beattie Preparing to teach CUSP Reading workshop Y4BSarah Evans Preparing to teach Primary CUSP Science Y4AClaire Kilgour Preparing to teach primary maths using White Rose resources Y6BAnna Tapper Psychological Safety 102Shabnam Ahmed Real Time Checking for Understanding 303Mike Cripps Scaffolding Writing in KS2 Y6AOlivia Gillard Sociology Networking 208Victoria Middleditch STEM Learning Gatsby Project - Lessons learned from Breckland School 103Ellen Morton Teacher as Writer 104Liz Merry The art of the possible 204Chris Handley The challenge of boys 311Tom Corker 5K run Picnic tables by the Lightwell entranceMichael Smith • Katy Smith Axe Throwing Wells Hall playing fieldFrank Carn-Pryor Children's University 116Gemma Hall Combat Archery Wells Hall playing fieldFrank Carn-Pryor Craft and Cards W-LibraryGeorgina • Mandy Button Geocaching Meet on the field between the Astro and the leisure centreFrank Carn-Pryor Introduction to Hockey and Match Astro Pitch (between main building and leisure centre)James Waterhouse Menopause - Explained!! 108Sue & Annie Mindfulness Colouring 005Claire Jackson • Ruth Canham NEU - Tackling misogeny, workload, ECT's and family friendly workplaces 105Ellie Manns • David Seagrave • Emma Corlett Session 1: ADHD-What you really need to know 301Claire O'Neill Swimming coaching Swimming Pool, Leisure CentreNatalie Allen Templespa well-being class G-1Amanda Small Tools for Emotional Literacy G-9Rebecca Elston-Haynes Unity Day 'Pop-Up' Choir 112Chris Neary Walk around the local area Meet by marquee entranceTracy Barfield Wellbeing Starts with Sleep: Empowering Teachers for Health and Professional Success. 212Melanie Davies FCCT Writing 106Sharon Peacock

10:35am BST

Developing positive relationships with Students and Staff as a member of Support Staff 201Luke Beck Combat Archery Wells Hall playing fieldFrank Carn-Pryor Speechless 102Michele Mann-Jones Emma Kell Main HallThose That Can Library network G-12Mandy Harvey Trust Data Managers Network Session 205Jacqueline Chamberlain • Laura Meyer Celebrating the Strength in Difference G-Junior Common Room (JCR)J Grange How a successful Personal Development Curriculum supports life beyond school 302Kirsty Webb Strategies for Combating Racism in Schools 101Bury St Edmunds for Black Lives Belonging in a Team - surviving & thriving 107Chris Ryall Championing Attendance! 113Nicola Payne • Thomas Wade Unlock the Power of Informal Workplace Mediation! G-3Angela Bull Health and Safety in person Training for Site Teams 111Chris Brown Reframing Referrals — From “Vulnerability” to “Risk” 105Jemma Lynch Safeguarding and Cyber Crime 207Christopher Bales Addressing disadvantage G-Drama StudioMarc Rowland An Introduction to The Wellness Curriculum 202Rebecca Piggott • Laura Head Attention Autism 106Emily Rene Careers All Hands 203Katy Osborne Creating opportunities to make PE inclusive 206Chris Kent CUSP and Oracy (Chloe Vail and Harriet French) Y3AHarriet French • Chloe Vail CUSP KS3 English 209Ben Godsal Food Technology networking meeting 109Emma Irwin Getting the most of SmartGrade 004Rachel Gray How to introduce Makaton into the classroom 211Amelia Wilson Kinetic Letters and Guided Drawing/Writing in Early Years 313Michelle Wappett • Jo Quittenton Making the most of the CUSP Art curriculum Y4AClaire Kilgour Movement in the Classroom G-9Louisa Sergeant MS Excel for subject leaders 114Chris Allen Optimising Communication 208Victoria Middleditch Relational teaching for hard-to-reach students - how to re-ignite confidence and participation. 204Hannah Cairns Scaffolding for inclusion Y6BAnna Shicluna Smashing the habit ceiling ... with the help of insights from behavioural science G-4Andy Samways Using manipulatives to teach fractions in KS2 Y6AAnna Tapper You're p*ssing off your potential. Symphony HallTom Hines Photoshop and iMedia - the future job industry G-14Kira Barnard Axe Throwing Wells Hall playing fieldFrank Carn-Pryor CANCELLED ‘Type 1 Diabetes’ by a Type 1 diabetic G-5Enya Robbens Craft and Cards W-LibraryGeorgina • Mandy Button Creative Sugar crafting G-Conference SuiteStephen Orbell Creative Writing 103Kubra Sevim Game, Set & Match - Tennis Tennis courts (between leisure centre and main building - right hand side)Archie Townsend Geocaching Meet on the field between the Astro and the leisure centreFrank Carn-Pryor Main Character Energy 116Gemma Hall Men's Health 108Sue & Annie Mindfulness Colouring 005Claire Jackson • Ruth Canham Pasta making 009Clare Stalker Sourdough - The Beginning 008Celia Moore Student Mental Health - What you need to know and how to do it. 301Claire O'Neill Swimming coaching Swimming Pool, Leisure CentreNatalie Allen Templespa well-being class G-1Amanda Small The joy of board games G-7Robert Blanchard-Knapp Unity Day 'Pop-Up' Choir 112Chris Neary Wellbeing Starts with Sleep: Empowering Teachers for Health and Professional Success. 212Melanie Davies FCCT

11:40am BST

Amjad Ali - Supporting All Learners Together: Teachers and support staff learning about the Power of “What’s Needed for Some benefits all.” Low effort high impact ideas to help all students. Main HallTry This Teaching Technician talk 211Martin Foreman Top Tips Every and Reach G-4Lynsey Jolland Nurturing Inclusion: EDI and Belonging Through Nature and Ethical Veganism 103Sadie Jade Strategies for Combating Racism in Schools 101Bury St Edmunds for Black Lives What is ADHD? Symphony HallIndia Stratton Balancing leadership and collaboration: Navigating the role as a new Deputy or Assistant Headteacher 204Dan Gudgeon Distributed Leadership 205Jane Sendall • Lisa McConnell Guiding Growth: Informal Strategies for Employee Development 108Emma Adams • Jude Saward The Coaching Habit 203David Perkins What makes for a successful governing board? 107Roy Blatchford Basic First Aid Small Hall - LeisureOllie Howard • Tony Williams Getting the most from the Safeguarding area in ATLAS 106Steve Watts Health and Safety in person Training for Site Teams 111Chris Brown 'What have the Romans ever done for us?' Bringing Classics to life in our classrooms. 210Ashley Clinch Adaptive teaching: assessing the needs of the pupils in front of you 301Dena Eden CUSP Early Foundations in Nursery Y5BSophie Dallas Explicit Vocabulary Instruction for Support Staff 207Rebecca Clarke How to run Duke of Edinburgh sessions in SEMH/Mainstream 215Carolyn Cockroft Making the most of the CUSP DT curriculum Y4AClaire Kilgour Oracy in Action 214Jo Arrow Parental Involvement and attendance G-10Marc Rowland Professional Development Pathways for TAs and HLTAs 208Rachel O'Halleron PSHE Swap Shop 109Daisy Bruce • Meg Wells Relationships that Matter 307Hannah Brookman • Kelly Winn Scaffolding strategies across the CUSP curriculum Y5AOlivia Gillard Science EVI - review workshop 114Chris Allen Technician Time-Savers: What Works and What Gets in the Way 105Karen Turner The Science Entry Level Certificate 116Leanne Sirrell • Gill Kegel Understanding 'Big' Behaviours G-Drama StudioMatthew Fuller Using manipulatives to teach fractions in KS2 Y6AAnna Tapper Virtual Decisions - Knife Crime Workshop Demo - Secondary Schools 112Catriona Shaw AI in education W-HallLily Wright 5K run Picnic tables by the Lightwell entranceMichael Smith • Katy Smith Art using Nature 314Jenna Gilmour • Louis Langenberg Axe Throwing Wells Hall playing fieldFrank Carn-Pryor CANCELLED ‘Type 1 Diabetes’ by a Type 1 diabetic G-5Enya Robbens Combat Archery Wells Hall playing fieldFrank Carn-Pryor Creative Sugar crafting G-Conference SuiteStephen Orbell Crochet for beginners G-11Amanda Dakin Do you have a Will? 104Sarah Williams • Ed Stojanovic Geocaching Meet on the field between the Astro and the leisure centreFrank Carn-Pryor Introducing Cup-O-T: Wellness & Therapy Services G-6Catherine Gray • Becks Wise Pasta making 009Clare Stalker Pokémon TCG Trade and Battle 006Steven Bishop Sourdough - The Beginning 008Celia Moore Swimming Swimming Pool, Leisure Centre Templespa well-being class G-1Amanda Small The joy of board games G-7Robert Blanchard-Knapp Walk around the local area Meet by marquee entranceTracy Barfield

12:45pm BST

Combat Archery Wells Hall playing fieldFrank Carn-Pryor Andrew Moffat Main HallAndrew Moffat Arbor - Open Surgery G-4Paula Ashwood Best Practice: Absence Management G-5Claire Havers • Jake Wright Celebrating the Strength in Difference G-Junior Common Room (JCR)J Grange Empowering Women G-Drama StudioSarah Garner Aspiring Middle Leaders Programme Graduation 105Stephanie Pitts Climate Change is a School Safeguarding Issue: How your DfE-mandated Climate Action Plans can help. 303Climate Ambassadors • Kit Marie Rackley Master the Art of Giving and Receiving Feedback! G-3Angela Bull Basic First Aid Small Hall - LeisureOllie Howard • Tony Williams Cyber Crime Escape Room 207Christopher Bales Emergency Evacuation Chair Training 109Jake Allen An introduction to The Whole of Me for EYFS staff G-10Phil Davis Arts meeting 306Tiffany Turner CUSP Innovations 107Lauren Meadows • Alex Bedford Embedding belonging: Best practice in primary schools 307Rebecca Clarke • Nick George • Kelly Mace • Hannah Brookman Forest School for beginners 215Carolyn Cockroft Leading Sounds Write effectively Y5BJo Brown Preparing to teach CUSP History and Geography Y4AClaire Kilgour Preparing to teach CUSP Reading workshop Y4BSarah Evans Preparing to Teach Writing - How to go from the primary base slide decks to a crackin' piece of writing G-6Richard Fuller Prosodic reading strategies in action 305Sarah Morris • Sarah Morris Relationships 103Jake Brown Scaffolding strategies across the CUSP curriculum Y5AOlivia Gillard Special School Science Network Meeting 117Sam Munro Supporting ECTs to Thrive 102Karen Sheargold Using SISRA as a Head of Department 004Kevin Blakey Virtual Decisions - Knife Crime Workshop Demo - Secondary Schools 101Catriona Shaw You're p*ssing off your potential. Symphony HallTom Hines An introduction to EFT/Tapping G-12Hayley Frankland Art using Nature 314Jenna Gilmour • Louis Langenberg Axe Throwing Outside TGS Main reception (front)Frank Carn-Pryor Crochet Time (Not Beginners) 318Julia Baker Do you have a Will? 104Sarah Williams • Ed Stojanovic Geocaching Meet on the field between the Astro and the leisure centreFrank Carn-Pryor Great schools are necessary but not sufficient. Learn how you can work with your wider community to support the wellbeing and outcomes of your students and their families. 204Jack Watkinson • Carly Moody Main Character Energy 116Gemma Hall Paint your own canvas 315Annabelle Culley-Tea Pasta making 009Clare Stalker Swimming Swimming Pool, Leisure CentrePip Moore The Five Types of Wealth-true wealth is being happy 208Toni Kittle Tools for Emotional Literacy G-9Rebecca Elston-Haynes Transforming Wellbeing from the Inside Out: How hypnotherapy can help you thrive 212Melanie Davies FCCT

1:50pm BST

Amjad Ali - Supporting All Learners Together: Teachers and support staff learning about the Power of “What’s Needed for Some benefits all.” Low effort high impact ideas to help all students. Main HallTry This Teaching Finance Networking & Top Tips G-6Vicki Ramdhanie Supporting Schools through June Tables checking Exercise with a focus on the disapplication process Y5BLaura Harrison Celebrating the Strength in Difference G-Junior Common Room (JCR)J Grange 'A good thing, done well': utilising the updated EEF implementation guidance G-4Andy Samways Leaders, Dinosaurs & Rebellion 201Tom Hines Upper Pay Range | Successfully Negotiating the Application Process 303Matthew Fuller Using the DFE banding tools to improve attendance 208Toni Kittle Cyber Crime Escape Room 207Christopher Bales Handling allegations against staff- a practical example 112Vanessa Whitcombe Is your SCR Ofsted ready? G-5Lynsey Jolland A PATH for SEND at Unity Schools Partnership 211Ros Somerville • Fran Alexander • Lucie Calow • Adam Dabin • George Ellis A-level Biology: Sequencing and Common Assessments Group **double session** 213Dave Chiang A-level Chemistry: Sequencing and Common Assessments Group **double session** 114Andy Cameron A-level Physics: Sequencing and Common Assessments Group **double session** 216Mike Inkson A-level Sciences CPAC Tracking Discussion – Best Practice and Lessons Learned 102Dave Harding • Dave Mortimer Addressing disadvantage G-Drama StudioMarc Rowland Advancing Grade 3 to Grade 5: The Art of Analytical Writing 111Gemma Price An Introduction to Precision Teaching for LSAs 113Jason Austin-Guest An introduction to The Whole of Me for KS1/2 staff G-10Phil Davis Applying EVI to the KS5 curriculum (*double session*) 203David Clarke CUSP EYFS: 0-2 years Y6BGemma Frost CUSP History - Year 8 302Dena Eden EVI + MFL - *Double Session for the afternoon* 108Jennifer Beattie GCSE Chemistry Required Practicals – Tips and Tricks **double session** 115Louise Cassels GCSE Physics Required Practicals – Tips and Tricks **double session** 215Chris Allen Maximising Technician Efficiency: An opportunity to discuss challenges, successes and ideas 105Karen Turner New to Early Foundations Y6ACara Shore • Katie Farnham New to Sounds-Write Y5ADean Boddington Pearson Edexcel GCSE Statistics 209Nicola Woodford-Smith • Vicky Woods Schools as Anchor Institutions for Community Climate Action 305Joolz Thompson Sorting out spelling 107Lauren Meadows Subject Knowledge Enhancement for non-specialist teachers of mathematics * ** double session** 202Ali Johns Teaching with iPads in the mathematics classroom Y4BDan Finegan The role of the form tutor 307Sarah Allen Unity Code - EVI in Art 306Tiffany Turner Unity Code - EVI in Dance 103Liz Nyberg Unity Code - EVI in Drama 210Jo Arrow Unity Code - EVI in Food Technology 106Carrie Spurling Unity Code - EVI in Health & Social Care 219Julia Power Unity Code - EVI in Music 304Nick Reynolds Unity Code - EVI in PE 109Ross Myhill Unity Code - EVI in RPE / RS 204Chris Handley Unity Code - EVI in Technology 205Tom Corker Using manipulatives at KS3 and KS4 Mathematics 309Gareth Daniels Using the SmartGrade platform to create and analyse Assessments - for Ma Sc En MfL 004Rachel Gray Virtual Decisions - Knife Crime Workshop Demo - Secondary Schools 101Catriona Shaw Using iPad at KS4 and KS5 Y4AJonathan McAulay • Christine Miller-Ferdinand An introduction to EFT/Tapping G-12Hayley Frankland Axe Throwing Wells Hall playing fieldFrank Carn-Pryor Combat Archery Wells Hall playing fieldFrank Carn-Pryor Creative Sugar crafting G-Conference SuiteStephen Orbell Crochet Time (Not Beginners) 318Julia Baker Geocaching Meet on the field between the Astro and the leisure centreFrank Carn-Pryor Mindfulness Colouring 005Claire Jackson • Ruth Canham Paint your own canvas 315Annabelle Culley-Tea Pokémon TCG Trade and Battle 006Steven Bishop Student Mental Health - What you need to know and how to do it. 301Claire O'Neill Swimming Swimming Pool, Leisure CentrePip Moore The joy of board games G-7Robert Blanchard-Knapp Transforming Wellbeing from the Inside Out: How hypnotherapy can help you thrive 212Melanie Davies FCCT Walk around the local area Meet by marquee entranceTracy Barfield Effective Use of Assessment Information in Science 117Freyer Marsh

2:55pm BST

A-level Chemistry: Sequencing and Common Assessments Group **double session** 114Andy Cameron Science Technician Network Meeting 117emma lawrence Using iPads to Support Effective Teaching and Learning in Science Y4BAndrew Heinrich Using the SmartGrade platform to create and analyse Assessments Ma Sc En MfL 004Rachel Gray Axe Throwing Wells Hall playing fieldFrank Carn-Pryor Combat Archery Wells Hall playing fieldFrank Carn-Pryor Andrew Moffat Main HallAndrew Moffat A PATH for SEND at Unity Schools Partnership 211Ros Somerville • Fran Alexander • Lucie Calow • Adam Dabin • George Ellis A-level Biology: Sequencing and Common Assessments Group **double session** 213Dave Chiang A-level Physics: Sequencing and Common Assessments Group **double session** 216Mike Inkson Applying EVI to the KS5 curriculum (*double session*) 203David Clarke AQA GCSE MFL The Speaking Examination 108Jennifer Beattie Building Confidence - Early Foundations Y6BCara Shore • Katie Farnham CUSP Geography - Year 8 302Dena Eden GCSE Chemistry Required Practicals – Tips and Tricks **double session** 115Louise Cassels GCSE Physics Required Practicals – Tips and Tricks **double session** 215Chris Allen Getting great English outcomes with LPA students at GCSE 303Mike Cripps Introduction to CUSP Early Maths Y6AAnna Tapper KS3 English Cusp: Our Journey 105Nina Matthews • Lee Robson Pearson Edexcel Entry Level Certificate mathematics 209Nicola Woodford-Smith • Vicky Woods Preparing to Teach Writing - How to go from the primary base slide decks to a crackin' piece of writing G-6Richard Fuller Prosodic reading strategies in action 305Sarah Morris • Sarah Morris PSHE - Primary Leaders and teachers Y5BJo Brown Sounds Write - next steps for teachers and support staff Y5ADean Boddington Subject Knowledge Enhancement for non-specialist teachers of mathematics* **double session** 202Ali Johns Unity Code - EVI in Art 306Tiffany Turner Unity Code - EVI in Dance 103Liz Nyberg Unity Code - EVI in Drama 210Jo Arrow Unity Code - EVI in Food Technology 106Carrie Spurling Unity Code - EVI in Health & Social Care 219Julia Power Unity Code - EVI in Music 304Nick Reynolds Unity Code - EVI in PE 109Ross Myhill Unity Code - EVI in RPE / RS 204Chris Handley Unity Code - EVI in Technology 205Tom Corker You're p*ssing off your potential. Symphony HallTom Hines Children's University 116Gemma Hall Geocaching Meet on the field between the Astro and the leisure centreFrank Carn-Pryor Let's talk about psychological safety 207Shiela Lorking Session 1: ADHD-What you really need to know 301Claire O'Neill Mission: Clear up! Meet by marquee entranceChris Brown • Liz Clements