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07 teachwire.net/secondary Redcarpet time The education charity Into Film has announced that its 2020 Into FilmAwards will take place on 18th March at ODEON Luxe Leicester Square in London, with DavidWalliams OBE of Little Britain and Britain’s Got Talent fame on hosting duties. Now in its seventh year, the event serves as a showcase for young people’s creativity within the medium of film, with awards going to series of nominated short films and reviews submitted by entrants aged 5 to 19 from all over the UK. A star- studded affair, in previous years it’s been attended by the likes of Charles Dance, Eddie Redmayne, RuthWilson and Naomie Harris, there to present the winners with their awards. The nominees will be recognised across 11 categories in different age groups, including Best Film, Documentary, Animated Film, Reviewer of the Year, Teacher of the Year, Into FilmClub of the Year, Audience Choice Award and Ones ToWatch. According toWalliams, “I love the Into FilmAwards because it gives the opportunity to young people, from all kinds of backgrounds, to be a part of the film industry. As an actor, these young people are the future, and you want them to give you a job one day! Anything that encourages creativity is important, we have an amazing film industry in this country which is often ignored by politicians and we need to support it." intofilm.org/awards KEY NOTES “A British education has long been considered a first-class education. We have four universities in the global top 10, and we are the second most popular study destination for international students, behind only the United States of America. But though we have a lot to be proud of, back in 2010, many of our schools had gone into a state of decline. The national curriculum had been stripped of knowledge. Soft skills were more in fashion; textbooks were out. We were stagnating in the international tables. But the most damning thing of all was that we were failing young pupils – particularly those from the poorest of backgrounds. Faced with this difficult picture, the government embarked on huge reforms with the aim of setting first-class standards across every single subject. We introduced a more ambitious, knowledge-rich national curriculum in England, as well as more rigorous GCSEs, putting us in line with the highest-performing education systems in the world. Years later, speaking to you today, I’m glad to say that these reforms are bearing fruit. For the first time, the latest PISA results show 15-year-olds in England achieving scores above the OECD national averages in reading, maths and science. We’re making great progress. But there’s no excuse to sit back, pat ourselves on the back and say this is a job that is done and is finished. Because it isn’t. I want to make clear today that this government intends to drive further and harder; to push on with our reforms for as long as it takes so that we drive up standards in every single one of our schools, for all our children and young people wherever they happen to live.” Forget the media-friendly soundbites - what else was in those speeches you missed? THE HEADLINE: 2-7 MARCH National Careers Week | 29-30 APRIL Schools & Academies Show London | 23-24 NOVEMBER Visible Learning World Conference 23-24 NOVEMBER Visible LearningWorld Conference Venue TBC, London vlworldconference.com It’s still some way off, but tickets are now on sale for the annual get-together where a host of education luminaries and industry names meet to share thoughts and ideas concerning Professor John Hattie’s hugely influential Visible Learning strategies. As well Professor Hattie himself, other confirmed speakers include Sir Kevan Collins and Professor Guy Claxton. 29-30 APRIL Schools andAcademies Show 2020 London ExCeL London schoolsandacademiesshow.co.uk Billing itself as the UK's largest education policy event,Schools andAcademies Show 2020 promises access tomore than 200 leading education suppliers and hours of informative presentations across eight dedicated content theatres.This year's keynote speech will be delivered by none other than Sir Ranulph Fiennes,on what it takes to be a resilient leader. 2-7 MARCH BNational CareersWeek National nationalcareersweek.com National Careers Week is a week-long celebration of careers guidance, aimed at bringing together education providers, students and local employers for a range of events and activities. Organisers have been encouraging individuals and organisations to make pledges – such as ‘teach a careers- focused lesson’ or ‘offer work experience’ – using the hashtag #NCW2020. Education Secretary sets out his vision for British education WHO? Gavin Williamson CBE, Secretary of State for Education WHERE? The Education World Forum, London WHEN? 20th January 2020 SAVE THE DATE N E WS | F E B / M A R “I truly believe that our education system and social care sector benefit from strong, independent scrutiny. It shouldn’t be feared, and it mustn’t be avoided. Inspection, undertaken in the right spirit, makes sure that shadows don’t lengthen, dust doesn’t settle and the progress of our schools and children’s services can be seen and appreciated by all.” THE HEADLINE: Amanda Spielman launches Ofsted's Annual Report 2018/19 WHO? Amanda Spielman, Ofsted's Chief Inspector WHERE? Westminster, London WHEN? 21st January 2020