Cradle to Grave 2023

Conference programme: Saturday 17 June 2023 

10:30 Welcome and introductions: Maria Chondrogianni, Education Committee Chair

10:35 Messages of support: Dr Jo Grady, UCU General Secretary

10:45 Keynote address: John McDonnell, Labour MP for Hayes and Harlington and former Shadow Chancellor

11:10 Plenary: UCU priorities for education:

• Dr Jo Grady, UCU general secretary 
• Maxine Looby, UCU vice president 
• Justine Mercer, UCU president elect 
• John McDonnell MP, Labour MP for Hayes and Harlington and former Shadow Chancellor  

11:50 Break

12:00 Morning  workshops:

WORKSHOP A - ACCESS ALL AREAS: SUPPORTING AND PROGRESSING LEARNERS AT EVERY LEVEL  

• Chair: Dr Bill Esmond, Associate Professor in Education and Employment, University of Derby  
• Professor Graeme Atherton, Head, Centre for Levelling Up and Director, National Education Opportunities Network (NEON) University of West London  
• Chantal Brown, Transformative Teaching & Learning Scholar, Sandwell College  

WORKSHOP B - ORGANISING AROUND WORK: CONNECTING THE PROFESSIONAL AND INDUSTRIAL  

• Chair: Dr Joanna de Groot, University of York & UCU NEC  
• Howard Stevenson, Professor in the School of Education at the University of Nottingham  
• Alex Kirby-Reynolds & Ellie Munro, UCU's PGR's as Staff campaign  

13:00 Lunch

14:00 Afternoon workshops:

WORKSHOP A - HOW CAN WE IMPROVE THE PUBLIC IMAGE OF PRISON EDUCATION?  

• Chair: Paula Keenan, Hub Manager at HMP YOI Hindley 
• Stephen Akpabio-Klementowski, manager and lecturer in the Students in secure environments team, The Open University  
• Cassie Edmiston, head of fundraising and external affairs, Prisoners' Education Trust 
• Brian Hamilton & Jane Inskip, Novus chair and vice chair  

WORKSHOP B - PROTECT THE ARTS AND HUMANITIES  

• Chair: Vicky Blake, UCU Past President  
• Sue Bamford, arts practitioner, City of Plymouth College 
• Maddy Radcliff, visiting lecturer, The MU  
• Dr Cecilia Wee, Royal College of Art  

15:00 Feedback from workshops

15:30 Close