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Seminars
09:00 - 09:45
Registration
09:00 - 09:45
Registration & Networking & Meet the Exhibitors
09:45 - 11:00
Opening Keynote – Sustainable Communities for Learning Programme Update
Keynote address & Sustainable Communities for Learning Programme Update Speakers: Neal O’Leary, Programme Director – Sustainable Communities for Learning, Welsh Government Sara Humber, Programme Director MIM – Sustainable Communities for Learning Jeremy Miles MS, Minister for Education and Welsh Language, Welsh Government Chair: Emyr Harries
Chairperson
Emyr Harries Deputy Director - Education Business Planning and Governance, Welsh Government
Neal O’Leary Programme Director - Sustainable Communities for Learning - Welsh Government
Sara Humber Programme Director MIM - Sustainable Communities for Learning - Welsh Government
Jeremy Miles MS Minister for Education and Welsh Language
09:45
Opening Keynote – Welsh Government
Sustainable Communities for Learning Programme Update Neal O’Leary, Programme Director Sustainable Communities for Learning, Welsh Government
Chairperson
Emyr Harries Deputy Director - Education Business Planning and Governance, Welsh Government
Neal O’Leary Programme Director - Sustainable Communities for Learning - Welsh Government
10:15 - 11:15
Conference Break & Networking
11:00 - 12:00
Conference Break & Networking
11:15 - 12:15
Inspiring & Healthy Learning Environments
Educational Environments: Promoting wellbeing & encouraging school culture to develop Claire Broad, Associate Director – Interior Architecture, Rio Architects, Andrew Baker, Director, Rio Architects & Viv Buckley, Deputy Principal, Bridgend College In partnership with Bridgend College we will be discussing their new STEAM academy in Pencoed. We will be looking at contributions from the Students... Read more »
Chairperson
Elinor Weekley Director - Royal Society of Architects in Wales
Lee Fordham Associate Director - Architype
Viv Buckley Deputy Principal - Bridgend College
Andrew Baker Director - Rio Architects
Claire Broad Associate Director – Interior Architecture - Rio Architects
11:15 - 12:15
New Build Projects
Fitzalan High School Victoria Slater, Associate Architect, Austin-Smith:Lord & Julie Holmes, Operational Manger – Capital Delivery, Cardiff Council Case Study on the new build Fitzalan High School project in Cardiff – The brief calls for the provision of a replacement new 11-18 10FE high school including 350 post 16 places to address “D” condition categorisation... Read more »
Chairperson
Gareth Long Director / Education Consultant - the-learning-crowd
James Jones Partner - Sheppard Robson
Christian Stanbury Chief Executive - WEPCo
Julie Holmes Operational Manger - Capital Delivery - Cardiff Council
Victoria Slater Associate, Architect - Austin-Smith:Lord
12:00 - 13:00
Session 2: Optimising Net Zero Carbon in Operation
Optimising Net Zero Carbon in Operation Speakers: Jane O’Leary, Strategic Advisor, Education, ISG Rhodri Davies, Senior Sustainability Manager, ISG Chair: Neil Thomas, Senior Associate, the-learning-crowd For the sake of our climate and our future generations, the Welsh government are committed that all new schools in Wales are to be zero carbon. Although there is still... Read more »
Chairperson
Neil Thomas Senior Associate - the-learning-crowd
Joanna Clarke Design Manager - SPECIFIC Innovation and Knowledge Centre, Swansea University
Rhodri Davies Senior Sustainability Manager - ISG
Jane O’Leary Strategic Advisor, Education - ISG
12:00 - 13:00
Session 3: Inspiring Learning Spaces
A holistic approach to health and wellbeing in creating inspirational education spaces Speaker: Robert Hopkins, Regional Director, AHR & Royal College of Physicians Completed in 2021, the new 160,000 ft2 northern home of the Royal College of Physicians (RCP) in Liverpool, The Spine, is one of a handful of buildings globally designed to WELL Platinum... Read more »
Chairperson
Helen Groves Architect Director - Atkins
Robert Hopkins Regional Director - AHR & Royal College of Physicians
David Judge Executive Creative Director - Space Zero
12:00 - 13:00
Workshop: Bringing Educational Settings into our Communities in Wales – Unlocking our school gates
Through the Sustainable Communities for Learning Programme, Community Hubs Grant, and more recently £25 million investment for Community Focused Schools to tackle the impact of poverty on our learners attainment, the Welsh Government is driving the strategic use of education infrastructure in Wales. We not only want Community Focused Schools to use their facilities and... Read more »
Natalie James-Rutledge Senior Capital Funding Manager - Sustainable Communities for Learning Programme - The Education Directorate | Welsh Government
12:15 - 13:15
Lunch & Networking
13:00 - 14:00
Lunch & Networking
13:15 - 14:15
Inclusive Design
Is there such a thing as a flexible ALN environment? Catherine Ward, Associate, SEN Lead & Gina Callaghan, Architect, HLM Architects There is a common thought that ALN schools cannot be standardised or consistent but require a bespoke approach to their design. However, my recent involvement in the design of several special schools, has led... Read more »
Chairperson
Shane Cryer Concept Developer - Education - Saint-Gobain Ecophon
Gina Callaghan Architect - HLM Architects
Catherine Ward Associate, SEN Lead - HLM
13:15 - 14:15
Refurbishment & Retrofit Projects
The Bute Building Rob Stevens, Associate Architect, BDP In 2021 the UK Green Building Council (UKGBC) launched the first ever Net Zero Whole Life Carbon Roadmap for the UK Built Environment. Alongside the vision and policy recommendations for a Net Zero Carbon trajectory to 2050, the roadmap carried a stark message for the sector that... Read more »
Chairperson
Oliver Thomas Project Director - Scott Brownrigg
Nick Marsh Lawray Architects
David Evans Senior Design Manager - Morgan Sindall
Rob Stevens Associate Architect - BDP
Sophie Nicholls Sustainable Communities for Learning Programme Manager - Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council
14:00 - 15:00
Session 4: Decarbonisation of Existing Estates
Helping existing schools get to net zero carbon Speakers: Alan Fogarty, Partner, Cundall Peter Hazzard, Associate Director – Schools and Colleges Sector Lead, Cundall Existing buildings are our biggest challenge when it comes to achieving net zero carbon, so Cundall has created a pilot project that aims to help existing schools lower their emissions. The... Read more »
Chairperson
Jon James Director + Architect - Jon James Studio Architecture
Peter Hazzard Associate Director - Schools and Colleges Sector Lead - Cundall
Alan Fogarty Partner - Cundall
14:00 - 15:00
Session 5: Inclusive Learning Spaces
Adapting HCD for SEN and putting it into practice Speakers: Lucy Greenland, Project Architect & Simon Kneafsey, Associate Director, Atkins How do we broaden the engagement process to ensure it is inclusive of all users of a building, particularly those with special educational needs? How are we able to utilise digital tools to capture meaningful... Read more »
Chairperson
David Judge Executive Creative Director - Space Zero
Simon Kneafsey Associate Director - Atkins
Lucy Greenland Project Architect - Atkins
Victoria Savage Architect - IBI Group
14:00 - 15:00
Workshop: The Welsh Education Partnership Company Story so Far
The Welsh Education Partnership Company Story so Far Speakers: Christian Stanbury, Chief Executive, Welsh Education Partnership Company We will be discussing the various projects and their progress so far, lessons learnt and our challenges to date. This will include how the development process works and our partnership approach with Local Authorities and Further Education Institutes.... Read more »
Christian Stanbury Chief Executive - WEPCo
14:15 - 15:15
Conference Break & Networking
15:00 - 15:45
Conference Break and Networking
15:15 - 16:15
Decarbonisation of Existing Estates
Decarbonising Colleges Helen Groves, Architect Director, Atkins & Alex Anderson, Head of Estates Development & Facilities, Coleg Gwent College Colleges have the same decarbonisation ambition as schools, but often with larger estates to manage. Coleg Gwent have recently been undergoing a review of their facilities to determine how to achieve their Net Zero ambitions, in... Read more »
Chairperson
Sam Rees Senior Public Affairs Officer - Wales - RICS
Romain Richli Head of Climate and Environment - Bouygues
Alex Anderson Deputy Director (Estate Development) - Coleg Gwent
Helen Groves Architect Director - Atkins
15:15 - 16:15
Delivering Sustainable Learning Environments
Cefn Saeson Project Stuart Moyse, Former Deputy Head of Cefn Saeson & Graham Hirst, Managing Director, Ministry of Furniture Morgan Sindall Construction were selected to build the £27 million new home for Cefn Saeson Comprehensive School in Neath, South Wales. The school’s 900 pupils have benefitted from 48 state-of-the-art classrooms comprising of creative workspaces, art... Read more »
Chairperson
Andrew Beadle Director of Education - Powell Dobson
Graham Hirst Managing Director - Ministry of Furniture
Stuart Moyse Educational Building Consultant - SAM Education Building Consultancy Cymru
15:45 - 16:45
Session 6: Active Travel and Strategic Planning
Creating Sustainable Learning Communities: Supporting Active Travel Choices Speaker: Dr Dafydd Trystan, Chair, Active Travel Board Wales The presentation will outline the overall Welsh Government strategy for supporting Active Travel to Schools and other Education Settings, and draw on best practice examples of successful new build projects that have incorporated active travel as key features... Read more »
Ben Rawlence Black Mountains College (BMC)
Dr Dafydd Trystan Chair - Active travel Board Wales
Sarah Featherstone Director - Featherstone Young
15:45 - 16:45
Session 7: Delivering Learning Spaces
Today’s Construction Challenges? Modular Solutions Speaker: Sarah Denton, Business Manager, Portakabin Ysgol Bae Baglan: An All-Through Community School Speaker: Simon Trew, Regional Director, Stride Treglown Ysgol Bae Baglan is a landmark all-through school for Neath Port Talbot and the recipient of the Eisteddfod Gold Medal for Architecture in 2017. Five years on, Simon Trew reflects... Read more »
Chairperson
Gavin Traylor President of RSAW and Lecturer at the Swansea School of Architecture
Sarah Denton Business Manager - Portakabin
Simon Trew Architect & Regional Director (Cardiff) - Stride Treglown
16:15 - 16:20
Move to final session
16:20 - 17:20
Policy into Practice
Panel session Neal O’Leary, Programme Director – Sustainable Communities for Learning, Welsh Government David Powell, Director of Corporate Estates, Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council Crawford Wright, Head of Architecture and Design: Schools and Colleges, Department for Education Andy Dailly, Head of School Building, Scottish Government Áine Cusack, Principal Officer – Schools Capital Appraisal Section,... Read more »
Chairperson
Helen Groves Architect Director - Atkins
Crawford Wright Head of Architecture and Design: Schools and Colleges - Department for Education
Andy Dailly Head of School Building - Scottish Government
Áine Cusack Principal Officer - Schools Capital Appraisal Section - Department of Education
Neal O’Leary Programme Director - Sustainable Communities for Learning - Welsh Government
David Powell Director of Corporate Estates - Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council
17:00 - 18:00
Networking Drinks Reception
17:30 - 17:30