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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 - 11:00
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
11:00 - 12:00
Conference Break & Networking
11:00 - 12:00
Conference Break & Networking
12:00 - 13:00
Health & Wellbeing
Wellbeing in Educational Environments and the creation of spaces that encourage ‘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... Read more »
Viv Buckley Deputy Principal - Bridgend College
Andrew Baker Director - Rio Architects
Claire Broad Associate Director – Interior Architecture - Rio Architects
12:00 - 13:00
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 »
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
13:00 - 14:00
Lunch & Networking
13:00 - 14:00
Lunch & Networking
14:00 - 15:00
Additional Learning Needs
Is there such a thing as a flexible ALN environment? Catherine Ward, Associate, SEN Lead, 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 me to contemplate if... Read more »
Catherine Ward Associate, SEN Lead - HLM
14:00 - 15:00
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 »
David Evans Senior Design Manager - Morgan Sindall
Rob Stevens Associate Architect - BDP
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
15:00 - 15:45
Conference Break & Networking
15:00 - 15:45
Conference Break and Networking
15:45 - 16:45
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 »
Alex Anderson Deputy Director (Estate Development) - Coleg Gwent- Helen Groves Architect Director - Atkins
15:45 - 16:45
Interiors
Cefn Saeson Project Stuart Moyse, Former Deputy Head of Cefn Saeson Comprehensive (and Educational Building Consultant at SAM Education Building Consultancy Cymru Ltd) & Graham Hirst, Managing Director, Ministry of Furniture
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
17:00
Event Close
17:00 - 18:00
