Maidenhead & Windsor

More than 80 governors from 40 schools in the Maidenhead Royal Borough will turn their thoughts to technology when they meet at Maidenhead's Courthouse Junior School on Saturday morning (October 7) for the third annual governors' conference.

Under the theme What Maidenhead governors and headteachers need to know about how 21st century technology can enhance learning, presentations and a choice of eight workshops will give governors a chance to consider how their school will respond to the hi-tec demands of modern teaching and learning.

Jim Gould, the council's corporate director of learning and care, will welcome conference delegates and the keynote speaker will be Gareth Mills, head of futures and innovations at the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority. Cllr Cynthia Pitteway, lead member for education, will close the event.

The conference will give governors the opportunity to get first hand information about the technology used in today's classrooms, with workshops about digital storytelling, electronic portfolios, using GIS with the mobile phone network, Wamie (the borough's school's intranet), data logging, video conferencing, technology and musical composition and interactive whiteboards across the curriculum.

Governors will also have the opportunity to focus on the work of Maidenhead council and other services used by their schools, thanks to displays by sports development, voluntary action, children's information and library services, learning for sustainability, healthy schools and Connexions amongst others.

Publishers McGraw Hill Kingscourt, sponsor of the conference, will also be mounting an exhibition and lunch will be supplied by the council's school meals contractor, Harrison Catering Services.

The conference will also give governors the opportunity to meet their counterparts from schools across the Maidenhead borough, network and share experiences.

New governors are always needed and anyone interested in finding out more should contact governors' services at the Royal Borough on 01628 796960 or 01628 796680, email governors@rbwm.gov.uk

The Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead