A CONFERENCE aiming to "inspire educators, students, businesses and community leaders" is returning for its second year.

The C Change Conference, which will take place on Thursday, September 21 at the Floral Pavillion, offers a platform to share ideas, insights, perceptions, and experiences while fostering connections with individuals passionate about driving creative change.

Attendees will have the opportunity to "shape the future of education and contribute to a collective vision".

Creativity Collaboratives is part of a pilot research programme, aiming to build networks of schools to test a range of innovative practices in teaching creativity, with all learning shared to facilitate system-wide change.

The partnership is one of only eight across England with C Change, the only one in the North West. 

St Bernard’s RC Primary and Nursery School, in Ellesmere Port, leads the group that consists of nursery, primary, secondary and specialist educational settings.

Who will be attending?

Keynote speakers will be in attendance, including Sir Nick Serota, chair of Arts Council England and Professor Bill Lucas, director of the centre for Real-World Learning (CRL).

Dr Debra Kidd and Hywel Roberts will share examples of how to breathe life into the curriculum and classrooms. Debra and Hywel will lead a live teaching workshop, where they will be demonstrating their practice with a group of secondary children.

TV producer and screenwriter Sir Phil Redmond, will also be delivering a talk around creativity and culture as part of the event. Sir Phil’s role in leading culture across the city region will be key as Wirral moves towards Borough of Culture, 2024.

Another addition will be the involvement of Ashleigh Nugent, a poet and author of the recently released book Locks. Ashleigh will be talking about his experience of education and creating some live poetry throughout the day.

Rich Salt, co-founder of GelTwolt.com attended last year’s conference.

He said: "It was an amazing event. As someone working on technology to support young people with non-traditional education, I found the conference fascinating. The information provided was incredibly valuable, and the community was welcoming and engaging."

Emily Reid, project lead for the C Change, said: "We can’t wait to welcome people to the conference in September.

"The work that has been happening across our schools is inspiring and we look forward to sharing it with delegates."

The C Change Conference 2023 promises to be a day of "creative exploration and partnership, empowering attendees to make a difference in education and beyond".

There is a choice of workshops available to attendees and cover topics such as Creative Thinking in maths, Immersive Spaces, and Rethinking Assessment – Digital Portfolios.

Examples of creative partnerships will also be explored including the work that is currently being developed with C Change schools in New Brighton and Ellesmere Port.

More information and ticket registry for the full-day event is available here.