Putting Relationships Back at the Heart of Education:

Programme:

10:00am – 11:00am Keynote: Dr Robin Precey

11:00am – 11:15am Coffee

11:15am – 12:00pm Workshop: Relationships and identity

12:00pm – 12:45pm Workshop: Environmental Intelligence and teachers

12:45pm – 1:30pm Lunch

1:30pm – 2:15pm Small group reflections and “So What Next”

2:15pm – 2:45pm Keynote address: Satish Kumar

Our Speakers: 

Dr Robin Precey

Robin worked in secondary schools and was headteacher of 2 schools before moving to

Canterbury Christ Church University where he led a leadership centre. He is now at Bath

Spa. The focus of his work is leadership in a complex world. He teaches students from

undergraduate to masters and Doctorate.

He has been Chair of Human Scale Education for some time and believes passionately in

its core message- the importance of relationships in life- especially in education.

He is Chair of a federation of schools in East London as well as Chair of “Mindful Music”.

Satish Kumar

Peace-pilgrim, life-long activist, and former monk, Satish Kumar has been inspiring

global change for over 50 years. He undertook a pilgrimage for peace, walking

for two years without money from India to America for the cause of nuclear

disarmament. Now in his 80s, Satish has devoted his life to campaigning for

ecological regeneration and social justice. He is a world-renown author

and international speaker, founder of The Resurgence Trust and Editor

Emeritus of Resurgence & Ecologist – a change-making magazine he

edited for over 40 years. Find out more about Satish and join him

in protecting people and planet.

Workshop Leads:

Louisa Koschyk

Louisa started her professional career in primary teaching.

Throughout her work and academic study, the formation of identities

has always been prominent - especially marginalised identities within

society. She now works for a LGBTQ+ charity in London, advising the

Higher Education sector on their practices and policies to ensure inclusivity

of all. As well as still teaching when she finds the time, she also works with HSE

as a trustee and a coordinator and is the creator and host of the

podcast ‘edYOUcate’.

Jen Nuin Smith

Jen passionately believes that the purpose of education (and of wider public policy)

should be ‘wellbeing for all living beings’. Jen is currently the Founder, Democratic

Educator and Consultant at Little Forest, a learning community for home educating

children in Horsham, West Sussex. Jen is also a Trustee and Co-Coordinator for Human

Scale Education, a ‘small is beautiful’ charity which believes that education should take

place in life loving communities, not corporate exam factories. Jen co-wrote the Earth

centred curriculum for Earth Warriors, she created sustainability curriculum maps for

every Key Stage and subject in the English National Curriculum and she was the main

author of the FED Climate Education Toolkit.