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Greensward Regional Academy Annual Conference
 
GRA in conjunction with VMware Conference on Wednesday 3rd February 2010
 
 
 
Venue
 
Theta Building
Lyon Way
Frimley
Camberley
GU16 7ER
 
How to get to Theta House
 
Arrive: 9.15am
Start: 9.30am
End: 4.30pm
 

09:30-09:45 – Introductions

09:45-10:45 – "Living in a Virtual World" - Prolinx Director

10:45-11:00 – Break

11:00-11:30 – "Smarter Greener Learning a VMware Solution" -Tim Harrison - Colchester Sixth Form College 

11:30-12:00 – "Packet Tracer a global resource" - Andrew Smith - Open University

12:00-12:30 – Key Stage 4 - "OCR iPRO 100% pass rate" - Taj Bhambra and students - Emmbrook School

12:30-13:00 – BTEC Nationals "A way through the assessment jungle" - Paula Simmons - Ravenswood School

13:00-13:45 – Lunch

13:45-14:15 - View & vSphere update

14.15 - 14.45 - "Life after BTEC - a way forward" - Andrew Smith - Open University, Edexcel

14:45-15:00 – Break

15:00-15:40 – "VMware IT Academy Programme" - Kevin Johnson / Dave Nelson - VMware 

15:40-16:00 -  Update within the Cisco Academy Programme - Technology Innovation Centre

16.00 - 16.20 - Entrepreneur Institute Academy Programme - Steve O’Neill GRA

16:20 – 16:30 – QA / Close

 
 
Attendance:
 

This is an educational conference and is open to senior leaders of educational institutions and instructors within the Cisco Academy Programme. 

 

All delegates must register for a place with GRA at info@gratraining.net by Wednesday 19th January 2010 as places are limited. 

 

Copies of the presentations will be available for viewing after the conference date.

Conference Outline 2009
 
Keynote Session: David Triggs (Executive Principal Greensward Academy) - "Disruptive Technologies"
Educational Session: Sue Nielan (eSkills) - IT Diploma 11.30
Educational Session: John Bennett (GRA) - The place of vocational courses as part of the IT Diploma.
Educational Session: Mak Sharma (Technology Innovation Centre) - "Entrepreneurship" A new academy course
 
Keynote Speaker 2009 - David Triggs
 
David Triggs is CEO of Academies Enterprise Trust, Executive Principal of Greensward Academy and CEO of Unity City Academy.
 
As the Principal of the UK's first school-based Cisco Regional Network Training Academy, David Triggs is proud of the fact that Greensward has been able to offer students and adults industry standard qualifications.  The Cisco Academy has now grown to be the largest in Europe with 62 schools as part of the consortium.