11th Annual Education Conference at Brooklands Museum

11th Annual Education Conference at Brooklands Museum

YES 11th Annual Education Conference Poster 10th March 2018

The 11th Annual Education Conference was another great success and this was the agenda of those taking part;

Sharing skills – a joined up approach!

Education Conference: 10th March 2018

10:00 Registration and coffee

10:30 Welcome and Introduction (Stewart Luck and Allan Winn)

10:40 Introductions (10 second Intro’s by all attending to get to know one another)

10:55 Keynote Speech Mr Byron Davies Hear the Interview on BBC Radio Surrey “James Cannon” programme on 10th March. It is a 3-hr audio but if you jump to 1:38:05 that is the start if the interview, it continues to about 1:42:20

Mr Davies is the first ‘General Aviation Champion’ appointed by the Ministry of Transport,.

Previously he served as a founding member and first chairman of the GA All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) of MPs. (The APPG now numbers over 130 MPs). In his address he will highlight the need of a sustainable pipeline for the next generation of aviation professionals.

His remit is to safeguard a network of GA Airfields and he worked earlier in life with the Air Cadets. Indeed one of his former cadets is currently leader of the Red Arrows).

11:05 Developing Skills for industry (Ray Elgy Chief Technical Officer, Aviation Skills Partnership)111:20 Improving skills development in schools through partnerships and networking (Stuart Blakemore, Teacher)

11:30 Working Together towards record breaking achievements (Tracy Curtis Taylor, pilot)

11:40 Short break

11:45 Using Youth In Aviation APP & VR Headsets to provide advice and guidance (Rob Barsby, The Air League & Royal Aero Club)

11:55 Ensuring world class training through specialist hubs (Brian Dixon, Aviation Heritage UK & Andy Cornish, Brooklands Museum)

12:05 Trailblazer Heritage Apprenticeship scheme (Graham Nichols, JLR development manager) JLR Programme Development ManagerJLR Programme Development Manager

12:15 P&A Wood apprenticeship update & the RR Hawk airship engine (John Passfield with William Florey, Oliver Tomlinson-Roe, Max Dempsey, Regan Turner, Andrew Wood).

12:25 How I got into aviation: a personal story (Patricia Porter)

Using knowledge and experience

12:30 Aerobility: Aviation Access (Tony and Damian Hunter)

12:40 Feet Off the Ground club (FOG) (Pete White)

12:50 The Joystick club (Mike Clews)

13:00 – 14:00 LUNCH courtesy of YES and its supporters ASP, LAA & RAeS.

Further Developing skills for Flight

14:00 The UK Youth Build A Plane Projects (Andre Faehndrich, YES)

14:10 Royal Institute of Navigation and Top Nav competition (John Cairns)

14:15 Aviation without Borders “National Fly Kids day” (Stanley Stewart)

14:25 Air scouts from Sywell (Ellie Doak & Peter Morrall)

14:35 Hertfordshire’s Scouts partnership with the Cambridge Gliding Club (Colin Knowles & Co)

Using our Heritage to Inspire the Future

14:50 Stowe Maries WW1 living museum (Ian Richmond)

15:00 Short Break

15:05 Shuttleworth TrustEngaging with the public” (Mathew Stoddert Kennedy)

15:10    The Light Aircraft Association (Dave Hall YES Hon Sec)

15:20    Safeguarding (Leia Fee)

15:25 Sci-Hi Education (Chris Jefferson)

15:35 MAG/Harlow College partnership (Will Allanson Vice Principal, Harlow College and Wendy Martin Head of College, Stansted)

15:45 The Hawker Association (Chairman Chris Roberts)

15:50    SUMMARY

16:00   Event ends (guests are welcome to visit the New Brooklands Aircraft Factory exhibition)

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