Scotland’s Learning Estate Conference 2019 - Programme Announced
The conference is complimentary for those directly employed in early years, schools, colleges, universities, national and local government and other public services in Scotland*
*All registrations will be verified by the organiser and anyone not deemed as public sector will be contacted to amend their registration
Day 1: 27 November 2019
08:00
Join us for a breakfast round table to discuss: How will early engagement improve the design of the Community Campus
Schools as educational establishments are complex public buildings in themselves, but blend this with the desire to create an intergenerational community campus and we are developing entirely new oppo...
08:30
Registration & Exhibition Visit
10:00
Keynote Stage
Opening Keynote
Co-creating our schools of tomorrow: Lene Jensby Lange, Founder - The Autens Consulting House A school building is the infrastructure of an ecosystem of learning and human growth impacting our childr...
Speaker:
Lene Jensby Lange Founder - The Autens Consulting House
10:30
Session Break
10:35
Lammermuir Suite
Learning Estate Strategy
Learning Estate Strategy An introduction to the aims and ambitions of the new Learning Estate Strategy through a review of three early demonstrator projects. Each speaker will describe how their parti...
Speakers:
Bernard Chisholm Director of Education & Children's Services - Comhairle nan Eilean Siar
Diarmaid Lawlor Associate Director – Place - Scottish Futures Trust
11:35
Session Break
11:40
Keynote Stage
Project Presentation: Cherry Tree Nursery – changing perceptions – growing environments for young minds
Discover how Portakabin has successfully delivered a brand new state-of-the-art 140 place nursery for South Ayrshire Council in Ayr - part of the Scottish Government’s pledge to increase early learn...
Speaker:
Alan Hyde Education Manager - Portakabin
Lammermuir Suite
Suitable
A Sense of Connection: Lindsey Mitchell, BDP Architecture isn’t just about creating beautiful buildings, it’s about creating an environment, a place for people and that involves designing for mean...
Speakers:
Lindsey Mitchell Architect Director - BDP
Shane Cryer Concept Developer – Education - Ecophon
Dr Wes Imms Associate Professor of Education in the Melbourne Graduate School of Education, a Director of the University of Melbourne's Learning Environments Applied Research Network (LEaRN), and Director of LEaRN@MGSE
David Greig Associate - HLM Architects
Lowther Suite
Suitable
Designing a bespoke curriculum: making an old building fit for purpose! Gregor Kirk, North Ayrshire Corsehill Primary School is located in Kilwinning, North Ayrshire. The building is made up of an or...
Speakers:
Gregor Kirk Primary Teacher - North Ayrshire
Christoph Ackermann Principal, Architecture - BDP
Dr Eddie Edgerton University of the West of Scotland
Chair:
Simon Mair Head of Delivery Assurance – Early Learning and Childcare - Scottish Government
Mentieth Suite
Suitable
Autism and Psychology of Space: Lucy Plumridge, HLM Architects The British Institute of Learning Disabilities estimates that 2% of people in the UK have a learning disability/ difficulty, ranging from...
Speakers:
Andrew Brown Senior Education Officer | Education, Learning & Attainment | - West Dunbartonshire Council
Lesley Woolfries Capital Project Manager - Capital Investment Team - West Dunbartonshire Council
John Paterson Senior Design Manager - Morgan Sindall
Lucy Plumridge Head of Education - HLM
Chair:
Aileen McLean Scottish Government
12:15
Keynote Stage
Design from the Inside Out: Creating an education experience
As a society we are drawn to sensorial experiences, places we aspire to visit, want to stay and then return. Beautifully designed restaurants, hotels, bars, retail environments and our children to the...
Speaker:
Wayne Taylor CEO - Space Zero
12:45
Keynote Stage
Keynote: The Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills
Speaker:
John Swinney Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills - Scottish Government
Chair:
Graeme Logan Director of Learning - Scottish Government
13:00
Keynote Stage
The City of Edinburgh Council – Future Schools Project Award 2019 Winner Announced by The Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills
Learner voice is very important to the City of Edinburgh Council so we developed a competition through our Future Schools Project to ask our learners how they would improve their learning environments...
Speaker:
- John Swinney Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills - Scottish Government
13:15
Attendees & Exhibitor Networking
Please note no catering will be available during this networking break with exhibitors.
13:45
Lunch & Networking
14:30
Keynote Stage
Project Presentation: Swanlea Sixth Form – Looking Beyond Architectural Briefs
We propose to discuss how value can be added to projects through considered and persevered thinking and investment to achieve outstanding results. Our Swanlea Sixth form project epitomises all of the ...
Speaker:
Sam Brown Director - O'Donnell Brown
Lammermuir Suite
Sustainable Estate
Re-imagining Holistic Learning: Natalie Murray, Landscape Architect, Wardell Armstrong and Wiktoria Szulik, Wardell Armstrong With the increase in need for educational spaces in the 1400h Early Years ...
Speakers:
Wiktoria Szulik Senior Landscape Architect - Wardell Armstrong
Natalie Murray Landscape Architect - Wardell Armstrong
Felicity Steers Landscape Architect - erz landscape architects
Michaela Lyons Learning Estate Planning Team - City of Edinburgh Council
Andrew Bagnall Outdoor Learning Team - City of Edinburgh Council
Rachel Cowper Programme Manager - Inspiring Scotland
Chair:
Rachel Tennant Chair - Landscape Institute Scotland
Lowther Suite
Sustainable Estate
When Is a School Not a School? Henry McKeown, jmarchitects Scotland is leading the way in the UK for promoting, designing and delivering large scaled community campus buildings. One of our most progre...
Speakers:
Henry McKeown Director - jmarchitects
David Fletcher Architecture & Design Scotland
Chair:
- Diarmaid Lawlor Associate Director – Place - Scottish Futures Trust
Mentieth Suite
Sustainable Estate
CONSTRUCTION QUALITY ASSURANCE INITIATIVE Following recent high-profile construction defects on public sector owned properties, confidence in the construction industry has been undermined. It is recog...
Speakers:
Colin Harris Quality Assurance Manager - Kier Construction Ltd
David Wilson Operations Director - Morrison Construction Ltd
Colin Campbell Associate Director, Improving Delivery - Scottish Futures Trust
Keith Wilkinson BIM Manager - jmarchitects
15:05
Keynote Stage
Outdoor Play and STEM: Dumfries House Case Study
Using the installation at Dumfries House, Timberplay Scotland explore the potential for high quality playful environments to generate learning opportunities and curriculum links. The STEM Centre at Du...
Speaker:
Mark Grimshaw Business Development - Timberplay Scotland
15:30
Tea Break & Networking
16:00
Keynote Stage
Energy positive modular buildings – The ‘Active Office’ at Swansea University
The Active Office, was opened in June last year at Swansea University. Wernick and SPECIFIC Innovation and Knowledge Centre partnered with an aim to construct a building that generates more energy tha...
Speaker:
Chris Hart Divisional Manager (Scotland) - Wernick Buildings Ltd
Lammermuir Suite
Low Carbon
The impact of the learning estate on Learning for Sustainability: Liam Cahill, Scottish Government This presentation will look at how the design and build of a learning establishment can have a positi...
Speakers:
Jamie Goth Low Carbon Work Stream - Scottish Futures Trust
Karen Ridgewell Senior Design Officer - Architecture & Design Scotland
Lowther Suite
Low Carbon
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ON LEARNERS PASSIVHAUS SCHOOLS – CONSTRUCTING HEALTHY LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS: Neil Armstrong, Kier and Andrew Ash Kier has an excellent track record of delivering Passivhaus buil...
Speakers:
Andrew Ash 
Patrick Brown Capital Programme Team Manager - City of Edinburgh Council
Jonathan Hines Managing Director - Architype
Allan Smith Senior Design Manager - Morrison Construction
Alex Donaldson Director - Scott Brownrigg
Neil McIntyre Property Capital Programme and Projects Principal - West Lothian Council
Neil Armstrong Senior Bid Manager and Education Lead - Kier Construction Ltd
Mentieth Suite
Using the outdoors to support effective delivery of learning for all age groups in high quality and sustainable learning environments
1. Design and implementation of sustainable outdoor natural play: Natalie Murray - Wardell Armstrong 2. Practical ways to enable learning in school grounds and local greenspaces: Michaela Lyons - ...
Speakers:
- Natalie Murray Landscape Architect - Wardell Armstrong
- Michaela Lyons Learning Estate Planning Team - City of Edinburgh Council
- Rachel Cowper Programme Manager - Inspiring Scotland
- Felicity Steers Landscape Architect - erz landscape architects
- Helen Pilkington Team Manager - Care Inspectorate
Chair:
- Rachel Tennant Chair - Landscape Institute Scotland
16:25
Keynote Stage
Project Presentation: Merkinch Primary School, Inverness
This is currently Scotland’s first and only complete CLT (Cross Laminated Timber school), built using CLT and glulam and with a floor area of approx. 4000sqm. This innovative primary school is being...
Speaker:
Syd Birnie Director - Glulam Solutions
17:05
Keynote Stage
Education Buildings Scotland 2021 Announcement
Councillor Chris Cunningham, City Convener for Education, Skills and Early Years said: “We are delighted that Glasgow has been chosen to host this prestigious and sector leading conference and award...
Speaker:
Councillor Chris Cunningham City Convener for Education, Skills and Early Years
Day 2: 28 November 2019
09:00
Registration & Exhibition Visit
09:45
Keynote Stage
The Future of Learning with Apple
Description: How do we empower all learners today and prepare them for a rapidly changing world? A driving force behind this change is technology. It affects the way we live, the way the world works,...
Speaker:
Dominic Liechti Director of Worldwide Education Strategy - Apple Inc
Chair:
- Digital Leaders St Mungo’s High School
10:30
Coffee Break & Networking
11:00
Keynote Stage
Project Presentation: Bertha Park High School
Doing things differently - doing them better, digitally: Stuart Clyde, Head Teacher, Bertha Park High School Stories from across Bertha Park High School of how pupil & teacher experiences have bee...
Speaker:
Stuart Clyde Head Teacher - Bertha Park High School
Lammermuir Suite
Digital
Co-designing a Centre of Excellence in STEM: Professor Judy Robertson, University of Edinburgh Moray House School of Education & Tommy Lawson, Midlothian Council Midlothian Council and the Univers...
Speakers:
Barry McDonald Community & Programme Manager - CodeBase Stirling
Tommy Lawson Schools Technology Adviser - Midlothian Council- Professor Judy Robertson Chair in Digital Learning - University of Edinburgh Moray House School of Education
Chair:
Jim Fanning Senior Education Officer - Education Scotland
Lowther Suite
Digital
Taking education in the class room to infinity and beyond: Justene Ewing, CGI Presentation on the “Inspired Learning” Education solution CGI are currently implementing in Scottish Borders Council ...
Speakers:
Dr Ken Thomson OBE Principal and Chief Executive - Forth Valley College
Justene Ewing Vice President, Scotland - CGI
Dr Natalie Coull Head of Division of Cyber Security - Abertay University School of Design and Informatics
Mentieth Suite
Digital in the Early Years Environment
Outdoors Goes Digital! Using technology in Outdoor ELC: Mairi Ferris, Inspiring Scotland Part 1: 10 minute presentation from Mairi Ferris, Inspiring Scotland, highlighting 4 specific areas where tech...
Speakers:
Mairi Ferris Performance Advisor - Inspiring Scotland
Taylor Anne Kelly Early Years Officer - Bathgate Early Years Centre
Eva Wilkinson Development Officer – Digital Skills - Education Scotland
11:30
Keynote Stage
Project Presentation: Falkirk Council Digital Leaders
Introduction by Malcolm Wilson, Falkirk Council Children’s Services St Mungo’s High School - Jacqueline Campbell and Pupils Kinnaird Primary School - Andrew Denholm, Principal Teacher and Pupils
Speakers:
Pupils Pupils St Mungo’s High School- Jacqueline Campbell St Mungo’s High School
Malcolm Wilson ICT Curriculum Development Officer - Falkirk Council Children’s Services
Pupils Kinnaird Primary School- Andrew Denholm Principal Teacher - Kinnaird Primary School
11:55
Session Break
12:05
Lammermuir Suite
Inclusive Growth
Overview: Learning investment at the heart of place based collaboration connecting services and communities Sustaining Education in the Northern Alliance: Maxine Booth, Aberdeenshire Council 38% of sc...
Speakers:
Keri Monaghan Stallan-Brand
Kristiina Erkkila Director of Development - The City of Espoo
Alan Garland Associate - Stallan-Brand
Chair:
- Diarmaid Lawlor Associate Director – Place - Scottish Futures Trust
Lowther Suite
Inclusive Growth
Overview: Learning and partnership investment at the heart of economic development and regeneration Glasgow Innovation District: Benny McLaughlin, Project Director, Glasgow Riverside Innovation Distri...
Speakers:
Benny McLaughlin Project Director - Glasgow Riverside Innovation District
Jackie Galbraith Principal and Chief Executive - West Lothian College
Cameron Bell Head of Learning & Skills for Construction Technology & Trades - Ayrshire College
Alan Dickie Head of Curriculum for Construction and Land Based Industries - Glasgow Clyde College- Fiona Robertson East Lothian Council
Chair:
Colin MacLennan Business Development Director - Morrison Construction
13:00
Attendees & Exhibitors Networking Lunch
14:15
Keynote Stage
Closing Keynote: Daring to Lead
A powerful personal story of overcoming poverty, exclusion and mental health challenges that shows the importance of education, and creating education spaces for all. This keynote will aim to authenti...
Speaker:
John Loughton Founder and CEO - Dare2Lead
