Apply to showcase your school’s innovative practices at ELP’s festival of learning 2024-25

We are excited to invite you to participate in ELP’s festival of learning, a unique opportunity to showcase your school’s innovative practices and contribute to a collaborative learning community.

Festival of learning 3 - 21 March 2025

This event will build on the theme of the leadership conference 2025 “Leading, learning and innovating for inclusive school communities.”

The festival of learning will run for three consecutive weeks from Monday 3 March to Friday 21 March 2025 and will support our key ambitions: No learner left behind and no school left behind.

This open-door showcase across all schools emphasises our commitment to collaboration between schools and the council, collectively addressing challenges within our locality.

Digital brochure and central booking

A digital festival of learning brochure will showcase all participating schools and Ealing CPD will manage the central booking process, ensuring a smooth and organised experience for all involved.

Online application form

Please apply by completing our ELP festival of learning 2024-25 online application form by Friday, 24 January 2025.

Note to applicants: We encourage you to provide as much detail as possible to help us understand the impact and innovation of your practice. Clearly demonstrate how it has made a positive difference and how it can inspire others.

Completing the application form

The form is in sections as below:

1. School information: Provide your school’s name, postcode, contact person, position, email.
2. Innovative practice/theme: Describe your innovative practice, its implementation steps, main reasons for implementation, and its impact and success.
3. Impact and success: Provide specific criteria, data, or qualitative feedback on the success of the practice.
4. Format of your festival of learning showcase: Identify who would benefit. Choose from various session lengths and formats, including in-person, digital, online, and hybrid options. Delivery dates.
5. Endorsement: Name someone to sponsor your application.
6. Declaration: Confirm that the submission has been shared with your headteacher.

Themes

We are open to any theme. To give you some guidance, below is a list of possible themes. However, this list is not exhaustive, so if your showcase isn't listed, we still encourage you to apply.

Possible themes:

• Race equity: Championing an anti-racist culture.
• Inclusive practice: Innovative methods to support effective inclusion.
• Effective professional development: Approaches that enhance professional growth.
• Inclusive communities: Innovative practices that support and engage the wider community.
• Digital innovation: Integrating technology to enhance learning.
• Environmental sustainability: Practices promoting eco-friendly education.
• Student wellbeing: Initiatives supporting mental and physical health.
• Parental engagement: Strategies to involve parents in the educational process.
• Creative arts: Using arts to foster creativity and learning.
• STEM education: Innovative approaches in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics
• Leadership development: Programmes to cultivate leadership skills in students and staff.
• Cultural competence: Promoting understanding and respect for a range of cultures.
• Literacy and numeracy: Effective methods to improve reading and maths skills.
• Inclusive education: Tailored approaches to support students with special needs.
• Community partnerships: Collaborations with local organisations to enhance education.
• Early childhood education: Innovative practices in early years learning.
• Career readiness: Preparing students for future careers.
• Global citizenship: Encouraging students to think globally and act locally.
• Health and nutrition: Programmes promoting healthy lifestyles
• Innovative teaching methods: New approaches to teaching and learning.

We look forward to your participation in making the ELP festival of learning a resounding success. Together, we can inspire and innovate for the benefit of all our learners.

Further information

For any questions or further information, please contact Clare Rees at ReesC@ealing.gov.uk.