Education Masterclasses

The Tommy Flowers SCITT, in partnership with 5 Dimensions Trust, is thrilled to offer Education Masterclasses delivered by the UK’s most exceptional education leaders and researchers. Offered for free* to all Milton Keynes schools and local SCITT trainees, these masterclasses are perfect for school leaders, experienced teachers, early career teachers and trainee teachers. Early booking is essential.

*Our Education Masterclasses are only available to Milton Keynes schools (and trainee teachers of the Tommy Flowers SCITT, Bedgrove Infant School ITT, Buckingham Partnership, Two Mile Ash ITT, Grand Union Partnership). Up to 4 tickets per school in Milton Keynes are free. Any subsequent tickets per school or schools outside Milton Keynes will be charged at £30 per ticket.

Neil Mercer & Topsy Page

Building Oracy in Your School

Thursday 26th November 2026, 1-4pm. The Venue, Walton High, MK7 7WH

Neil Mercer is Emeritus Professor of Education at the University of Cambridge and Director of the study centre Oracy Cambridge at the Cambridge college Hughes Hall (of which he is also a Life Fellow).

Topsy Page is an Oracy Cambridge Associate and works with schools to develop a culture of high-quality dialogue and reasoning across the curriculum. She believes high-quality talk is a vital ingredient in narrowing the gap and improving outcomes.

In this Education Masterclass, Neil and Topsy will give an introduction to why oracy matters, understanding oracy skills, making group work productive, oracy across the curriculum and inclusion and implementation.

Shirley Clarke

The Power of Formative Assessment

Wednesday 28th April 2027, 1-4pm. The Venue, Walton High, MK7 7WH

Shirley Clarke is a world expert in combining theory and practice of formative assessment, a proven key to learning confidence and success.

She has authored and co-authored many books and runs teacher action research teams across the UK and beyond.

This Education Masterclass will give explore the evidence behind formative assessment, develop in-lesson and post lesson feedback, build pupil self-efficacy and focus on efficiency and manageability of co-constructed success criteria.