What delegates said about the conference

"Stimulating … exciting … thought-provoking … inspiring … exhilarating … interesting … well worth £50!"

"Thanks to all who have put the programme together and contributed to the day."

"An enjoyable day, very informative."

"Excellent admin, good publicity, efficient running. Well done."

"I enjoyed the day. Thank you."

"Good mix of speakers."

"Good value for money - good range of speakers and ability to network."

"Excellent and well organised."

"Nice venue. Yummy food."

Why did delegates attend the conference?

Some wanted to:

"learn effective ways of conducting and disseminating research"

"take away new information and examples to inform my organisation's own research and practice"

"improve personal knowledge so I can encourage colleagues to be involved in research"

"broadening my thinking about the relationship between research, policy and practice"

"update my knowledge of research, materials and sources"

"hear more about practitioner-led research"

"network with fellow teachers and researchers and hear about their work"

"pick up ideas about how schools can engage in research (particularly in view of the hectic pace in schools these days and difficulty of teachers achieving any sort of meaningful work/life balance)"

"get up-to-date on new developments and key theories on research in education"

"get information about research and make judgments about whether to explore becoming involved in or starting a project"

"gain a better understanding of the issues around research"

"learn more about educational research and meet other people who have undertaken or are undertaking research, and to share good practice"

"give myself time to focus on research opportunities in a busy task-based environment"

"re-engage with research in education"

Others used the conference:

"for networking opportunities"

"as preparation for my MA next year"

"as a starting point for a research project I'll be doing in the future for my dissertation"

"for my personal interest in research and to celebrate completing my PGCE"