29 سبتمبر - 1 اكتوبر 2026
|
مركز ذي أرينا الرياض للمعارض والفعاليات| المملكة العربية السعودية.
Gareth Davies
CEO - Literacy Counts Ltd.
Gareth Davies (MSc, BEd, NPQH) is a nationally recognised literacy leader, author and education consultant with extensive experience in English teaching, curriculum design and school improvement. A former Regional Adviser for England’s National Strategies, Gareth has worked with schools and education leaders to translate research and curriculum thinking into ambitious, effective classroom practice.
As CEO of Literacy Counts, Gareth leads the development of award-winning, evidence-informed literacy programmes used by schools in the UK and internationally. His work explores how foundational knowledge, executive function and carefully sequenced teaching can help children become confident, independent readers and writers.
With education entering a period of significant curriculum and technological change, Gareth is particularly interested in how we retain what matters most about great English teaching while embracing the opportunities of an AI-enabled future.
Speaker Sessions
Product Showcase
1538
-
The Future Starts with a Sentence: Why foundational knowledge matters more than ever in the age of AI
Session Summary:
Session aim:
Explore why strong foundations in language and sentence construction are essential for developing confident, creative and future-ready writers - and how this aligns with the emerging direction of England's new English curriculum. Participants will explore: • How executive function and cognitive load affect young writers. • Why sentence mastery and automaticity free children to think and create. • What emerging curriculum thinking means for writing in an AI-enabled world.
