Programme: Festival weekend overview

 Saturday 1 November 2008

9.30am to 11.00am Henry Moore Gallery Frame Debates
The Battle for the Reader
12.30pm to 2.00pm Café Café Controversies
The Battle for Intelligence
12.30pm to 2.00pm Henry Moore Gallery Frame Debates
From the classroom to the voting booth
2.30pm to 4.00pm Café Café Controversies
Can philosophy save your life?
2.30pm to 4.00pm Seminar Space Battle for the Family
Is 'poor parenting' a class issue?
4.15pm to 5.15pm Henry Moore Gallery Balloon Debate
What is it to be educated?
4.15pm to 5.15pm Café DMC Model Debate
Debating Matters Competition showcase debate on space travel
 Sunday 2 November 2008

10.00am to 10.45am Lecture Theatre 1 Breakfast Banter
The Battle over Homework
2.00pm to 3.30pm Lecture Theatre 2 In Conversation Salons
Trust me - I'm a professional
4.00pm to 5.30pm Lecture Theatre 2 In Conversation Salons
Evidence based education
4.00pm to 5.30pm Café Café Controversies
Scared of the Kids

 Festival Buzz

"The audience were the stars of the Battle of Ideas - engaged, informed and enthusiastic. As a panellist, I felt both ashamed and educated. Exactly as it should be."
John Street, professor of politics, University of East Anglia