Pearson Edexcel Schools Forum

Join us at this exclusive face to face event for Jordan School Leaders on 15 November for an update on Pearson Edexcel qualifications and preparing learners for future success with iPrimary and iLower Secondary.

Provisional Agenda

9:00 – 9:30: Registration / coffee

9:30 – 10:00: Welcome by Sarah Hamouda and brief introduction by Jordanian Ministry of Education with Fatima Qatawneh

10:00 -10: 45: Keynote session with Muna Al Rimawi

10:45 – 11:00: Coffee break

11:00– 11:30: Pearson Edexcel qualifications update with Kathryn Booth

11:30 – 12:15: Preparing learners for future success with iPrimary and iLower Secondary with Kevin Hiatt

12:15 – 1:00: Session to be confirmed shortly

1:00 - 2:00: Lunch

About the speakers

Kathryn Booth - Director, Pearson Schools Qualifications, MENAT Kathryn has been with Pearson for 13 years; at first in the London head office, where she was responsible for developing GCSE and A level science qualifications for UK schools. Since 2018, she has been living in region and working in the Pearson Dubai office, and has responsibility for Pearson’s qualifications and courseware in schools across the Middle East, North Africa and Turkey.

Kevin Hiatt - A Senior Publisher at Pearson Edexcel, leading the development of the teaching resources and courseware for iPrimary and iLowerSecondary. Kevin was previously a teacher and Senior Leader in UK Primary Schools and has kept up a passion for helping students and teachers learn and develop.

Muna AlRimawi - A social entrepreneur with over thirty years of experience in various STEAM fields and education related to them. A teacher capacity builder and Jury in the national initiative, Jordan Young Scientist JOYS, initiated by the Embassy of Ireland to empower the culture of science and innovation in the country. The Alchemist Lab's Leadership Management Team member, which is developing creative and critical thinking and problem-solving skills for children, youth, and educators with a focus on STEAM.

The Alchemist Lab has reached more than 40,000 students and teachers in different locations in Jordan through different programs, initiatives, camps, workshops, and school trips. In 2015, The Alchemist Lab launched "Go Girls," which is a girls’ empowerment program geared towards STEAM education for better employability skills. The Alchemist Lab received regional and international recognition for advancing the UN SDG goals of good education for all and gender equality. It received WeEmpower and DVF Awards and was a finalist for Innovation in Education at GESS-Dubai.