Learning at the Expo!

Education Exhibitors

Browse the Education zone in the Bobby Moore Suite, situated on level one inside Club Wembley, where you will meet a range of businesses and organisations offering advice, special offers and competitions.

For the full list of exhibitors click here.

Education Expert Workshops

Attend an expert workshop taking place in the Wembley corporate boxes that look out onto the hallowed turf.

Sessions last 30 minutes and operate on a first come first served basis.

Preparing for parenthood - Suzi Farnworth

How to choose a Jewish School - Alistair Falk

Moving from Primary to Secondary School - Katie Krais

The importance of teenage Jewish social life - Panel of Jewish Movement Workers

Jewish Students - Choices and the right path to follow - UJS

How not be an armchair Jew - Lobbying for your rights - Jon Benjamin, Board of Deputies

Click here to view the full range of workshops and times at the Expo.

Expert Biographies

Katie Krais

For the last 5 years I have worked as an educational consultancy advising parents on all aspects of education, both academic ad pastoral. I have 15 years experience teaching in primary schools in Barnet. I began my career as a class teacher, working in years 3, 4, 5 and 6. I have also been year group leader, assessment co-ordinator, teacher governor and a member of the school senior management team. My last four years at a school were spent as special educational needs and inclusion co-ordinator, managing teaching staff and resources and planning programmes for children with special needs.

I was very involved in working with secondary schools to help with the transition programme from Key Stage 2 to Key Stage 3 as well as working closely with infant schools to enable year 2 children to transfer smoothly to their junior school.

I have a degree in psychology and a Post Graduate Certificate in Education. I also have the OCR Level 5 Certificate for teachers of learners with Specific Learning Difficulties, including Dyslexia. As well as teaching, I am a keen writer and accomplished author. In 2006 I wrote two collections of plays for use in primary schools, published by Hopscotch and available through their website.

In 2007 I set up my own consultancy called "Surviving School Transfer", advising parents on all aspects of secondary transfer. I then went on to write my book "Teach yourself getting your child into secondary school" which was published in 2009 by Hodder as part of their bestselling 'Teach Yourself' range. This book provides help to parents, arming them with up to date knowledge, facts and rules about the transfer system as well as providing them with realistic expectations about future schools based on thorough assessments.

As assessment co-ordinator and special educational needs co-ordinator, I have delivered INSET for my Local Authority and have presented Seminars to parents about key parenting issues. I have an excellent understanding of the information parents need to have in order to make an informed judgement about the ability of their children and how to move them forward in order to get the best education available.

In 2010 I joined my colleague Lorrae Jaderberg to form Jaderberg Krais Educational Consultancy. This consultancy offers a range of services to parents including a  thriving and very professional tutoring agency.

Alastair Falk

Alastair is Director of Educational Leadership at United Jewish Israel Appeal and the Professional Officer for the Jewish Leadership Council's Schools Strategy Group. He has been a headteacher of the Independent Jewish Day School, founding Head of King Solomon High School, first principal of the West London Academy and was one of the first Jerusalem Fellows and, over 30 years ago, came up with the idea of Limmud. He has an MA in the management of Community Education from Warwick University.

Union of Jewish Students

The Union of Jewish Students represents more than 8,000 Jewish students across the UK and Ireland. It supports members directly and through Jewish Societies (J-Socs). UJS wants students to feel involved, celebrate and engage with their Judaism and, most importantly, have fun. It provides spaces for living and socialising, help facilitate social events and kosher food and encourage and support students with their campaigns and activist work. Its mission is to provide for every Jewish student to make sure that they love their time on campus.

Panel of Jewish Movement Workers

Josh Dubell, RSY Netzer

Cassie Matus, Habonim Dror

Sasha Gold, FZY

Avi Mayorcas, Hanoar Hatzioni

Jonathan Benjamin

Jon Benjamin has been the Chief Executive of the Board of Deputies of British Jews since 2005.

He qualified and practiced as a litigation lawyer for eight years before moving into communal service in 1996, working for several years for educational and cultural charities before joining the Board.  In his current position he has played a leading role in issues affecting the UK Jewish community, including on the issues of legislative change, faith schools, Holocaust era looted art, interfaith activity and domestic and international affairs. He has given evidence to UK Parliamentary Select and Legislative Committees.

He sits on the UK Charity Commission's Faiths Advisory Group, acting 'critical friend' on regulatory matters. He chairs the Chief Executives' Forum for Jewish Charities and is a member of the Policy Research Advisory Group of the Institute for Jewish Policy Research and a Board member of the World Council of Jewish Communal Service.

He has broadcast on television and radio, and has been quoted extensively in print media in the UK and abroad.

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