Workshops and Masterclasses

How do we build a more imaginative, less bureaucratic, more collaborative, cost-effective and inclusive, community-empowering approach to education with the goal of transforming life opportunities for children, young people and their families?

This master class draws on Iesha’s personal experience from career pivots and accidental roles as an engineer to a maths teacher and assistant head. Then afterwards leaving teaching to work in a variety of roles in the non-profit sector including policy, research and communications.

Whether or not you caught Steve Chalke’s keynote prior to this session, you’re bound to leave this Q ...

Join international keynote speaker and author Jaz Ampaw-Farr for an exclusive screening of the powerful new short documentary about her life, produced by NOSCO Films and currently being considered by BAFTA-qualifying flim festivals.

This interactive session explores how current and aspiring leaders can build strong, values-driven school cultures by leading with relational consistency—balancing care with clear, calm boundaries.

Excessive workload continues to be a major challenge for English schools and is frequently cited as a reason for teachers and leaders leaving the profession. 

The workshop will explore: What we mean by the term Parental Engagement? 

What will they think?" - LIVE coaching workshop to explore and reframe your people-pleasing tendencies that are getting in the way of your effectiveness and eroding your resilience

What has her illustrious career taught Amanda Spielman about leadership and maximizing impact?

From landing her first headship at 29 as a beneficiary of New Labour’s ‘Fast Track Teaching’ leadership programme to co-founding a multi-academy trust with adviser to both Tony Blair and Sir Keir Starmer, Peter Hyman, Liz Robinson understands what drives Labour’s education thinking more than most. 

Sufian Sadiq has become one of the sector’s most prominent advocates for better teacher and leadership development. So he’s well placed to reflect on the government’s commitments to a training entitlement and 6,500 new teachers.

This workshop highlights the importance a sense of ‘belonging’ for all of our children and young people in order to ensure that they are able to engage in a purposeful, healthy and engaged lifestyle to ensure all individuals develop into successful and independent adults.

During this session, Shane will share some of the many issues that have occurred in schools and how he supported schools dealing with these matters including:

The old pillars of accountability are shifting. Ofsted’s single overall grade has been removed, and performance tables remain fragmented post-Covid. Yet the pressures on school leaders haven’t eased.

 

In this workshop Amjad will explore strategies that Every Teacher should know to be an adaptive teacher, and how to deliver those through effective CPD.

Combining narratives of leadership, learning and joy, Hywel will share his ideas around 'botheredness', and its key principle that if children feel part of a community, they won't drop out.

Conflict is unavoidable and challenging conversations inevitable!  How do we navigate both so that we build the most positive and constructive relationships, ensuring we adopt a solution-focussed rather than a problem-obsessed approach (and encourage others to do the same)?

Do we treat people differently based on their performance? How do we ensure that we get the right strategy and communicate it effectively for different teachers and leaders?

Why is high-quality questioning so important in great teaching and how can you power up your questioning, taking this to the next level?

Many leaders find themselves disenchanted with diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts, struggling to move beyond compliance-driven approaches towards meaningful, lasting change. This session introduces a Redemptive Approach to DEI Leadership, helping participants re-enchant their equity work by shifting from exploitative or transactional practices to a transformative and ethical leadership model.

 

This interactive and reflective session will draw on new global research into leader learning and development.

* What is wellbeing? A hugely misunderstood concept.

Are you aware of how AI is being used in your school? Join this session to hear Charles introduce the work CENTURY Tech have been pioneering in the AI education space for the past 8 years. 
 

In this workshop, we will look at what we can do both as individuals and as a whole school so the whole school community can all thrive.
 

After clashing with Professor Rob Coe (in a good way!) at the researchED 2024 National Conference, John Tomsett set out across the country to spend time with truly great teachers, to try to pin down what those teachers had in common that meant their pupils make great progress. 
 

What can we learn from Tim Brighouse about leadership and how would Tim be leading in today’s context?

Filled with ground-breaking statistics from recent studies, our talk provides context on allergy and anaphylaxis, especially in relation to my own personal experience as a 27-year-old founder who has lived with severe nut allergies for my whole life.

Explore the power and potential of a more compassionate approach to leadership, and the impact this could have on the creation of a kinder and more humane education system.