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Raising the Education Standards in the UK

Independent Schools Conference, taking place on the 29th November 2018 in Central London, is the meeting point for professionals from Independent & State Schools, Central & Local Government and Charities to ensure excellence in the education sector.

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Why attend the Independent Schools Conference 2018?

The independent schools sector educates approximately 625,000 pupils in around 2,600 schools across the UK. It's vital that they deliver excellent teaching and learning experiences for every pupil and provide the tools needed to increase their attainment.

What's more, there's a growing focus on developing critical links with local schools and local councils to fulfil their pivotal role in enhancing standards of education across the country.

The future of UK education is of the upmost importance and this event is the perfect place to hear from industry leading speakers, debate hot topics and build new relationships with peers that could foster mutually beneficial initiatives.

Topics that will be covered include:

Teaching Recruitment & Training
Partnerships
Pupil Outcomes
Finance & Fundraising
Procurement
Technology
Mental Health
Marketing & Admissions

Confirmed Speakers:

Nick Brook has been Deputy General Secretary of NAHT since September 2016. Prior to this, he ran his own successful…
Nick Brook
Deputy General Secretary
National Association of Head Teachers (Confirmed)

Professor Bernadette Youens is Head of the School of Education.She joined the School as a Teacher Fellow in Science Education…
Professor Bernadette Youens
Head of School of Education
University of Nottingham (Confirmed)

Information about this Speaker is coming soon.
Richard Johnson
Deputy-Chief Inspector
Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI) (Confirmed)

Information about this Speaker is coming soon.
Mike Buchanan
Executive Director
Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference (Confirmed)

Dr Helen Wright: International Education Advisor Helen is a former GSA President and Vice-Chair of ISC who led top independent…
Dr Helen Wright
International Education Specialist, Executive Coach and Non-Executive Director
Global Through Leadership (Invited)

Matthew Adshead trained to be a teacher at Homerton College, Cambridge with the unusual intention of becoming a school proprietor.…
Matthew Adshead
Headmaster and Chair
Old Vicarage School (ISI Excellent 2018) and Independent Schools Association (Confirmed)

Victoria Playford, QTS, BA (Hons) is Headteacher at The Mulberry House School in North West London. Since joining the school…
Victoria Playford
Headteacher
Mulberry House School (nominee, Pearson's Headteacher of the Year) (Confirmed)

The results from the ISC annual census 2018 shows record growth and improvement across 5 key metrics:

  1. Lowest fee increase since 1994 (3.4%) and increasing amount of fee assistance, 5,863 pupils paid no fees at all
  2. Highest number of pupils and ISC schools since records began in 1974, now 529,164 pupils at 1,326 ISC member schools
  3. ISC pupils significantly outperform the national and global averages, despite only 50% of ISC schools being academically selective.
  4. UK independent schools are proud of their global outlook (28,513 pupils) and ability to compete on a global scale.
  5. 86% of ISC schools engage in public benefit activities, despite on 75% having charitable status.
    View the full census report here

Tickets & Registration

This highly interactive one-day conference is a must-attend. Benefit from:
  • A programme delivered by industry leaders and innovators within the education sector
  • The opportunity to solve strategic problems by sharing ideas and building partnerships with over 250 of your peers
  • Hear from ‘Spotlight Panels’ discussing hot topics relating to Independent Schools

Testimonials

The seminar was well organised at a very good venue. It was very professionally run with the right topics being spoken about. I would happily attend another event hosted by GovNet.

Head of Computer Science, Bullers Wood School

I felt like the event was very well organised and all the speakers gave me something to take away. The event gave me the opportunity to speak to people outside of my school setting.

Class Teacher, Chalkwell Hall Infant School

A fantastic event, brilliant learning tools - can't wait for 2018.

Academic Lead, Croydon College

I felt privileged to attend this conference, it gave us the ability to ask important questions and have the discussions we wanted to have whilst learning from true professionals.

Innovation Leader Computing & E Safety Middle Leader, Epsom Primary and Nursery School

This was an excellent event in both content and setting. Speakers were well informed and relevant. Exhibitors were very helpful without being too pushy. I thoroughly enjoyed this conference and have taken contacts who I look to partner with in the coming months.

Information Systems Manager, Fircroft College of Adult Education

Concise, focussed event made very good value of a day in London

Engineering Consultancy, Hampshire County Council

I found the conference event an awe inspiring experience which has resulted in me drafting a Digital Skills strategy for my organisation the London Borough of Newham Adult Learning Service.

Area Manager, London Borough of Newham Adult Learning Service

The event was very useful, it helped me to re-focus on the need to not only provide my team with access to great technology but also to place equal focus on allowing them to access enough training to ensure that it has impact.

Vice Principal, Manchester Communications Primary Academy

The conference has given lots of ideas to develop our practice. It was well worth it!

Deputy Coordinator, rbair

As a teacher involved in whole school strategy change the case studies which covered the implementation and embedding of new IT strategies were both innovative and inspirational.

Assistant Head Teacher, Salesian College

The event, was a full packed day of very informative speakers, a nice change from Bett as the day felt targeted and constructive.

Network and Business Development Manager, The Abbey School

Thoroughly informative and interesting day, superbly curated with fantastic inspirational and ground breaking speakers all set within a wonderful venue, we were very well looked after in every aspect.

ICT Learning Coordinator, The Village School

Park Plaza Victoria London

Situated in the heart of London, the Victoria Park Plaza is a world class venue providing the perfect environment to learn, network, and do business. Delegates will enjoy high quality conference facilities with full catering throughout the day, including breakfast and a post-show drinks reception.

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