ISA Autumn Study Conference 2025 Feedback

Thank you for attending the conference.

The Professional Development Team would be grateful if you could spend a few minutes completing this short survey in order to inform our conference planning.

Your responses will remain strictly confidential. Questions which require an answer are indicated by *.

With grateful thanks,

Professional Development Team

What was your impression of the Conference overall? ^* (required)

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Which aspect(s) of the conference did you find particularly valuable and/or enjoyable? ^* (required)

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If you answered 'Other' to above and wish to comment further please do so here

Is there any aspect of the conference that could be improved?

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If you answered 'other' to above and wish to comment further, please do so here

On a scale from 1 (not at all useful) to 5 (extremely useful), please note how useful each of the following speeches was to you and your school:

KN 1 - Catrina Lowri: Celebrating Neurodiversity and what that means in the classroom

KN 2 - Karen Gracie-Langrick, Colchester Prep and High School and Leanne Hughes, Holme Grange: Leading Schools to a Sustainable Future: Practical Solutions and Action Plans for Lasting Impact

KN 3 - Brendan Pavey: The impact of mental health challenges on children, families and leaders

KN 4 - Leanna Barrett, Steve Cottrell and Mark Bishop, Liberty Woodland School: School designed for the future

KN 5 - Yasmina Kone, Hemisphere Education and Jemma Holroyd, Queen Ethelburga’s: The power of inclusion: empower staff, improve outcomes and build belonging (Fireside chat)

KN 6 - Keynote 6: Claire Robinson: Resilient Leadership

Please give us your feedback on the breakout sessions that you attended:

Your first chosen breakout session:

Catrina Lowri: Meaningful social interaction without masking

William Wadsworth: Thinking Harder, Learning Smarter: Unleashing the Psychology of Desirable Difficulties to Build Masterful Learners

Rachel Hadley-Leonard: 50 Ways to Stand Out: practical marketing ideas that work!

Helen Barsham: Giving Control Back to Students in Exam Situations

I did not attend any of the breakouts in this session

Please rate your first chosen breakout session

Your second chosen breakout session:

Kathy Weston: 10 Ways to Ensure Pupils are Academically, Emotionally and Digitally Resilient

Andrew Hammond: Unlocking creativity (for staff and pupils)

Bronia Grehan: Inclusive Recruitment: Are you getting it right?

Andrew Lewer and Helene Usherwood: Good Governance; how do we check and challenge in a rapidly evolving sector

I did not attend any of the breakouts in this session

Please rate your second chosen breakout session

Your third chosen breakout session:

Simon Nathan in conversation with Jonathan Hetherington: SEND: Potential Funding Impact of the White Paper

Sarah Cunnane: Media Training (practical session)

I did not attend any of the breakouts in this session

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Your comments and suggestions on your chosen breakouts

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How likely are you to recommend an ISA conference to a colleague? ^* (required)

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How likely are you to attend a conference with us again in the future? ^* (required)

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Which days do you prefer for the conference?

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Please give any suggestions for future Autumn Study Conference topics

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