Wednesday

09.45

Registration and refreshments with the ISA partner exhibitors

10.10


10.20

10.30 Keynote 1:                                          

Welcome and Introduction: Rudi Eliott Lockhart, ISA CEO, and Sue Knox, ISA National Chair 2026/7

Welcome from Headline Sponsor, Compass Education

Kathryn Gorman: The leadership the moment is asking for

11.15

11.30

Gold Suppliers

Morning break with exhibitors

12.00 Keynote 2:


12.30

David Brown: The Quiet Revolution: Unleashing the Potential of Introverted Children and Staff in Our Schools

Gold Suppliers

 

Lunch with exhibitors

1.45

Your choice of breakout session

2.45

3.15

4.00

Refreshments with exhibitors

Dai Preston: Inspection and Compliance: What’s Changing, What’s Changed and What to Do Now

Your choice of breakout session

5.00

Access to bedrooms

6.45

Drinks Reception with the ISA National Art Exhibition in The Kenilworth Bar/Foyer

7.30

Dinner (Black Tie) in the Kenilworth Suite

Followed by the ISA National Awards Ceremony 2026 hosted by Christine Ohuruogu

Thursday

from 7.30

Breakfast

8.30

Refreshments

9.00  Keynote 3:                        

Gemma Woodhouse: HR and legal pitfalls

9.45

Refreshments with exhibitors

10.15 Keynote 4:

Arun Kanwar: Building resilience and finding opportunity: independent schools in a changing landscape

11.00

Refreshments with exhibitors
Winning pieces from ISA National Art Exhibition on display in the Events Centre Foyer

11.30 Keynote 5:

Saqib Bhatti: Independent schools are not the enemy

12.00 Keynote 6:

Calvin Eden: Stronger Together: Cultivating a Culture of Collaboration in Independent Schools

12.50

Exhibitor Prize Draw
Followed by Closing Remarks: Rudi Eliott Lockhart, ISA CEO, and Sue Knox, ISA National Chair 2026/7

1.00

Lunch and Depart