When: Thursday 12 June – Friday 13 June 2025
Where: ICC, Birmingham
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Join hundreds of your colleagues in person for the eleventh annual Inspiring Leadership Conference at the ICC, Birmingham. The sell-out two day conference is a valuable opportunity for headteachers and education leaders to get away from school and 100% focus and reflect on leadership, and network and learn from like-minded professionals.
The Inspiring Leadership conference is renowned for its ability to inspire leaders. Your two-day ticket will give you access to a programme packed full of inspiration with renowned keynote speakers, expert practitioners and of course, you, our senior leaders – for opportunities to reconnect with existing networks and make new ones. Bringing together a powerful line-up of keynote speakers from the world's of business, sport, the arts, humanities and, of course, education, is complemented by a diverse selection of innovative and inspiring experts drawn from across the education sector.
Keynote Speakers
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Ad Davies
Head of Talent Development at Gymshark
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Ben Hunt-Davis
Blympic Gold medallist and performance coach.
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Chris Packham CBE
Broadcaster, Author and Campaigner
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Darren Coxon
Co-Founder and Executive Director of Kompass Education
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Naomi Sesay
Head of Creative Equity at Channel 4, International Public Speaker, Broadcast TV Producer/Director, Entrepreneur
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Nicky Perfect
International hostage and crisis negotiator turned world renowned trainer, speaker and author
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Meet the Leader Theatre
Our second stage, held within the exhibition hall, offers a more intimate setting in which attendees can listen to debates around topical industry issues and one-to-one interviews with leaders from across the education sector.
Workshops & Masterclasses
The workshops and masterclasses at the Inspiring Leadership Conference 2025 are designed to equip school leaders with actionable strategies and fresh perspectives to tackle the challenges of leadership in education. These dynamic sessions provide an invaluable opportunity to learn from experienced practitioners, collaborate with peers, and bring back ideas to implement in your school.
Whether you're looking to develop your leadership voice or strengthen your leadership team, these workshops will offer practical tools and guidance to support your journey.
2025 Workshop & Masterclass themes
Leadership Development
These sessions focus on strategies and tools you can implement immediately to enhance senior leadership performance.
These include the latest developments in leadership best practice, different leadership styles and the development of core skills.
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Matters of the Moment
These sessions provide an in-depth look at the key challenges and issues currently impacting the education sector.
These include AI in education, Children in Care and what the Government could do to fix workload.
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2025 workshop and masterclass programme
The complete workshop programme, featuring topics on effective leadership skills, professional development, and practice-led learning, will be announced soon. Keep an eye on our website and social media for updates.
“ A fantastic opportunity to give yourself space to reflect, be inspired and challenged. It is so well organised with amazing speakers who are quite diverse. You cannot help but feel valued, refreshed and inspired - a real help to enabling you to be a leader your staff deserve.”
– 2024 delegate
Booking Information
Our conference package offers school leaders the chance to attend as an individual, with colleagues or as a leadership team.
Early Bird £470 + VAT
Standard Registration - £499 + VAT
To qualify for a group booking all delegate bookings must be made at one time and one invoice will apply for the group. NB. A unique email address is required for each member of the group.
Group bookings (5 - 9) - £440 + VAT per person.
Group bookings (10 - 19) - £420 + VAT
Groups (20+) - £400 + VAT
*Only one discount can be applied at any time.
Upon registration, you will receive a confirmation email which includes your receipt/invoice. Please note invoices will need to be paid to Inspiring Leadership Events Ltd. Payment details can be found on your invoice.
VAT is chargeable on the conference fee, however, this may be reclaimed from HM Revenue and Customs by schools and organisations through their normal VAT reclaim route. NB. Channel Island delegates will need to pay VAT, please click here (Section 2) to read more information on this subject.
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