Wellington is a national and international centre for educational thinking and debate. The innovation found in our curriculum – introducing wellbeing and the IB's Middle Years Programme – is matched by the inventiveness and variety of our conference programme (which culminates in June with the Sunday Times Festival of Education). The conference programme is aimed at innovative school leaders, and those who aspire to introduce real change to their institutions, from the state and independent sectors, as well as universities, local authorities and subject specialists. The programme addresses the leading educational issues of the day.
The conferences have proved to be hugely successful, attracting hundreds of delegates from all over the country. They have been on subjects including the teaching of Mandarin in British schools, state and independent school sectors working together more effectively, politics and education, and teaching happiness and well-being. Speakers from academia and industry have included Professor Howard Gardner, Dr Martin Seligman, Sir Tim Berners-Lee, Michael Gove MP, Tal Ben Shahar, Helena Morrisey, Lord Andrew Adonis, David Willetts MP, Sir Ken Robinson, and Catherine Hakim.
Information on the Wellington conferences programme is available from Tarla Woolhouse, Conference Organiser on +44 (0) 1344 444085 or email Tarla Woolhouse.
To book a place on a Conference please follow the link for the Conference you wish to attend.
| Mon 18 Mar 2013 |
Festival of Leadership (A conference for students in years 11 to 13)
A pupil led initiative that will challenge participants to stretch their skills through various student-run leadership focused activities. It will involve delegates actively participating in leadership challenges as well as debating contemporary youth leadership issues.
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| Thu 25 April 2013 |
Marketing your school
To present practical advice on how to market your school effectively in an increasingly competitive and digital environment. Through a series of presentations, discussions and hands-on workshops, the day will offer innovative ideas for branding, making the most of your market and increasing pupil recruitment. We will also look at strategies for adapting when things go wrong.
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| Fri 26 April 2013 |
EAL Conference
A focus on IELTS Reading and Writing and an opportunity to hear about current EAL best practice. An excellent opportunity for teachers who are interested in learning more about IELTS and current EAL best practice.
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Past Conference Highlights
| Date |
Event |
| Fri 21 Sept |
Junior Leadership Challenge Day for years 7 & 8 |
| Mon 24 Sept |
Leading your boarding house – A conference for student heads of house |
| Fri 28 Sept |
‘YES WE CAN’ – Discover America: University in the USA
A Beyond the Basics conference (in conjunction with Good School Guide and Fulbright Commission) |
| Tue 2 Oct |
ISC NQT conference for newly qualified teachers |
| Fri 5 Oct |
7th Annual Head of School Conference for Head Boys and Head Girls |
| Wed 10 Oct |
Well-Being: Positive Psychology for Difficult Times - Improve your company’s wellbeing and success |
| Thu 11 Oct |
Positive Psychology: Improve your school's wellbeing and success |
| Fri 9 Nov |
Preparing your School for the Great War Centenary |
Tue 27 Nov
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Exciting New Directions - 7th Annual Joint Wellington and Marlborough Prep School Conference |
| Fri 30 Nov |
Free thinking: using independence to transform schools |
| Fri 7 Dec |
E-learning; e-libraries |
| Wed 12 Dec |
Proudly holistic or purely academic? Can schools be both? |
| Mon 25 Feb |
Rethinking MFL teaching for the 21st Century |
| Tue 26 Feb |
Istip NQT Regional Conference |
| Wed 27 Feb |
Workshop: Prep Schools Head of English |
| Fri 1 March |
British Education and Culture: Our last Great export? |
| Thu 14 March |
Schools and the Great War Centenary |