What is it?

We know that great teaching makes a real difference to children’s lives. To achieve this, every teacher needs access to great professional development. Our conference aims to bring the education community together to explore great teaching and how we can foster it through professional development that really works.

Who is it for?

Trust leaders, school leaders, middle leaders, coaches, ECT mentors and teachers - open to everyone whether or not your school is currently part of the Steplab community.

Why attend?

Whether you’re a teacher, coach, school or trust leader, the Steplab conference aims to inspire and challenge, as well as sharing the evidence on how to achieve effective PD & coaching. Choose from sessions about what makes great teaching, how to achieve effective coaching, how to lead a high impact PD programme, as well as overcoming the challenges of PD implementation & leadership. We'll also look to the future of teaching and professional development in schools.

How can I buy tickets?

Book your tickets below. If you’re a Steplab subscriber not only do you get early access but you’ll also benefit from our exclusive “early bird” offer if you book before 1st September.

What will the day look like?

The day is organised around four strands: 

1. Expert teaching 

2. High impact professional development 

3. How to become an effective coach 

4. Great implementation & leadership.

You can choose to stay with one strand throughout the day or mix and match, depending on your interests. The day will begin with a keynote from Lucy Crehan author of 'Cleverlands', and will include lots of opportunity to network and collaborate. You’ll also be the first to see an exclusive preview of our documentary 'Great Teaching, Explained' that we’ve been working hard on for the past 18 months and which captures, deconstructs and analyses teaching at some of the highest performing schools in the country. 

Plus, join us for our panel discussion exploring the question 'How can we recruit, train and keep great teachers?' with education leaders and PD experts Hilary Spencer, CEO of Ambition Institute, Kat Howard, Executive Director of School Improvement at Windsor Academy Trust, Sufian Sadiq, Director of Teaching School at Chiltern Learning Trust, and Reuben Moore, Executive Director at the National Institute of Teaching, and hosted by Sam Freedman, best-selling author of Failed State: Why nothing works and how we fix it.

Learn more about the event here: https://steplab.co/news/steplab-conference-booking-now-open/66d9c8640982810001156b1e

What if I have questions?

Email hello@steplab.co with any questions