Sixth Form Leadership Conference 2025 - London

Schedule

Fri Nov 28 2025 at 10:00 am to 04:00 pm

UTC+00:00

Location

The Bloomsbury Hotel | London, EN

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Sixth Form Leadership Conference 2025: Leading with Excellence, Culture & Care
About this Event

Sixth form leaders face the unique challenge of delivering adult-ready outcomes while supporting adolescent vulnerabilities. Join us for a dynamic and thought-provoking day designed for current and aspiring leaders of post-16 education. This brand-new conference aims to provide leaders with the strategic insight, practical tools, and personal resilience required to lead exceptional sixth forms in today’s complex educational landscape.

Through expert-led sessions, delegates will explore how to define and sustain excellence, lead with vision and empathy, navigate inspection demands confidently, and cultivate a thriving, aspirational culture for young adults. With a focus on integrity, wellbeing, and real-world challenges, from safeguarding to student ownership, the conference creates space for reflection, inspiration, and practical development. Delegates will leave reenergised, with a clearer sense of purpose, a stronger understanding of what great sixth form leadership looks like, and actionable strategies to drive improvement and impact in their own settings.

To discover the full programme please visit: https://www.keynoteeducational.co.uk/product/sixth-form-leadership-conference-2025-leading-with-excellence-culture-care/


*Please do not make any travel arrangements until you have received the official joining instructions via email from Keynote Educational. These will be sent approximately two weeks before the event date. Please note that the venue is subject to change, but it will remain within Zone 1 of London.


Agenda

🕑: 09:50 AM - 10:00 AM
Introduction & Welcome
Host: Steve Smith Director of Professional Developmen
🕑: 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
The Outstanding Sixth Form Leader: Defining Excellence in Sixth Form....
Host: Kathryn Gorman Founder of Clarion Leadership

Info: • Key behaviours, habits, and mindsets of highly effective sixth form leaders
• Strategic vision: aligning sixth form goals with whole-school improvement
• Leading teams with credibility, clarity, and care
• Balancing operational demands with long-term development and innovation


🕑: 11:00 AM - 11:20 AM
Break
🕑: 11:20 AM - 12:10 PM
Inspection Ready: Preparing for Ofsted Across Sixth Form Contexts Navigating..
Host: Sam Robinson, National Education Leadership and Strategy

Info: Understanding the key similarities and differences between EIF and FE & Skills
inspections
• What ‘quality of education’ looks like in post-16: intent, implementation, and impact
across settings
• Preparing evidence and conversations around curriculum, destinations,
safeguarding, and skills
• Practical preparation tips for leaders: managing the process, empowering staff, and
staying strategic under scrutiny


🕑: 12:10 PM - 01:00 PM
Staying Grounded: Looking After Yourself as a Leader Sustaining energy, purpos
Host: Dr Emma Kell, International keynote speaker, coach...

Info: • Prioritising purpose and values to stay motivated and fulfilled
• Recognising the early signs of overload, burnout, and compassion fatigue
• Practical strategies for time management, boundaries, and delegation


🕑: 01:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Lunch
🕑: 02:00 PM - 02:50 PM
Culture Shift: Building and Embedding a Post-16 Ethos that Inspires and....
Host: Dr Jo Trevenna Consultant JMC Education

Info: • Defining what makes your sixth form distinctive – and making it aspirational
• Shaping attitudes: professionalism, inclusion, accountability, and ambition
• Building a culture of respect and responsibility without micromanaging behaviour
• Co-creating leadership, voice, and student ownership of their space and community


🕑: 02:50 PM - 02:55 PM
Break
🕑: 02:55 PM - 03:45 PM
“They’re Adults… Until They’re Not”: Safeguarding in the Sixth Form Space Tack
Host: Luke Ramsden & Alex Heald

Info: • When “nearly adults” face adult dangers: substance misuse, toxic relationships, and
digital exploitation
• Sextortion, self-harm, and student disclosure: responding with confidence and care
• The dangers of generative AI
• Creating safeguarding systems that respect independence but don’t overlook
vulnerability
• Building staff confidence in handling complex issues that don’t fit easy categories


🕑: 03:45 PM
Depart
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Where is it happening?

The Bloomsbury Hotel, 16-22 Great Russell Street, London, United Kingdom

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Tickets

GBP 349.00

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