CONVERSATIONS WITH PURPOSE: NATIONAL EDUCATION FUTURES
Not Favorite

Family & Education

CONVERSATIONS WITH PURPOSE: NATIONAL EDUCATION FUTURES

wallert

£25.00

February 2026
Availability :
Good Availability
Limited Availability
Low Availability
Sold Out
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
 
 
 
 
Calender...

Conversations with purpose - the 5th Annual FED National Education Summit - Big questions, bold ideas and powerful connections.

‘Conversations with purpose’ is the theme of the 5th Annual FED National Education Summit. Focused on the FED National Education Futures Projects, we will be asking some big questions as a starting point to a day of thought-provoking panels, shared conversations and strong networking opportunities.

Big questions:

  • What does it mean to be a literate and numerate 21st century citizen?
  • How should education respond to the industrial strategy?
  • How do schools build positive models of belonging?
  • How can we weave a golden thread of creativity and innovation from early years to employability?


Full programme and speaker details will be released shortly.

Student Rate - £25 (for those currently in education)

Educator Rate - £85 (for people who work in schools, colleges, universities and charities)

Day Ticket - £120

Confirmed speakers:


Alex Bellos – best-selling author, broadcaster and Guardian columnist

Ali Durban MBE – Co-Founder of Gesher School

Andreas Shleicher – Director for Education and Skills, OECD

Bogdan Pop – INTEL Skills for Life

Dr Carl Ward – Chair of the Foundation for Education Development

Dr Claire Tasker – Executive Headteacher at High Storrs School

Dan Morrow – CEO at Cornwall Education Learning Trust

Dina Ghobashy – Director, Global Education Transformation, Microsoft

Ellie Costello – Author and advocate for students facing barriers to education

Elliot Seller – Head of Connected Home, Innovation and Partnerships, Vodafone

Emily Verow – Chief Executive Officer, Three Spires Trust

Eylan Ezekiel – Edtech leader and Head of Hamilton Brookes, Oxford Brookes

Dr Fran Wilby – Programme Director at Rethinking Assessment

Gavin Govinden – Headteacher at Leo Academy Trust

Ian Fitzpatrick – Chief Executive of Daisy Education

James Caan CBE – Serial entrepreneur and former investor on Dragon's Den

James Cheater – Director of External Projects at White Rose Education

Jenna Crittenden – The Chartered College of Teaching - Rethinking Curriculum and OECD Creativity programme

Jenni Forde – Maths Hub Lead, Bucks, Berks and Oxon Maths Hub

Jo Malone – Executive Team at the Foundation for Education Development

Lord Jim Knight – Director at Suklaa

Marlon James-Edwards – Manager of Upward Bound UK

Melissa Farnham – CEO at ASDAN

Michael Engelard – CEO of Skillsbuilder Partnership

Dr Nicole Ponsford – Founding CEO at GEC (Global Equality Collective)

Nikki Wakefield – Strategic Hub Lead, Oxfordshire Careers Hub

Professor Patrick Alexander – Professor of Education and Anthropology, Oxford Brookes University

Dr Penny Hay – Professor of Imagination Creative Enterprise and Innovation Bath Spa University

Philip Hedger – CEO at LEO Academy Trust

Roberta Thomson - Education Policy and Product Director, Pearson

Sally Burtonshaw – Director of Education Practice at Public First

Shaheen Hassan – Assistant Professor at the University of Warwick University

Shareen Wilkinson – Executive Director of Education for LEO Academy Trust

Tara Jussa – Skills Lead at Liverpool City Region Combined Authority

Find Ticket

Godstow Road, Wolvercote, OX2 8AL

Apr 21, 2026 -9:30 AM