Training & events

Following the launch of our new partnership with The Boarding Schools Association (BSA), we were delighted that our 2020 annual conference was held as a joint event with the BSA and The Association of Educational Guardians for International Students (AEGIS).

Events began on Tuesday 10 March 2020 at The Courthouse Hotel, 19 – 21 Great Marlborough St, London W1F 7HL with an opening address by Lord Karan Bilimoria, British Indian entrepreneur, life peer, Chancellor of the University of Birmingham, President of UKCISA and co-chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group on International Students. This was followed by a conference dinner.

The conference itself took place on Wednesday 11 March 2020 at The Royal Institute of British Architects, 66 Portland Place, London W1B 1AD. over 100 delegates and 20 exhibitors joined together to enjoy a broader range of informative and inspirational speakers including:

• Lord Karan Bilimoria
• Geoff Ramm, Celebrity Service & OMG Marketing Keynote Speaker & Author
• Barnaby Lenon, Chairman, ISC
• Elizabeth Linder, Founder of Facebook’s Politics and Government Division; Founder of the Conversational Century: The impact of social media on society and leadership
• James Leggett, Research Director, MTM: Waitrose or Aldi? – How the profile of boarding parents has changed over time
• Susan Osborne, Founder and Director of Communications, The Warhorse Memorial: Communication strategies to help market your school or organisation
• Dr Helen Wood, Head of School Partnerships, Password: Second Language Learner Assessment, Progress Tracking and Attainment: Research, Guiding Principles and Tools
• Ali Talbot, Head of EAL, Abbey College Cambridge: How to add Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) to lessons
• Elyse Conlon, Head of EAL, Moreton Hall: An integrated approach to teaching second language learners
• Tom Hadcroft, Vice Principal & Designated Safeguarding Lead, DLD College & Dale Wilkins, Director of Safeguarding, Standards and Training, BSA: Safeguarding International Students
• Pat Moores, Director and Co-founder of UK Education Guide: What parents really want from Schools & Guardianship
• Ruth Hughes, Director at Curious Human, Positive Psychology Consultant and expert in culture shock: Addressing culture shock using positive psychology

The conference brought together senior managers, teachers and colleagues working in UK schools’ Marketing, Admissions and International Departments plus pastoral staff and Guardianship providers, all under one roof. It provided a unique opportunity to share perspectives and network with colleagues.

The date for the 2021 conference will be announced later this year. For further information please contact us.

Dates: Monday 5th October 2020 and Tuesday 6th October 2020
Location: Brooke House College, 12 Leicester Road Market, Harborough, Leicestershire LE16 7AU
Cost: Free of charge (excluding accommodation)

In response to the Government’s latest guidance concerning Coronavirus, we have decided to postpone our AGM until later in the year. We hope to hold it on Tuesday 6th October at Brooke House College 12 Leicester Rd Market Harborough Leicestershire LE16 7AU with a dinner hosted by Brooke House on Monday 5th October. Following the meeting Elyse Conlon will lead a CPD session on Assessment Strategies for EAL. An agenda for the meeting will be circulated two weeks before the event.

Accommodation will be available at Travel Lodge and Three Swans Hotel. Members attending the dinner are asked to make their own booking for overnight accommodation at their own expense.

Of course, we realise this date may have to change again but please make a note in your diary and visit the website for updates nearer the time.

Dates: June 18-19 2020
Location: LILA, New Barratt House, 47 North John St, Liverpool L2 6SG
Cost: Member £300 / Non-member £400. (cost does not include overnight accommodation or dinner 18 June)
Audience: Teachers of EAL, Heads of EAL, mainstream STEM and Humanities subject teachers

THIS COURSE IS CANCELLED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE DUE TO CORONAVIRUS RESTRICTIONS

Dates: October 02 2020
Location: Abbey College, Homerton Gardens, Purbeck Rd, Cambridge CB2 8EB
Cost: Member £210 / Non-member £260
Audience: All teaching staff

Dates: October 09 2020
Location: Moreton Hall School, Weston Rhyn, Oswestry SY11 3EW
Cost: Member £210 / Non-member £260
Audience: Heads of EAL and EAL teachers

Dates: November 13 2020
Location: Box Hill School, Old London Rd, Mickleham, Dorking RH5 6EA
Cost: Member £210 / Non-member £260
Audience: Heads of Humanities and Humanities teachers

Dates: November 27 2020
Location: Moreton Hall School, Weston Rhyn, Oswestry SY11 3EW
Cost: Member £210 / Non-member £260
Audience: Heads of Science and Science teachers

Dates: February 26 2021
Location: Abbey College, Homerton Gardens, Purbeck Rd, Cambridge CB2 8EB
Cost: Member £210 / Non-member £260
Audience: Heads of EAL and members of school leadership

Dates: June 17-18 2021
Location: LILA, New Barratt House, 47 North John St, Liverpool L2 6SG
Cost: Member £300 / Non-member £400. (cost does not include overnight accommodation or dinner 18 June)
Audience: Teachers of EAL, Heads of EAL, mainstream STEM and Humanities subject teachers