Leading UK event for senior education leaders with expert CPD, solutions and strategies for school improvement.
The Schools & Academies Show is back at the NEC Campus, Hall 1 on Wednesday 18 and Thursday 19 November, running from 9am to 4.30pm both days. It's the UK's biggest one-stop shop for senior education leaders, and the numbers put that in perspective: more than 3,000 school leaders, over 300 industry speakers, 50-plus hours of CPD content, and more than 250 solution providers all in one place.
The programme is split across six main areas: leadership and governance, business and finance, inclusion and wellbeing, estates and sustainability, EdTech and digital transformation, and teaching and learning. The sessions focus on practical strategies for improving efficiency and pupil outcomes, so it's less about high-level theory and more about what actually works on the ground. The CPD hours mean you can pick up professional development while you're there, rather than having to carve out separate time for it.
On the speaking side, the line-up brings together a few big names from across the political and professional spectrum. The Rt Hon. Laura Trott MP, Shadow Secretary of State for Education, is on the bill, alongside Sam Freedman, a Senior Fellow at the Institute for Government. The Rt Hon. Suella Braverman KC MP, Spokesman for Education, Skills & Equalities for Reform UK, will also be speaking, as will Christie Spurling MBE, CEO of N-Gage. It's a good mix of political perspectives and practical leadership.
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Behind the scenes, the show is backed by a long list of partners: ASCL, the CEOE Institute of School Business Leadership, the Confederation of School Trusts, the Department for Education, NAHT, Ofsted, and Ofqual, with Tes as the headline media partner. It's free to attend for the public sector — schools, academies, MATs, local authorities, and central government departments — and it runs from 9am to 4.30pm on both Wednesday 18 and Thursday 19 November at the NEC Campus, Hall 1.
