Annual Conference 2024

Information for both member and non-member schools can be found below



Our annual conference is run for our member schools each year in May
and is held over three days

As well as keynote and breakout sessions, our conference programme covers and includes:

  • professional development sessions on the first day of conference
  • an exhibition of 180+ suppliers to the independent sector on the second and third days of conference
  • networking time
  • dedicated booking pages for members
  • it's not just for bursars, but for support staff too
  • gala dinner on the evening of the final day of conference, attended by delegates, guests, speakers and conference sponsors with an after-dinner speaker

Speaker line up:
We've got a great line-up this year of keynote speakers:

On Tuesday, the three Keynote Sessions are:

  • Natalie Perera from the Education Policy Institute addressing the topic "How do you see independent schools serving the education sector in the next 10 years?".
  • Lord Mark Price discussing "Leading organisations through challenging times."
  • Sir Anthony Seldon and Dr Jonnie Penn, with their vision on the future of AI in our classrooms.

On Wednesday, the two Keynote Sessions are:

  • Baroness Tanni Grey Thompson on "Resilience"
  • Dharshini David focusing on "the economic forecast for 2025 and beyond"

After dinner speaker: Marcus Brigstocke

Click the video below to check out the venue!

Are you ready to book?  If you are a member school, you can access the booking pages by clicking here - remember to have your username and password to hand.

Not a member school, but interested in joining?  Please contact isbaadmin@theisba.org.uk or visit our pages on becoming a member school here.

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