Conferences

18 October 2024
Annual VbE Conference: Re-Energising Your School
Shrivenham, Oxfordshire, SN6 8BL

This year's VbE conference is set in the scenic Oxfordshire village of Shrivenham. It will feature many practical new ideas and scope for meeting other values-based heads, teachers and governors.

The full conference agenda is set out lower down on this page. The conference's main topics are:

Re-energising your School the Values Way
Presentations by Dr Neil Hawkes (founder of VbE) and Professor Mick Waters (VbE patron)
Contemporary ideas for enhancing educational outcomes for students presented by Neil Hawkes and a Q&A session with the great Mick Waters
Managing Behaviour
Presentation by Bridget Knight (VbE's CEO)
How to combine values with mindfulness for improved behaviours and relationships. Plus a three-minute reflection to take back to your school.
Values-based Wellbeing
Presentations by Andrew Fuller (educational psychologist) and Emma Rossiter (SEND consultant)
An introduction to emerging techniques to support students and staff wellbeing for values-based schools
Values-based Sustainability
Presentation by Richard Dunne (Director of The Harmony Project)
Ideas and guidance on developing a curriculum that connects students in values-based schools with sustainability
Values in Action
Presentation by Callum Bate (Royal Society of Arts)
Values-based ideas and innovations in education from the Royal Society of Arts
Other
A "values swap" for schools to exchange values-based ideas and practices, meeting/networking with other VbE practitioners, an invitation to the RSA's Tea Meet and updates and exciting news from the VbE world

Bookings

For bookings

Book the Conference

As in previous years, we encourage schools to bring staff emerging or acting as values leaders and values-based governors.

The cost is £95 per ticket. Each ticket allows attendance by two people. The price includes parking, tea/coffee, snacks and lunch.

To make bookings, either click or scan the QR code on the left or the click website below:

https://bit.ly/vbe-annual-conference

Agenda

VbE ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2024

The draft agenda for the conference which is subject to change is set out below:

9:30 am Registration and refreshments

10:00 am Welcome to the conference
Bridget Knight, CEO of VbE

10:10 am Re-Energise Your School the Values Way!
Neil Hawkes, Founder of VbE

10:50 am Coffee break and mingling

11:10 am Values in Action
Callum Bate, Royal Society of Arts

11:20 am The Values-based Wellbeing Project
Andrew Fuller, Educational Psychologist and Sarah Phillips, VbE Headteacher/Wellbeing Adviser

11:50 am Fuelling Success
Prof. Mick Waters, VbE Patron, in conversation with Bridget Knight, VbE CEO, with audience Q & A

12:35 pm VbE Compassion Award

12:40 pm Lunch and Values Dating!

1:30 pm Reflection for Schools: A 3-Minute Reflection to use in your school
Jane Hawkes, IVET Trustee and psychotherapist

1:35 pm Values-based Wellbeing in your School
Emma Rossiter, Head of Silverwood SEND Consultancy

2:00 pm Values Nuggets: Stimulating values-based behaviours
Bridget Knight, CEO of VbE

2:15 pm Values-based Sustainability with the Harmony Project
Richard Dunne, Director of the Harmony Project

2:40 pm Values Swaps
Chair: Sue Joness, Lead VbE Adviser
Audience-led sharing of what works well at school

2:55 pm Concluding remarks and thanks
Neil Hawkes, founder of VbE

3:00 pm Conference ends
Goody bag takeaways

BONUS (Optional)

3:30 pm RSA Members Meeting for Schools
Free invitation to all conference delegates

5:00 pm RSA Meeting ends

Last Year's Conference

Details and extracts from past conferences are avialable from the "Training" drop-down menu at the top of this page.