VbE Annual Conference

VbE Annual Conference 2026

16 October 2026
A Day in the Life
Puckrup Hall, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire

'A Day in the Life' of a Values-based School - Bring out the best for your pupils!

We are putting the finishing touches on the conference. Here are the provisional details so far:

Topics:

Values-based Assemblies
Peer Mediation
AI Lesson Planning
Positive Playtimes
Using Philosophy with Children

.. and lots, lots more.

Keynote Speakers:

Mick Waters
Neil Hawkes

Guest speakers include: Bridget Knight, Libbs Packer, Peter Kilcoyne, Lee Batstone, Jane Hawkes, Steve Hogget

Date:

📅16 October 2026
🕘 9:15am - 3:30pm

Location:

This year's conference is being held in the delightful environment of Puckrup Hall

📍Puckrup Hall, Tewkesbury, GL20 6EL

Cost:

£100/person (£85/person for bookings of 2 or more)
Prices include lunch and refreshments

Bookings:

To book tickets to the conference, click below:

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Conference Flyer

To download the flyer, click here

Bookings/Registration

Agenda

NOTE: The Agenda below is subject to change

08:45 Registration and coffee

09:15 Welcome, by Bridget Knight

09:20 A Moment of Reflection, by Jane Hawkes

09:25 Leading a Values-based Assembly, by Neil Hawkes and Bridget Knight

09:40 The Conscious Classroom, by Neil Hawkes

10:15 Peer Mediation, by Libbs Packer

10:40 Coffee break

11:00 Planning for values with AI Tools, by Peter Kilcoyne from TeacherMatic

11:30 Moments that Matter, by Mick Waters

12:25 Compassion Award Presentation, by Mick Waters

12:30 Lunch break

13:30 Values for Wellbeing, by Jane Hawkes

13:45 VbE Updates, by Nigel Cohen

14:00 Values in the Early Years, by Chris Malone

14:20 Values-based Playtimes, by Lee Batstone

14:25 How Values Builds Identity in our Students, by Gavin McCormack

15:00 A Values Finish to take away, by Bridget Knight

15:15 Closing remarks, by Neil Hawkes

15:30 pm Conference Close

Tea and coffee available

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