VbE Annual Conference 2025

This page includes resources from the 2025 conference. For resources from other past conferences, see the "Training" drop down option in the menu at the top of this page.

Videos

Here are some videos presented at the conference.

Presentations

Here are some of the PowerPoint presentations from the conference.

• Free Values Library site for VbE schools
  Gavin McCormack offered us a new online platform he created. It is space where your schools, teachers, and pupils can proudly share the work they are doing to bring their school values to life. Schools can set up their personalised "Dear World Library" completely free of charge by following this link:
  https://valuesbasededucation.upschool.co/register/?invitation=_NdOcYs

• Early Years Learning
  Chris Malone is working on developing new VbE support for Early Years learning settings and first-year Primary School teachers. She and our CEO, Bridget Knight, are developing an updated Quality Mark assessment for Early Years settings. For more information, check our social media feeds (set out on our home page):
  email us 

• VbE Resources
  Anat Bardi, a professor at Royal Holloway University of London, spoke about her research into the way teachers shape students' values. She shared some unexpected findings. Her university has received funding to develop resources for values-based schools. For specific school requests for professionally created values-based resources, email us:
  https://valuesinschooleducation.org/

• VbE Environment in Schools
  We are working with Gill Slassor and Carley Mills from Two Thirds Design. They had a stand at the conference. They offer VbE schools support with how to convey their core values throughout the school environment. For more information:
  Website
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VbE Updates

Here are some updates about VbE:

• VbE Art Competition
  We have launched an art competition for young children to express in any artistic way they choose: "What Values mean to me". There is a £100 prize awarded to the winner's school. All submissions will be considered for display on the VbE website.
  Art Competition details

• Values and Sustainability
  We are working with Catherine Barr, the very popular children's author, on a project to make values more explicit within the world of Sustainability
  www.catherinebarrbooks.me

• Relationship Education
  We are working with IT Happens. Their CEO, Forbes-Robinson, joined us at the conference. We are working to expand the "Relationships" part of their Sex and Relationship training in primary and secondary schools. Our ambition is to use VbE principles and practices to empower schools to nurture their pupils' relationship skills and to improve the quality of relationships throughout the school. For more information on Sex and Relationship Education training for primary and secondary schools
  ithappens.education

Images

Here are some images from the conference. For more images from the conference, click here 

Social Media Feeds

Here is a list of our website and primary social media streams for future updates. More options are available on our home page.

• VbE Website

• LinkedIn

• Facebook

• Instagram

IVET Podcasts

Here are links to the Noble Conversations that Neil Hawkes records for IVET:

• Spotify

• Apple's iTunes

Compassion Award

Conference Details

Resources from Past Conferences

Videos, images and presentations of other past conferences are available from the Training section in the menu above