Annual Conference - Council of British International Schools

The COBIS Annual Conference is for Heads, Governors, Proprietors and Senior and Middle Leaders from schools around the world, including COBIS member and non-member schools.

The conference is usually attended by more than 250 school leaders (Heads, Governors, Senior Managers), representing more than 100 schools from more than 60 countries worldwide.

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Opportunity and Challenge: Leading in a Climate of Change
10-13 May 2021 - Online

For 2021, the COBIS Annual Conference will be a virtual event, running over a period of four days, with timings designed to accommodate our diverse global audience. We are excited to bring you this virtual event, with engaging keynote speakers and plenty of opportunities for us to network and share, harnessing the best of technology. Whether you are able to join us for a few sessions, or immerse yourself in the full conference experience, we look forward to welcoming you.

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Speakers and Programme

Speakers and Programme

The programme will be a mixture of keynote speakers, seminars, roundtable discussions, and school case studies as well as networking and social opportunities.

Keynote speakers will include: Professor Steve Munby (Consultant and speaker on leadership and system reform); Baroness Floella Benjamin, DBE DL (Actress, Broadcaster and Advocate for Children's Welfare and Education); Dr Andreas Schleicher (Director for the Directorate of Education and Skills, OECD) and Kehkashan Basu (Founder President, Green Hope Foundation, UN Human Rights Champion, International Children's Peace Prize Winner).

Sessions will include:

From Face to Face to Blended Pedagogies - Where Next with Teaching and Learning?
Reflections on School Leader and Staff Wellbeing
Safeguarding with Cultural Sensitivities
Embedding and Promoting Diversity, Equality and Inclusion in British International Schools
Are We Preparing our Learners Today for the Future of Tomorrow?
Safeguarding for Governors in International Schools
Exploring Changes, Challenges and Opportunities in Early Childhood Education
Human Connectivity in a Time of Remote Learning
Student Wellbeing in the New Normal
Inspiration for Sustainable Schools and Companies
The Science of Learning: Moving Beyond "What Works" to "Why and How it Works"
And much more

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Professor Steve Munby

Consultant and speaker on leadership and system reform

Baroness Floella Benjamin, DBE DL

Actress, Broadcaster and Advocate for Children’s Welfare and Education

Dr Andreas Schleicher

Director for the Directorate of Education and Skills, OECD

Kehkashan Basu

Founder President, Green Hope Foundation, UN Human Rights Champion, International Children’s Peace Prize Winner

Sponsorship Opportunities

Sponsors

We are grateful to Pearson - Headline Sponsors of the 2021 COBIS Annual Conference.

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To view photos and programmes from past Annual Conferences, please visit the Previous Conferences section of our website.

previous conferences

If you have any questions about the COBIS Annual Conference, please contact cpd@cobis.org.uk.