Annual Conference
Connect, Reflect, and Explore
7-9 May 2022
Park Plaza Westminster Bridge
London, UK and Online
More than 550 in-person and virtual participants took part in the hybrid 40th COBIS Annual Conference, 7-9 May 2022, at Park Plaza Westminster Bridge, London, and online, There was a divers programme of virtual and live sessions and speakers that inspired, challenged, and moved participants. The conference was a fantastic opportunity to bring the COBIS community together again for the first time since 2019. Thank you to our headline sponsors, Pearson, and to all of our delegates, exhibitors, sponsors, speakers and guests.
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.
Each year, the popular COBIS Annual Conference is attended by senior leaders from international schools worldwide, education businesses and suppliers, as well as regulators, investors, and representatives of global ministries of education.
Ahead of the 40th Annual Conference, we asked our schools to comment on what the conference theme meant to them. Watch the video below.
Speakers included:
Diana Osagie
Founder, Courageous Leadership and The Academy of Women’s Leadership
Tom Sherrington
Education Consultant and Author
Katharine Birbalsingh CBE
Headmistress, Michaela Community School and Chair, Social Mobility Commission
Rachel Sylvester
Political columnist, The Times and Chair, The Times Education Commission
Matthew Savage
International Education Consultant, Savage Education
Martin Siegert FRSE
Professor of Geosciences, Co-Director of the Grantham Institute, Imperial College London
"Once again COBIS have organised a fantastic roster of speakers and sessions for the annual conference. Every conference I have attended has had a wide variety of sessions that school leaders can genuinely learn from. The conference is also a great networking opportunity and I look forward to meeting colleagues and friends that I have only seen via a computer screen for two years."
- Stephen Priest, Principal, British International School of Tbilisi
Annual Conference Sponsors
We are grateful to Pearson - Headline Sponsors of the 2022 COBIS Annual Conference.
Annual Conference Exhibitors
2Simple
9ine
Anthony Millard Consulting Ltd
Bedrock Learning Limited
Best Practice Network
Cambridge CEM
CENTURY Tech
CES Holdings Ltd
Chamberlain Music
ClassLink
Classlist
Clements Worldwide
Collins
Compass Education Consultancy
CPOMS
Discovery Education
DK
Dragons Teaching Limite
Edmentum
Educational Success Partners Ltd
Educe Mentoring & Coaching
Edvectus
Engage
EquipMySchool.com
Faria Education Group
Finalsite
Findel Education
Follett
FURLONG SOLUTIONS
GL Education
Groupcall
Interactive Schools
InVentry
iSAMS
ISC Research
John Catt Educational
Karen Ardley Associates
Kognity
Komodo
Learning Ladders
Les Elfes International
LSC Education
Mallory International
Maths Pathway
Morrisby Ltd
My School Portal / Access Education
Pacific Prime Consultants LTD
Password ELT Ltd.
Pearson
Queen's University Belfast
Real Training
Renaissance Learning
RM Resources - TTS Group & Consortium Education
RSAcademics
S+B UK
Scanning Pens
Search Associates
SIMS International
SPW Careers Ltd.
Tes
The Safeguarding Alliance
The Safeguarding Company
The Stickman Consultancy
THEATRETECH
ToucanTech
Transylvania College
Ubiq Education
Unifrog
University of Sunderland
University Of The West Of England
Veema Education
Virtual Internships
Warwick Mann International Insurance Brokers Ltd
WCBS
To view photos and programmes from past Annual Conferences, please visit the Previous Conferences section of our website.
If you have any questions about the COBIS Annual Conference, please contact cpd@cobis.org.uk.
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