GSA/ISA Junior Heads’ Conference

Name: GSA/ISA Junior Heads’ Conference
Start: 2026-03-10T10:30:00+00:00
End: 2026-03-11T13:00:00+00:00
Location: Woodland Grange Hotel, Leamington Spa

March 10 2026

We’re thrilled to share the exciting news about the 2026 Junior Heads’ Conference — and it marks a bold new chapter!

We’re proud to announce a brand-new collaboration with the Independent Schools Association (ISA), bringing together fresh ideas, inspiring voices, and expanded opportunities for Junior and Prep School Heads across our member schools.

The GSA/ISA Junior Heads’ Conference is intended to be a supportive, welcoming conference designed to support Junior and Prep leaders and provide ample opportunity for collaboration and networking. We are delighted to share the conference programme with you. This has been carefully designed to offer a stimulating range of speakers and sharing sessions, and we hope that colleagues will enjoy the opportunity for innovative discussion and inspired learning. We also hope that the conference will be a time of refreshment and recharge.

Our conference main aims are to:

Offer inspiring training to GSA and ISA Heads on a range of insightful and topical issues within the education sector.
Promote the exchange of ideas and experiences among leaders, offering a safe space to share and feel supported.
Inspire GSA and ISA leaders to look up and out with resilience as the sector continues to face significant challenges.
Help strengthen the GSA and ISA networks to the benefit of a better educational experience for all.

Sessions include:

Millennial Parents – Dr Angharad Rudkind, MA(Oxon), Chartered Psychologist, Registered Psychological Practitioner (HCPC)
Building Resilience in Leadership – Nicky Bright, Founder, Bright Lead Ltd
Working with Boys – Creating Cultures of Mutual Respect in Schools – Andrew Hampton, Chief Executive Officer, Working with Boys
Key Themes in Inspections – David Preston, Headteacher, Arnold Lodge School
Leading With Clarity When Expectations Are Changing – Heather Styche-Patel, CEO, RSAcademics
Crisis Communications – Jack Myers, Senior Account Director of crisis communications firm, Alder
Sector Update – Julie Robinson, CEO, ISC

Full programme available here

Thank you to our Headline Sponsors:

Course Audience
Junior and Prep Heads
Fees
£399 + VAT GSA and ISA Members
£450 + VAT Others

Start Date
March 10 @ 10:30 am
End Date
March 11 @ 1:00 pm
Venue
Woodland Grange Hotel, Leamington Spa

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