NAPCE Annual Conference 2026 – Tickets Available Now
We are very pleased to announce that tickets are now available for the NAPCE Annual Conference 2026 – in partnership with Pupil Pathways – in Worcester.
About the Event
Main Event Partner
Pupil Pathways
Pupil Pathways is on a mission to create a fairer, more equitable education system, one where disadvantaged, vulnerable, and those with need will thrive. We believe that early, targeted support is essential to ensure No Learner Is Left Behind, and to build a more inclusive society for all.
Find out more about them here: https://pupilpathways.com
Purpose
- To explore the current challenges for schools and colleges to demonstrate inclusion and belonging.
- To examine how effective pastoral care support can support inclusion and belonging
Date & Time
- Friday 9th October 2026, 9.00am registration and refreshments
Venue
- The Graeme Hick Pavilion
- Worcester County Cricket Ground
Delegates experience.
- Keynote expert speakers.
- Schools sharing good practice.
- Question Time Panel
- Discussions
- Networking with other delegates
- Displays
Tickets – on Eventbrite at https://NAPCEANNUALCONFERENCE26.eventbrite.co.uk
- Limited to maximum of one hundred delegates
- Available on Eventbrite
- Link https://NAPCEANNUALCONFERENCE26.eventbrite.co.uk
- NAPCE Members £40.00
- Early Booking delegates £50.00 until Tuesday 10th March
- Delegates £100.00
- Any questions contact admin@napce.org.uk
- Website napce.org.uk
- Email admin@napce.org.uk
The Conference Programme
9-00am – Registration and refreshments
9-20am – Welcome and arrangements for the conference. Is Inclusion an Achievable Goal? – Phil Jones, National Chair, The National Association for Pastoral Care in Education
9-30am – Headline Conference Sponsors, Brendon Nell, Pupil Pathways. ‘Effective Pastoral Care and Support for Transition’.
9-40am – Keynote Speaker – Andrew Wright OBE, Chair of The Attachment Research Community. Supporting the Learning Experience of Children and Young People
10-30 am – Keynote Speaker – Zoe Ali, Deputy Headteacher, Thornhill Community Academy, Dewsbury, England. ‘Achieving a Sense of Belonging in Schools’
11-15am – Break – refreshments -networking
11-30am – Keynote Speaker – Dr Anne Emerson. Speech and language therapist, teacher, trainer, parent-support worker, counsellor, researcher and author. ‘Developing a Compassionate Culture in Schools’
12-20 pm – Lunch – networking
1-00 pm – Good Practice Presentation –Sam Cotton, ‘Empowering Change, and Personal Growth’
1-30pm – Good Practice Presentation – Vicki Blackburn, Dame Alice Owens School
Supporting learners, staff and families
2-00pm – Good Practice Presentation – Chris Tooley, Principal Netherhall School in Cambridge. A vision for effective pastoral care in schools.
2-30pm – Good Practice Presentation – David Griffiths, Deputy Director of School Improvement for ISA International Education Group
Head of ISA Liwan International School. Co-Head of ISA Wenhua Liwan School. Introducing Daniel Machin, Principal at Queen Ethelburga’s Collegiate and Independent Day and boarding School in York
Global perspectives about effective pastoral care and support for learners
3-00pm – Break and refreshments
3-10pm – Pastoral Question Time Panel
Chaired by Phil Jones with an invited panel of expert guests.
3-50pm – Close – Phil Jones
For information and to reserve tickets go to https://NAPCEANNUALCONFERENCE26.eventbrite.co.uk