We're proud to be partnered with The Schools & Academies Show 2025 taking place at the Excel London on the 15th May.
The GEC and some of our Circle members will be involved in the following:
Edtech Summit 10:05–10:50am
Electric Dreams: Navigating The Future of EdTech and AI
We’ll be tackling some of the biggest questions for the future of education:
How can we leverage AI and technology to genuinely improve lives?
How do we keep up with the exponential pace of AI advancement?
How do we ensure ethics and inclusion are built into every decision, not left behind?
Nic will be joining leaders from the Department for Education, Ada Lovelace Institute, University of East Anglia, and techUK — all pushing for a smarter, fairer future.
SEND THEATRE 11:05-11:35am
Safeguarding Vulnerable Pupils Online: Lessons from Adolescence
Fireside Chat
How to make sure pupils with additional need are safe online
Keeping up with online safety and emerging trends and threats
Sharing solutions to keep pupils with additional need safe when using the internet
Speakers
Frances Akinde, Education Consultant and SEND Advisor and GEC Circle expert
Nic Ponsford, Doctoral Researcher and Founder and CEO, GEC
EDTECH THEATRE 14:50 – 15:20
Moving Forward Together: The Importance of Raising Digital Inclusion to Improve Educational Outcomes in Your Setting
Understanding the causes and extent of digital inequity as well as the effects this is likely to have on school cohesion and outcomes.
How can you effectively and ethically use data to tailor and strengthen the case for edtech support programmes and promote inclusive education within your setting.
How to identify and prioritise the most effective methods to support digital and media literacy and uptake amongst underserved students.
Speakers
Nic Ponsford, Doctoral Researcher and Founder and CEO, GEC (Global Equality Collective) (Confirmed)
Elizabeth Anderson, Chief Executive Officer, Digital Poverty Alliance (Confirmed)
Every year the show unites over 4,000 visitors from Schools, Academies, MATs, Local Authorities, Central Government and the wider education sector, who seek strategic business and school improvement plans for improved staff and pupil outcomes.
This year, they welcome three co-located shows; The SEND Conference, EdTech Innovate & The School Estates Summit, providing senior leaders access to network with peers and build relationships with top education suppliers under one roof.
Everything you need to map the future of your school will be all in one place for one day, including us. 🙋♀️ Join insightful discussions, be inspired by the amazing speakers and network with educators and education service providers from around the UK.
As the UK’s leading education show, this is the place to find out more about the latest leadership solutions, nurture your professional growth, stay up to date with the latest education developments and share recent successes and challenges with other educators.
We. Can’t. Wait! Register for a ticket to enjoy a day of free CPD accredited content, at what is gearing up to an unmissable show.
Read more about the event here
