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Save the date for the The Schools North East Summit 2026 the North East’s must-attend school leadership event.

The Annual Summit stands as the largest regional gathering of Trust CEOs, Head Teachers, and senior school leaders in the UK. As it approaches its eighteenth anniversary, this flagship event continues to draw over 500 of the region’s most influential education leaders each year. Attendees benefit from the insights of internationally renowned speakers from government, academia, business, and education, making it an unparalleled platform for inspiration, innovation, and collaboration.

The event brings together the North East’s school leaders, educational experts, and decision-makers to explore the key issues, best practices, challenges, and opportunities that will shape the future of education in our region, both now and in the years ahead.

At the 2025 Annual Summit, (themed “Rebooting Education: The Future of Our Region is in School”) 500 Head Teachers, trust leaders, policymakers, and education partners gathered to explore what a strategic “reboot” of education should look like for the North East. 

The event concluded with an address from Lee Owston HMI (Ofsted), “Inclusion at the Heart: The Future of Education Inspection,” offering insights into the evolving landscape of inspection, equity, and accountability. 

Previous speakers have included:

• Catherine McKinnell MP – delivering her inaugural address as Minister for School Standards. 
• Education Secretaries Gillian Keegan and Justine Greening; 
• Children’s Commissioner Dame Rachel de Souza; 
• Former HMCIs Amanda Spielman and Sir Michael Wilshaw; and 
• Prominent education leaders such as Sir Kevan Collins, Lord Agnew, and Sir David Carter. 

Their insights have made the Summit an unmissable event for shaping education policy and practice.

Save the date and keep an eye out for more exciting updates as we gather the leading voices in education for this unmissable event.