It’s time to grapple with "The Elephants in The Room". These are the questions that are too complex, too difficult, too sensitive, too uncomfortable to talk about in the open. Though it’s only when we confront what’s really going on, that we might co-create a way forward.

Join us Wednesday 8 to Friday 10 May at The School Leadership Conference 2024 and together, we’ll tackle education’s big issues.

Wednesday 8 May

Optional Experiences

Choose an optional addition to your Conference learning experience.

8:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Optional Experience | "Preparing Students for Life in an AI-infused World" University Campus Visits

Artificial Intelligence is quickly becoming part of everyday life. Over 19 million people use ChatGPT each day, and many popular technologies have or will integrate generative AI. What are the paradoxes and challenges school leaders need to consider? The day includes presentations by Dr Christopher Blundell, Senior Lecturer in the School of Teacher Education and Leadership at the Queensland University of Technology, and Associate Professor Jason Lodge, School of Education at the University of Queensland. The group will also tour the QUT Kelvin Grove and UQ St Lucia campuses.

8:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Optional Experience | "Equipping Students to Thrive" School Visits

For our young people to thrive in a complex world they need to understand and manage their emotions, be able to set and achieve important goals, understand and show empathy for others, establish and maintain positive respectful relationships, and make responsible decisions. Samford State School and Kedron State School will showcase their approaches to Social and Emotional Learning and how they are improving data by considering the whole child.

8:30 AM - 1:45 PM
Optional Experience | Walk on Meanjin

Take a walking tour around South Brisbane’s Cultural Precinct to explore one of the largest and most exciting collections of Aboriginal public artworks. Along the way you’ll discover some hidden gems and build understanding of Indigenous ways of knowing and doing. The experience includes a weaving workshop and Bush Tucker Tasting.

8:30 AM - 3:30 PM
Optional Experience | Dr Polly McGee Masterclass
Trauma Informed Leadership, Teams and Culture

If you are leading people, you are leading trauma – yours and theirs. This is a one-day workshop designed to help school leaders create psychologically safe cultures where people and productivity can flourish. The focus is on growing personal agency, self-awareness, accountability and autonomy to learn how to lead with agility from all parts of a values-based organisation.

This event is also available to non-conference attendees

4:00 PM
Check-in Opens
5:00 PM
The John Cochran Address | DR BRUCE McCABE, Global Futurist

Alongside powerful new ways to deliver education, artificial intelligence presents fresh challenges, in ethics, data-bias, and shifting teacher identity. The Elephant in The (Class)Room though, is that we’re only experiencing the first 1% of the coming AI Revolution.

This event is included in your conference registration. Standalone tickets are also available for purchase
6:00 PM
Networking Event

Enjoy drinks and canapes with friends and colleagues.

7:00 PM
Evening Ends

Perhaps with dinner on King Street, or venture into The Valley to explore the many restaurant and bar options.

The conference organisers reserve the right to change activities, topics, and presenters where necessary.

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