About this Event
Redefining the Standard for School Culture.
Chiltern Learning Trust is proud to host the Inclusion, Behaviour and Attendance Conference, bringing together school leaders, teachers and practitioners for a transformative day focused on creating schools where culture, consistency and clarity drive improved outcomes for every child.
This conference moves beyond isolated initiatives and explores how system coherence creates stronger behaviour, better attendance, improved belonging and more inclusive classrooms.
What makes this event different is that every keynote and workshop combines expert strategic insight with the voice of a serving school practitioner who has implemented the work successfully within their own setting.
Because schools do not need more ideas that are “perfect in theory”.
They need practical, sustainable approaches that work in real classrooms, with real pupils, real pressures and real leadership challenges.
Guided by our core theme:
“High expectations, adaptive teaching and consistent systems that improve behaviour, attendance and belonging.”
this conference is designed for leaders and practitioners ready to move from reactive interventions to proactive system architecture.
Event Details
Date: Tuesday 30th June
Location: Redgrave Gardens, Luton
Time: 08:30 – 14:45
Lunch Included
What to Expect
The day blends keynote input, structured reflection and practical workshop sessions designed to support implementation back in school settings.
Key themes include:
- Inclusion as culture rather than intervention
- Behaviour and attendance as outcomes of coherent systems
- Precision teaching and adaptive classroom practice
- Leadership alignment and visible consistencies
- AI and assistive technology to support equity and agency
- Effective in-school provision and specialist approaches
- Sustainable improvement rooted in clarity, routines and relationships
Throughout the day, delegates will engage in structured reflection time to consider both classroom-level adaptations and wider leadership or system changes linked directly to school improvement priorities.
Programme Overview
08:30 – 09:15
Arrival and Refreshments
09:15 – 09:30
Welcome and Framing
Setting the lens for the day:
Inclusion, behaviour and attendance as outcomes of culture, clarity and consistency. Exploring why system coherence matters more than isolated initiatives.
09:30 – 10:15
Opening Keynote
“Turning Around a School by Improving Behaviour”
A practical exploration of school improvement through consistent systems, culture and leadership alignment.
10:15 – 10:30
Structured Reflection Time
Delegates identify one classroom shift and one leadership or system shift linked to implementation and improvement priorities.
10:30 – 10:45
Break
Workshop Round 1
10:45 – 11:25
1. What Do Great Teachers Do?
Great teaching is not reactive. It is designed with precision.
This session explores clarity of explanation, intentional scaffolding, cognitive load management and effective checking for understanding to create calm, purposeful classrooms.
2. Equity and Agency Through the Safe Use of AI and Assistive Technology
Exploring both the opportunities and risks presented by AI to support adaptive teaching and inclusion, alongside practical ways to maximise assistive technology already available within schools.
3. Effective In-School Units
How ambitious curriculum design, visible routines and leadership alignment create effective in-school provision and strengthen mainstream inclusion.
11:30 – 12:15
Midday Keynote
“What Can We Learn From Specialist Settings?”
Exploring how specialist approaches can strengthen mainstream provision, improve inclusion and support belonging for all learners.
12:15 – 12:30
Structured Reflection Time
Delegates reflect on implementation priorities and identify practical next steps for classroom and leadership practice.
12:30 – 13:00
Lunch
Workshop Round 2
13:00 – 13:40
Repeated workshop sessions for flexible attendance.
13:45 – 14:30
Closing Keynote
“Improving Your School’s Attendance… How!?”
A practical and strategic exploration of attendance improvement through culture, systems, relationships and clarity.
14:30 – 14:45
Reflection, Feedback and Next Steps
Closing reflections and implementation planning.
If you care about creating schools where children belong, staff feel equipped and systems genuinely improve outcomes, this is the room to be in.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Redgrave children and young people centre, 27 Redgrave Gardens, Luton, United Kingdom
GBP 50.00 to GBP 99.00
