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Annual Conference 2025 – programme

Thursday 1 May 2025

4.30pm to 6.30pm 
 
National executive meeting (national executive members only)
Queen's Suite, Room 5 (meeting room)


 

Friday 2 May 2025

9am to 11am
 
Regional secretaries' and treasurers' meeting (regional secretaries and treasurers only)
Queen's Suite, Room 5
11am
 
Stewards’ briefing (stewards only)
Studio 1 (Main hall)
11am
 
Officials' lunch available
Queen's Foyer
11.30am to 1.30pm
 
Officials’ briefing (officials only)
Queen's Suite, Room 2
11.45am to 2pm
 
Registration, networking and exhibition viewing
Registration is at Entrance 3 reception, exhibition is in Studio 2
12.30pm onwards
 
Lunch for those not attending the officials’ briefing
Studio 2
2pm to 3pm
 
AGM (all delegates through to the end of Conference), AGM motions 1-4
Studio 1 (main hall)
3.40pm to 4.10pm

 
Introduction to president-elect Angi Gibson from Dame Nicola Stephenson and Barbara Middleton MBE, and Angi Gibson’s speech
Studio 1 (main hall)
4.10pm to 4.20pm
 
Angi Gibson’s charity, Family Gateway
Studio 1 (main hall)
4.20pm to 4.30pm
 
Platinum sponsor – Wesleyan Financial Services
Studio 1 (main hall)
4.30pm to 4.55pm
 
Refreshments and exhibition viewing 
Studio 2
4.40pm to 4.55pm
 
Fixing the workload crisis – James Bowen
NAHT Theatre, Studio 2
5pm to 5.30pm
 
Speaker: Paul Whiteman, NAHT general secretary
Studio 1 (main hall)
5.45pm to 6.45pm
 
International Network fringe event
Queen's Foyer, Room 5b
5.45pm to 6.45pm
 
Equalities networks fringe event
Queen's Foyer, Room 2
5.45pm to 6.30pm
 
Meeting with Susan Acland Hood, permanent secretary at the department for Education (invitees only)
Queen's Foyer, Room 5a
Evening Regional dinners


 

Saturday 3 May 2025

8am to 8.30am
 
Arrival refreshments and exhibition viewing
Studio 2
8.30am to 9.50am
 
Debate and policymaking
Studio 1 (main hall)
9.50am to 10.20am
 
Speaker: Chris Boardman, national active travel commissioner
Studio 1 (main hall)
10.20am to 10.25am Gold sponsor – Lyfta
Studio 1 (main hall)
10.25am to 10.55am
 
Refreshments and exhibition viewing
Studio 2
10.40am to 10.55am
 
Update from NAHT general secretary Paul Whiteman
NAHT Theatre, Studio 2
10.58am to 11am
 
Exhibitor video: TIB Services
Studio 1 (main hall)
11am to 11.30am
 
Speaker: Kate Bell, TUC assistant general secretary
Studio 1 (main hall)
11.30am to 12.55pm
 
Debate and policymaking
Studio 1 (main hall)
12.55pm to 1pm
 
Silver sponsor video: DoodleLearning by Discovery Education
Studio 1 (main hall)
1pm to 1.45pm
 
Lunch and exhibition viewing
Studio 2
1.05pm to 1.20pm
 
Northern Ireland update: Dr Graham Gault
NAHT Theatre, Studio 2
1.25pm to 1.40pm
 
Cymru update: Laura Doel
NAHT Theatre, Studio 2
1.45pm to 3.45pm
 
Debate and policymaking, followed by closing ceremony
Studio 1 (main hall)
3.45pm to 4.30pm
 
Post-conference drinks reception and prize draws
Studio 2
4pm to 4.10pm
 
Life members’ update – Andy Mellor (NAHT theatre in exhibition, studio 2)
NAHT Theatre, Studio 2
7pm
 
Gala dinner drinks reception
Queen's Suite, Room 2 and Queen's foyer
8.15pm to midnight
 
Gala dinner – sponsored by Concero Education Technology
Studio 1 (main hall)