with Nicole Dyson, Future Anything

In the 2025 Resilient Youth: State of the Nation Report, of 140 000 respondents only 18 per cent of primary and 16 per cent of secondary students reported having a ready to learn mindset. Leveraging Future Anything Capability Framework, we’ll explore the capability that is at the heart of building agency in the classroom; agility.

With Future Anything

BYO unit to this practical session as we use a unique combination of research backed pedagogies to re-imagine your chosen unit of work in real-time so that it is curriculum aligned and ‘future- ready’. 

With Future Anything

Learn tricks of the design thinking trade and get all the resources and tools you need to take students from picking a problem through to pitching an innovative solution. There might even be a prize or two up for grabs in this creative and collaborative session!

with Rachel Noonan (Loreto Kirribilli), Liz Green (Redlands)

We bring together a panel of industry leaders to step through a ‘cheat sheet’ of practical ways you can engage your local (or global) community in your classroom.

with Dr Hayley North, PhD, Neuroscientist & Founder – Understand Your Brain, Research Fellow – Neuroscience Research Australia, Conjoint Lecturer – UNSW, Faculty of Medicine & Health

In this practical, evidence-backed session, neuroscientist Dr Hayley North covers 3 main themes to help drive success: 1. how to ensure learning actually sticks; 2. how looking after key aspects of brain health drives performance; 3. how to boost focus and motivation in the classroom and beyond. You will leave with strategies you can apply right away, to help your students and but also yourself.

with Dr Anne Knock, The Learning Future

This session is designed for those who want great ideas to come to life, within complexity of a school environment. We will explore the difference between making plans and designing strategy, simple and complex problems, and mechanistic versus biologic ways of working. Through hands-on activities, shared artefacts, and collaborative sense-making, you’ll leave with an actionable framework, immediately usable tools to support strategic design, decision-making, and action in your school.

with Miriam Scott, Education Consultant: AI, Independent Schools NSW

As AI becomes part of everyday learning, students are not just users of these tools; they are directly affected by the decisions schools make about access, expectations and boundaries. This session explores why student voice matters in shaping responsible, meaningful approaches to AI, and what educators can learn when we take the time to listen. It considers how student perspectives can inform clearer guidance, surface practical concerns, and support more thoughtful, shared approaches to AI across a school community.

with Rachel Byrne (Hunter Sports High School), Gregory Miller (Chevalier College) & Briony Scott (prev. Wenona School)

What does it mean to lead a school in a post-COVID education landscape? Join three inspiring Principals as they step through the challenges of leadership, and practical, tried and tested strategies for every teacher or leader to build culture, community and connection.