Draft programme

Conference welcome 

• Elizabeth Reid, Chief Executive, Specialist Schools and Academies Trust
• Xiping Tao, Chairman, Asia Pacific UNESCO Clubs Association Federation
• Sue Williamson, Director, Specialist Schools and Academies Trust
• Sylvia Paddock, Head of iNet, Specialist Schools and Academies Trust

Keynotes

• The key principles of the International workshop for school principals communiqué 
  Professor Yong Zhao and Professor David Hopkins, HSBC iNet Chair of International Leadership
• Transforming your school through specialism
  Glenn Mayoh, Abbs Cross School 
• Leading transformation in China: the opportunities and challenges
  Mme Pengzhi LIU, Headteacher, High School attached to China Renmin University and Deputy President of China Renmin University  
• Introduction to system leadership / Realising the potential of system leadership
  Professor David Hopkins, HSBC iNet Chair of International Leadership, and Michael Wilkins, Outwood Grange School
• Strategic leadership
  Professor Brent Davies, Professor of International Leadership Development, University of Hull

School visit programme – School leadership challenges in context

A choice of 10 schools to visit (subject to final confirmation).  

Primary

• Beijing Guangming Primary School 

Secondary Schools

• High School attached to China Renmin University
• Beijing Luhe High School
• Beijing Huiwen High School
• Beijing Ritan High School
• No. 2 affiliated school to Beijing Normal University
• High School attached to Peking University
• Beijing October First School 

Vocational

• Beijing Qiushi Vocational School

Evening entertainment

Traditional Chinese cultural show, including Peking Opera, acrobatics, martial arts and drama (tbc). 

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