PSHE Association Spring Conference 2025

On the morning of 6 March, please scroll down this main page to the section called "Sessions in this Conference". Click into each keynote or workshop session and click "Enter webinar" to join the session.


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1. Please check now with your IT support at school to make sure that BigMarker is accessible and not blocked by a firewall or cybersecurity. You can check the BigMarker platform system requirements here: https://www.bigmarker.com/system_check

2. If you are having tech problems during the conference, try the BigMarker FAQ page for attendees: https://kb.bigmarker.com/knowledge/presenter-attendee-faqs#attendee

3. If you experience sound issues, you may need to click on the screen to enable audio. Alternatively, try using a different browser by copying and pasting your conference link below.

4. Email info@pshe-association.org.uk if you need any help on the day and one of our admin team will be on hand to support where we can.



Spring Conference 2025

Bookings close at 9am GMT on 6 March 2025 for the PSHE Association Spring Conference 2025. We would like to invite all PSHE teachers, leads and other professionals to attend this half-day online event.

We’re thrilled to announce our full line-up of speakers at this half-day online event:

Dr Chris van Tulleken, doctor, BBC broadcaster and best-selling author
Jeffrey Boakye, ex-teacher turned writer, speaker, broadcaster, and Senior Teaching Fellow at the University of Manchester’s Institute for Education
Dr Amy Orben, UKRI Future Leaders Fellow at the MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit and Fellow of St. John’s College at the University of Cambridge
and
Natalie Foos, Director at VoiceBox

We’ll also focus on mental health by exploring our groundbreaking new curriculum and training materials for primary schools, launching in the new year. More on this soon, but we think you will find it invaluable when planning statutory mental health content within PSHE education.

As ever, practical workshops will be at the heart of our online conference, and you can choose two to attend on the day. Please see "Sessions in this conference" below for all workshop titles and descriptions - topics cover a vast range of key PSHE issues from regenerative AI and mental health to inclusive health education and teaching puberty to SEND learners.

With over 600 attendees in 2024 , this promises to be another lively and interactive event, bringing you together with like-minded professionals. Given the popularity of these events, we strongly recommend you book soon to secure your place.

Date: Thursday 6th March 2025

Time:  9:30 – 13:00 GMT

Cost:  £115 for PSHE Association Members

Location: Online, via events platform BigMarker. A unique registration button will be sent to you via email upon booking your place which you can use to enter the conference on the day of the event.

This event is exclusively for PSHE Association members at £115 per person and we would encourage you to book promptly to secure a place.

If you are not yet a member,  sign-up  for membership and return to this page to complete your booking. (Not yet a member? Find out about all the benefits and  join us).

Agenda for the day

09:30 Welcome by Jenny Barksfield, Deputy Chief Executive & Director of Education, PSHE Association

09:40 Keynote 1: Dr. Chris van Tulleken

10:05 Workshop 1: choose from a range of options on the day (see below for "sessions in this conference")

10:55 Keynote 2: Natalie Foos, Director of VoiceBox: Relationships and RSE in the age of generative AI, with Jenny Fox, Senior Subject Specialist, PSHE Association

11:10 Break

11:20 Update from Jenny Barksfield, PSHE Association

11:25 Keynote 3: Dr. Amy Orben: Smartphones, social media and mental health, with Jonathan Baggaley, CEO, PSHE Association

11:45 Workshop 2: choose from a range of options on the day (see below for "sessions in this conference")

12:35 Keynote 4: Jeffrey Boakye

12:55 Close by Jenny Barksfield



95% of delegates from recent conferences said they left feeling "more confident" and "better prepared" to support their school community through their PSHE provision.

— “It was brilliantly put together with really valuable contributions from experts. I left inspired and empowered to turn that into action in my school.”

— “Excellent keynote speakers and workshops and so relevant to today's challenges and issues we face as educators of this vitally important subject.”

— “I’ve left feeling that I have the most up-to-date information to enable me to carry out my role. It’s good to connect with other professionals to share challenges faced when tackling trickier topics.”

— “[The workshop I attended] was very thought-provoking and grounded in research. Great to learn about new teaching resources designed to help teachers deliver on both the difficult and dynamic areas of online life [for children and young people].”

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