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SITGES 2026 CONFERENCE

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16.30 to 17.30 - Breakout 1 Alison White & Laura Martín "EYFS Beyond the Classroom: A Practical Forest School Approach" Salon Mestral 1-2
16.30 to 17.30 - Breakout 2 Matt Moseley & Marc Mollica "Learning Without Borders in Creative Education" Salon Mestral 3-4
16.30 to 17.30 - Breakout 3 Gareth Collier "Is learning without borders a reality for your school? How do you evidence this practically?" Salon Llevant 1
16.30 to 17.30 - Breakout 4 Courtney Crange "UCAS; The next step" Salon Llevant 2
16.30 to 17.30 - Breakout 5 Danielle Parker "Education Powered by the Sun" Salon Llevant 3
16.30 to 17.30 - Breakout 6 James Ho "Neuroarchitecture; Designing Spaces that shape how we learn" Salon Llevant 4
16.30 to 17.30 - Breakout 7 Olga Litvinova "From Adapting teaching to Adaptive Intelligence: Building Self-Efficacy and Future-Ready Skillsets" Salon Llevant 5
16.30 to 17.30 - Breakout 8 Elena Mora "An Update on the International Schools Market: Data, Trends and Wellbeing Insights" Salon Gregal 3
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“Exploring Creative Intentions Through Movement and Performance”
“S.T.E.M. TeachMeet – Sharing Knowledge to Shape Futures!”
“Sustainable Inclusion: Harnessing Diversity and Linguistic Shifts to Lead the Future of British International Education”
“Navigating Tough Conversations: Handling Difficult People”
“Practical Strategies for Pupil Wellbeing and Academic Success”
“UCAS – Spain and the UK – 5 Years Post Brexit”
“Harnessing AI to Support Diverse Learners: Practical Strategies for Inclusive Classrooms”
“Purposeful Futures: Guiding Students to Find Their Why”

ALISON WHITE & LAURA MARTIN

EYFS Beyond the Classroom: A Practical Forest School Approach

An engaging one-hour session that examines how the Early Years Foundation Stage statutory framework can be delivered beyond the classroom through a structured British Forest School approach.

Drawing on the success of Valencia Forest School, we will demonstrate how the successful Forest School methodology aligns with EYFS statutory requirements as well as the statutory primary national curriculum. The focus is practical: curriculum mapping, daily delivery, staff training, risk management, and progression. The session is designed for success-driven school leaders and their EYFS and Primary team leaders seeking a clear, realistic model to implement Forest School within their own settings and to understand the conditions required to do so safely and effectively.

MATT MOSELEY & MARC MOLLICA

Learning Without Borders in Creative Education

Creative subjects flourish when traditional borders disciplinary, institutional, geographical, and psychological—are dissolved. This session explores how schools can start learning without borders, enabling students to experiment, collaborate, and express themselves more freely. Drawing on case studies from art and design and performance, the session will highlight practical approaches to interdisciplinary and globally connected learning.

Delegates will gain actionable strategies for embedding borderless pedagogy into everyday teaching, curriculum design, and assessment, supporting creativity, risk-taking, and student agency in contemporary creative education.

GARETH COLLIER

Is learning without borders a reality for your school? How do you evidence this practically?

Across international settings, High Performance Learning succeeds because it is not tied to one country, culture, or curriculum. It focuses on how learners think, behave, and grow, making excellence achievable everywhere. HPL turns Learning without Borders from an aspiration into everyday practice.

COURTNEY GRANGE

UCAS; The Next Step

This session will explore the benefits of choosing the UK as a study destination and the wide range of course options available to international students. Attendees will gain practical guidance on navigating the UCAS undergraduate application process, including an overview of the new personal statement format.

The session will also cover key considerations for the “next step” in the application journey, such as assessment tests and interviews for specific courses. Participants will leave with a clear understanding of how to prepare effectively for supporting students apply to the UK.

DANIELLE PARKER

Education Powered by the Sun

At Solar for Schools, education is at the heart of everything we do. We don’t just install solar panels on school rooftops — we turn them into powerful tools for learning. Our goal is to help students understand the energy transition, climate change, and their role
in building a more sustainable future. In this session you’ll ‘play the students’ taking the opportunity to interact with our resources through some guided tasks to see for yourself how they might fit within your curriculum.

JAMES HO

Neuroarchitecture; Designing Spaces that shape how we learn

How does the space around us shape the way we think and learn? This session explores neuroarchitecture and reveals how classroom and learning environments directly influence attention, memory, and motivation.

At Kidzink, an architecture firm specialized in learning environments with over 4,000 educational projects worldwide, we share our Enriched Environment Model and scientific approach, offering practical insights for designing more effective learning spaces.

OLGA LITVINOVA

From Adapting teaching to Adaptive Intelligence: Building Self-Efficacy and Future-Ready Skillsets

This breakout session explores shifting from adaptive teaching to adaptive intelligence in schools. It aims to help students build self-efficacy, agency, and strategic adaptability.AI is framed not as a shortcut, but as a tool for strengthening self-regulation and durable learning. The session draws on cognitive science, self-efficacy theory, and adaptive teaching principles. It introduces the International Olympiad in Artificial Intelligence (IOAI) as a pedagogical ecosystem. IOAI supports high expectations, equitable access, and cross-curricular coherence. Students engage in AI-supported tasks with low barriers and high potential outcomes. Examples include apps for managing coursework, revision planning, and workload balance.

These tasks demand deep curricular understanding while reducing cognitive overload. AI foundations like abstraction and ethical reasoning can be embedded into existing curricula. A bespoke platform, https://leaguesofcode.space supports skill integration.
Challenge is preserved, not diluted, aligning with best practice in adaptive teaching.

Leadership insights include staff development, ethical integration, and data-informed planning. Schools are supported to teach foundational AI concepts confidently and sustainably. Overall, AI is positioned as a means to strengthen human intelligence, not replace it.

ELENA MORA

An Update on the International Schools Market: Data, Trends and Wellbeing Insights

International schools across Europe are navigating a complex landscape of growth, competition and rising expectations. In this two-part presentation, ISC Research combines regional market intelligence with wellbeing insight to offer a balanced,
strategic perspective. The opening section focuses on the international school’s market in Spain and Europe, highlighting key data on growth areas, enrolment patterns, and wider sector trends.

The second section explores the critical area of wellbeing in international schools, drawing on findings from ISC Research’s latest white paper to examine the relationship between wellbeing, school culture, and long-term sustainability for both students and staff. Attendees will gain up-to-date market intelligence, practical insight into wellbeing trends, and a clearer understanding of how these two dimensions intersect to support sustainable school development.