The 35Th COBIS Annual Conference
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Annual Conference 2016 Welcome to the 35th COBIS Annual Conference A Warm COBIS Welcome to the 35th COBIS Annual Conference Members, non-members, exhibitors, sponsors, student broadcasters, speakers and esteemed guests, your conference story starts here! An enormous thank you to each of you for choosing to join us here at our new conference venue on the banks of the River Thames in London. Now that you have all made the journey to our capital city, some coming further than others, it’s time to relax and enjoy your time here. Over the next few days together, we’ll explore the theme of Authentic Leadership. Indeed, this is a theme which resonates with us all, regardless of gender, age, school phase, school size or geographical location. Once again, we’ve worked hard to shape a conference programme of the highest quality. Special recognition must go to Dawn Akyürek, Headteacher from King’s College School, La Moraleja for her excellent ideas and enthusiastic support for the delivery of our 2016 flagship event. Thank you Dawn! Collectively, we are all committed to creating and contributing to safe and successful schoolswhich set high expectations. With that in mind, whilst we learn and enjoy one another’s company, naturally, we’ll have plenty of opportunities throughout our conference programme and surrounding social activities to share our unique and enriching stories. Year on year, our conference participant numbers have increased, with attendees anticipated to reach 600 in 2016. In addition to school leadership teams, governors and Ministry of Education representatives, we are delighted to be joined by 120 COBIS Supporting Member organisations and sponsors who as ‘Experts in the Field’ add tremendous value by sharing their skills and knowledge as exhibitors. As COBIS continues to grow, so does the global reach and influence of our Association. The range of professional development opportunities for staff and governors is increasing, as is the number of student competitions and events run by COBIS. This is not to mention the greater need for our lobbying activities as well as the number of quality assured school members who continue to see COBIS membership as attractive and worthwhile. Working on your behalf, we are proud to represent the vibrant sector of international British schools overseas and to be recognised as a UKTI Trade Challenge Partner, promoting and supporting all aspects relating to the export of world-class British education. For the benefit of students worldwide, including their families and the staff who expertly lead and develop our school communities, we continue to be ambitious, working to strengthen and deliver the best services around. Therefore, as a consultative and responsive association, please do get involved and help to explore, influence and shape our bright future. So, as we embark and set off to explore the theme of Authentic Leadership, one must ask can we really make a difference? With confidence, I believe that of course, we can. On behalf of the dedicated COBIS Board, superbly led by COBIS Chairman, Trevor Rowell and the talented COBIS team, we very much look forward to sharing your company during conference, and remember… the story doesn’t end here!. Colin Bell CEO COBIS 1 Annual Conference 2016 Annual Conference 2016 A Message from the Chairman Thank You to our Generous Sponsors Welcome to the 2016 Annual Conference! On behalf of the COBIS Board and the growing global COBIS network, thank you to the following companies for their generous sponsorship. Their ongoing support and expertise is greatly appreciated. Many of these sponsors are attending the Annual It´s a challenge - to offer you an experience of quality that even exceeds last year´s. But the programme Conference. Please do take the opportunity to visit their exhibition stands. shows every sign of doing just that. Let us know what you think. We listen carefully to your ideas, and learn each year a little more about what succeeds. Some successful aspects of the programme return - for example, the COBIS CREATE session where colleagues share some wonderful ideas and experiences. But this year´s conference is marked by particularly strong professional variety and quality, balancing a rich array of BridgeU Stand 2 seminars and some outstanding keynote speakers. There are many “inspirational stories”. So we hope this will truly help you to develop COBIS Annual Conference Headline Sponsors creative and authentic leadership, in world class schools, where young minds are opened to the joy of international learning. For COBIS leaders and governors, this is the annual highlight. But the Conference is now just one part of an extensive offering of CPD enjoyed by literally thousands of your school staff, in their many different and important roles and this is now taking part all CEM Stand 68 over the world. The more we can do to serve and support your schools, the better. Hundreds of your students and their parents Sponsorship of the COBIS Welcome Reception and Dinner on Saturday 7 May also express strong appreciation for the COBIS activities now on offer to them, globally. Discovery Education Stand 93 So I hope that you enjoy every minute. There´s something for everyone, whether school leader or governor. And, of course, the Sponsorship of the COBIS Annual Reception and Dinner on Monday 9 May professional networking, and chance to meet our amazing number of leading exhibitors are of enormous value. Sincere thanks to our CEO Colin Bell and the COBIS team for the mountain of work in creating this event - and also to Board iSAMS Independent Ltd Stand 104 member Dawn Akyürek for her sterling help in putting together the programme. Sponsorship of the routemaster buses to the COBIS Welcome Dinner on Saturday 7 May It´s a great professional and social event - now in brand new hotel accommodation of the quality and size needed. Even though Double First Stand 43 it is a tube or boat ride to the West End shops, we hope you like it. We kick off with a wonderful dinner at the National Maritime Sponsorship of the Annual Conference lanyards and name badges Museum in Greenwich - so can we expect Colin Bell´s jokes of a naval and seafaring nature. I look forward very much to talking to you personally, Eye for Business: Video & Training Stand 1 Production of COBIS Films and working with COBIS Student Filmmakers at the Annual Conference WCBS International Stand 19 Sponsorship of wine at the COBIS Annual Dinner on Monday 9 May Trevor Rowell, Chairman TTS Group Ltd Stand 87 Production of the conference bags Conference Welcome Sponsorship of the 2016 COBIS Young Scientist Awards A very warm welcome to the 35th COBIS Annual Conference! Our theme this year is on Authentic Leadership: Follett International Stand 24 Inspirational Stories for Learning in British Schools Overseas. Sponsorship of wine at the COBIS Annual Dinner on Monday 9 May The last few years have seen a huge upsurge of interest in harnessing the power and influence of TES Global Stands 38 & 39 stories and leadership narratives, particularly in the corporate world. Authentic Leaders need to tell Sponsorship of wine at the COBIS Welcome Dinner on Saturday 7 May convincing and coherent stories to establish credibility, relationship, and a sense of purposeful direction with those they seek to influence. Stories connect with hearts as well as minds. There’s a huge amount of contemporary research – particularly in neuroscience, psychology, sociology, and anthropology – that points to story and John Catt Educational Ltd Stand 57 narrative as the simplest, most effective, most powerful, and most memorable way to reach the hearts and minds of others. Design and publication of the Annual Conference Programme Human beings apparently are hard wired for stories. Sponsorship of the 2016 COBIS Student Poetry Competition We have planned a conference of interesting stories of outstanding leadership in a range of contexts. This conference is designed to be The School Planner Company Stand 20 interactive, thought provoking and enjoyable as well as providing practical, workable strategies and ideas to take back to your school. Production of the conference notepads This year we are continuing with COBIS CREATE which will once again provide our school leaders with an opportunity to give short GL Education Stands 9 & 10 presentations on an area of innovation from their schools. We hope that you will speak freely about your experiences and expertise Design and hosting of the online COBIS membership application system. Delivery of the COBIS Annual Research Survey and also learn from your colleagues in order to come away with fresh ideas. Attendees also have the opportunity to participate in our additional Safer Recruitment and COBIS Programme for Middle Leadership facilitator training (CPML) courses running alongside the conference. With more than 500 delegates and exhibitors attending, please make sure you network with other participants as Oddizzi well as making time to visit the exhibition. I look forward to meeting new delegates and catching up with old friends! Sponsorship of the 2016 COBIS Primary Creative Challenge Dawn Akyürek, Headteacher, King’s College School, La Moraleja 2 COBIS COBIS 3 Annual Conference 2016 Annual Conference 2016 Map of COBIS schools network Ascension Island Brunei Egypt Hungary Kenya Malawi Morocco Pakistan Romania South Korea Thailand United Arab Emirates Azerbaijan Bulgaria France India Kingdom of Bahrain Malaysia Myanmar Panama Russia Spain Tunisia USA Bangladesh China Georgia Indonesia