AEGIS CONFERENCE 2024
Join us for a day of absorbing talks and networking opportunities, with international student welfare at the heart.
Thursday 9th May 2024
Congress Centre, 28 Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3LS
Book by 31 January 2024 AEGIS Member: £250 plus VAT / Non-Member: £300 plus VAT
Book from 1 February 2024 AEGIS Member : £275 plus VAT / Non-Member: £350 plus VAT
Exhibitor stand including one delegate: £600 plus VAT (£100 plus VAT per extra delegate)
What's in store for our attendees?
09.30
Registration, Tea/Coffee & light breakfast
09.50
Welcome from AEGIS Team
10.00
Keynote Speaker: Marie Gentles, Specialist Leader of Education (SLE) & Behaviour Advisor for the Department for Education (DfE)
Mental Health: supporting international students
11.00
Networking Break with Tea/Coffee
11.45
Ann Marie Christian, Safeguarding Consultant
The reality of racism: understanding discrimination & prejudiced behaviour
12.30
Lunch
13.45
TBC
14.45 Tea/Coffee Break
15.00
Representatives from DfE Department for Education, Independent Education and School Safeguarding Division and ISI Independent Schools Inspectorate
Update on the National Minimum Standards for Boarding Schools and International Education Strategy
Please note that the programme may be subject to changes. End time to be confirmed but it will be no later than 16.00.
Speakers
Drawing on their unique experiences and expertise, our speakers will offer insights and ideas which will help you to support your international students.
Mental Health: supporting international students
Marie has a longstanding successful career in education and has significant experience in her field in both Alternative Provision and in the mainstream sector. Marie is a Behaviour Advisor for the Government and was previously a Headteacher of an Outstanding Primary Pupil Referral Unit (PRU) and Social Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) provision. Marie’s work has sparked media interest and she has partaken in two BBC TV documentaries to document her work.
Marie’s ambition is to support as many children and young people nationally and internationally as possible. Her aims are for all children and young people to feel seen, heard, understood, empowered and safe; and for the adults supporting young people to adopt inclusive practices, that are preventative rather than reactionary.
Website – Gentles Guidance Ltd
Behaviour Development Programme
The reality of racism: understanding discrimination & prejudiced behaviour
Ann Marie has specialised in safeguarding from 1992 and specialised within education and childcare settings since being a school based social worker in 1999. In 2010, she became an independent social worker and provides associate consultancy and training to various organisations including NSPCC, Local Authorities, Council of International Schools, AEGIS, Premier League, Multi Academy Trusts and more. Ann Marie is an accredited NSPCC trainer as well as a Safer Recruitment trainer accredited by the Department for Education.
Over the last few years Ann Marie has spoken at various international education conferences in Dubai, Texas, Jamaica and Singapore. Ann Marie has also spoken at various anti racist conferences since the George Floyd murder in the USA by police in May 2020.
She spreads her good practice and passion about the voice of the child and adults as well delivering the strong safeguarding agenda.
Update on the National Minimum Standards for Boarding Schools and the International Education Strategy
Update on the National Minimum Standards for Boarding Schools and the International Education Strategy
Book by 31 January 2024 AEGIS Member: £250 plus VAT / Non-Member: £300 plus VAT
Book from 1 February 2024 AEGIS Member : £275 plus VAT / Non-Member: £350 plus VAT
Exhibitor stand including one delegate: £600 plus VAT (£100 plus VAT per extra delegate)
AEGIS – Where the welfare of international students comes first
Congress Centre, London
Conference Venue
The Congress Conference Centre is in a fantastic location in the heart of London’s West End, just three minutes’ walk from Tottenham Court Road Underground Station and a short walk from Oxford Street, Covent Garden and theatre land.
The conference will take place in Council Chamber, located on the fifth floor. For details about how to reach the venue please follow the link below.