Reimagining Secondary Schooling

The UK’s first pop-up thought-leadership day for forward-thinking school leaders, owners and teachers seeking to embrace hybrid learning and reshape secondary education for the future.

Tuesday 20th January 2026 (the day before BETT)

Central London

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ORGANISED BY

Steed Education in partnership with British School Muscat and British School Salalah

The traditional model for secondary schooling is under pressure. 

As the recruitment crisis deepens and school budgets are stretched, delivering a purely classroom-based education is becoming unsustainable. Add to that growing student disengagement and absenteeism, and it’s clear that the time has come to explore alternative models of secondary schooling. 

Could hybrid schools be the answer? That certainly seems to be where we’re heading. 

A recent survey by Teacher Horizons revealed that 85.8% of teachers are open to online or hybrid learning and only 15.4% want to teach exclusively in person. 

Join us for an inspiring day of discussion, where we’ll examine the merits of the hybrid model and explore how it can help address the biggest challenges schools now face.

Reimagining Secondary Schooling is the first conference which seeks to explore remote and hybrid schools as a solution to the changing realities of secondary education.

Bringing together experts, innovators and policymakers from across the field, this pop-up thought-leadership day provides a vital space to explore emerging models of schooling, understand best practices in online pedagogy and discuss how we can best deliver education for future generations.

We will explore:

  • How remote schooling will help address teacher shortages, budget shortfalls and student disengagement

  • The three essential elements of the hybrid model 

  • Practical ideas for implementing remote teaching in your school 

  • How to develop an effective remote teaching pedagogy

  • What a hybrid school might look like in practice

  • How to engage parents and governments in the shift to remote schooling

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Our Speakers, Panellists and Provocateurs

Hear from the people leading the transition to hybrid schooling.

Some of the key players in remote education will be joining us to share their insights, offer practical advice and unpack the biggest questions in remote learning.

Hugh Viney
Founder and CEO 
Minerva Virtual Academy [MVA]

Trevor Benstock
Founder and CEO
Campus-XR

Ambreen Baig
Director of Hybrid
Dukes Education

James Whiteside
Director of Hybrid
Dukes Education

Laura Rigney
Director of School Services
Teacher Horizons

John Nichols
President
The Tutors Association

Suzanne Lindley
Principal
Minerva Virtual Academy [MVA]

Ed Richardson
Managing Director
Keystone Tutors

Rufus Sanders
Head of International B2B- Kings InterHigh at Inspired Education Group


Ben Marston
Director
Jestico+Whiles

Al Kingsley MBE
EdTech Guru
Author

Euan MacLean
Founder and CEO
&Parents

Our Programme

0900-0930 Arrival and Coffee

0930-1015 Session 1: Keynote Disruption and Convergence:  Mark Steed, Steed Education, and Kai Vacher, Principal of the British School, Muscat

1015-1115 Session 2: New Models for Secondary Schooling - Panel: School Founders and CEOs

1115-1145 Coffee Break

1145-1240 Session 3: Remote Teaching Pedagogy - Teachmeet format with provocations by

1245-1315 Session 4: Incorporating VR into your remote learning experience - Trevor Benstock, Founder and CTO of Campus-XR

1315-1400 Lunch

1400-1430 Session 5: Designing a Hybrid School – Fusing Bricks-and-Mortar with Remote Learning  - Ben Marston, Jestico + Whiles 

1430-1515 Session 6: Remote Learning as solution to the Teacher Recruitment Crisis?  - Discussion Forum with provocations by

1515-1600 Session 7: Challenges:  Parental Engagement, Government Recognition  - Discussion Forum with provocations by

1600-1615 Next Steps: Mark Steed and Kai Vacher

1615 Close and Coffee

The Organisers and Sponsors

Mark Steed
Director
Steed Education

Kai Vacher
Principal British School Muscat
Principal British School Salalah

Venue

The conference will be held at the offices of Jestico + Whiles, Sutton Yard, 65 Goswell Rd., London EC1V 7EN

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