➡ Online
➡ Tuesday 19th May
➡ 12.30pm – 1.30pm (UK)
We invite you to the next event from the Leadership for Sustainability RIG, with Professor Leigh Hoath who will discuss: ‘Leading for Sustainability: Why Climate Change Education is a Leadership Responsibility’.
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The 2026 BELMAS Conference is set to be an incredible weekend!
✅ Keynotes David Gurr & Chantelle Haughton
✅ Guest Panel with Alma Harris & Kevin Palmer
✅ Symposia/sessions/presentations
✅ Networking opportunities & entertainment
Book your ticket here:
On Monday 16th March, Deb Outhwaite and Megan Crawford hosted an ECR Ignite Session, during which we heard from a range of contributors who shared their experience as an Early Career Researcher.
If you missed it or would like to revisit, you can now watch it here:
We’re excited to announce that Professor Steve Courtney will become the next BELMAS Chair. Please join us in offering our huge congratulations to Steve!
You can read Steve’s thoughts on his upcoming role here: tinyurl.com/4pk8t2j7
➡ Online
➡ Tuesday 21st April 2026
➡ 12.30pm – 2.00pm (UK time)
Last chance to register for ‘Privatisation in Educational Settings. Leaders and Organisational Reform’, from the Organisational Reform RIG.
Registration closes at midnight (UK) tonight.
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We’re delighted to share the latest on the BELMAS Blog, ‘Nurturing Harmony: Ethical Leadership and the Future of Learning Cities’ by Nematollah Azizi.
Read it here:
➡ Tuesday 26th May 2026
➡ 1.00pm – 3.00pm (UK)
The LPD RIG presents ‘Global Perspectives Part III’, with Köksal Banoğlu, Christopher Bezzina and Midori Ueda, who will offer insights into leadership preparation and development within the contexts of Turkey, Malta, and Japan.
Really interesting @belmasoffice.bsky.social Research Interest Group yesterday Thanks to Sam Henson @ngauk.bsky.social - 'The Case for Governance' & @danigov.bsky.social for her research - great discussions ... we needed more time! My takeaway - How do we talk about governance? #UKEdGovs
As part of the BELMAS International & Comparative Education RIG initiative, the Editors of a forthcoming volume on leadership and policy in the International Baccalaureate (IB) are calling for 300–500-word abstracts.
The deadline is Thursday 30th April 2026.
Find out more: tinyurl.com/4t8jh9xf
➡ Online
➡ Tues 21st April
➡ 12.30pm – 2.00pm (UK)
Join us for ‘Privatisation in Educational Settings. Leaders and Organisational Reform’, an event from the Organisational Reform RIG, with presentations from Mark Innes, Louisa Dawes, Elizabeth Gregory and Abdishakur Tarah.
📢 CALL FOR CO-CONVENOR 📢
The BELMAS Leadership for Sustainability Research Interest Group is seeking expressions of interest for a new Co-Convenor.
Find out more, including how to apply:
Our Chair, Deb Outhwaite, has penned a message to the BELMAS Community on how the first term of 2026 has shaped up.
It includes the news that Steve Courtney has been announced as the next BELMAS Chair. This comes ahead of Deb’s departure at the end of 2026.
Read Deb’s message: tinyurl.com/y7whhy2z
Catch up on the latest articles from BELMAS journal, EMAL, including ‘Higher Education Leadership for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion: A Systematic Review of Literature from 2000 to 2024’ by Miron Bhowmik, You Chen, Kerry J Kennedy, Jan Gube.
journals.sagepub.com/home/ema/
The Inaugural Symposium of the AI & Educational Leadership RIG took place online on Monday 16th March 2026, with Keynote Speaker, Dr Devery Rodgers, who led a fascinating discussion on ‘Creating a More Equitable World with AI’.
If you missed it, you can now watch it here:
Join us for the next seminar from the Governance and Governing RIG, taking place online on Tuesday 14th April.
We will be joined by guest speaker, Sam Henson, who will share details of the National Governance Association report – ‘The Case for Governance’.
REGISTER: tinyurl.com/4xmwkvad
We invite you to ‘Privatisation in Educational Settings. Leaders and Organisational Reform’, the next event from the Organisational Reform RIG on Tuesday 21st April, with presentations from Dr Mark Innes, Dr Louisa Dawes and Dr Elizabeth Gregory, and from Dr Abdishakur Tarah.
On Friday 13th March, the Inclusion Leadership RIG hosted an insightful event entitled, ‘Leadership for Increasingly Diverse Schools’, with guest speakers, George Theoharis and Martin Scanlan.
If you missed it or would like a recap, you can now watch it here:
The Editors of a forthcoming volume on Leadership and Policy in the International Baccalaureate (IB) are calling for 300–500-word abstracts from researchers, school leaders, coordinators, and practitioners worldwide.
Get all the details: tinyurl.com/4t8jh9xf
Presenting at the 2026 BELMAS Conference? We invite you to write a piece about your paper for BELMAS Blog, whether that be about the presentation itself following the conference, or about your research before the conference to help encourage engagement.
Get in touch at blog@belmas.org.uk for more.
Would you like to host an online Lunchtime Session for BELMAS? We’d love to hear from you! Get in touch by emailing info@belmas.org.uk
With several new Research Interest Groups joining our line-up in recent months, here’s a reminder to check your Member Area on the BELMAS website and tick the RIGs you’d like to know more about.
You can do this here: shorturl.at/galpi
➡ Online
➡ Tue 14th April
➡ 3.00pm – 4.30pm (UK)
We invite you to the next seminar from the Governance and Governing RIG, when Sam Henson, Deputy Chief Executive of the National Governance Association, will share details of their report – ‘The Case for Governance’.
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Panel event, ‘Dark Times, Dark Ideas: Education Leadership and EDI, the View From Here’, took place on Wed 11th March.
We were joined by a panel of academics who shared their understanding of EDI perspectives for #educationalleadership
If you missed it, you can watch it here:
➡ Online
➡ Tuesday 26th May 2026
➡ 1.00pm – 3.00pm (UK time)
Join us for the next instalment of the LPD RIG’s webinar series, ‘Leadership Preparation and Development – Global Perspectives Part III’, with speakers, Köksal Banoğlu, Christopher Bezzina, and Midori Ueda.
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We’re delighted to share the latest on the BELMAS Blog, ‘From Malta to Denver – an ECR View on Reform, Context, and Why BELMAS Matters’ by Heathcliff Schembri.
Read it here:
Today is the final day to secure your tickets to the BELMAS Conference 2026 at the lowest price we can offer. The conference will take place 3rd – 5th July in Cardiff, Wales.
Don’t miss out… get your early bird tickets now! tinyurl.com/3as99w5k
We can’t wait to see you in July!
ONE DAY LEFT to secure your early bird ticket for #BELMAS2026!
Ticket prices go up on Wednesday.
Don’t miss out – register for your ticket before midnight (UK) tomorrow!
Just one day left to secure your ECR Month discount of 10% off all new memberships and renewals in March!
To secure this offer, simply enter the code ecr-month-2026-10 at checkout.
Please note that this code applies to one year memberships only. tinyurl.com/r34ez89n
Last chance to apply for a Doctoral Bursary of £2000, available to all BELMAS Members.
Find out more and apply: tinyurl.com/48z78nfs
Applications close at midnight (UK) tonight.
As ECR Month draws to a close, we’re looking back.
‘Opportunities and Challenges for Early Career Researchers’ saw Megan Crawford and Ella Grigoleit outline their experiences of engaging with/navigating novel methodologies in the field of #EdLeadership.
Watch it in full: tinyurl.com/3ke2555w