We are delighted to announce that bookings for the Earwig National Conference 2026 are now open.
Taking place at the exclusive four-star DoubleTree by Hilton in the heart of Stratford-upon-Avon, this flagship event will be a key date in the SEND school calendar. The conference is open to all Earwig schools nationwide and brings together professionals from across the country to collaborate, reflect and share best practice.
The Keynote speech will be given by Amy Creatura, the founder of the Divergent School Group who is much involved in the evolution of the recently published SEND White Paper. This is the hot topic in the special educational field right now and we will be looking specifically at how Earwig will evolve to enable you to implement the new processes seamlessly. So this is something that you will not want to miss.
Spanning a day and a half, the Earwig National Conference 2026 will feature a programme of expert-led discussions and interactive workshops focused on assessment, effective use of evidence, reporting and benchmarking enabling delegates to gain practical insights they can take back to their settings.
Here are two of the other key topics that will be covered in the seminars...
1 The big impact that AI will have on how Earwig users will be drafting EHCP and ISP targets, pulling up complete lesson plans based on these, then creating evidence, assessing pupils, presenting reports and analysing the data. Some big changes putting more power behind each teacher.
2 The new Earwig Accreditation Module which will enable those teaching for qualifications like AQA, OCR, GCSE and others to create individualised curricula for each student from thousands of courses, and measure progress against these.
Networking has proven to be one of the most valuable aspects of previous conferences, which is why the event will once again be hosted overnight and into a second day. This extended format maximises opportunities for meaningful conversation, idea-sharing and professional connection, ensuring every delegate gains lasting value from their attendance.
THURSDAY 11th JUNE
9.30am Arrival coffee and danish
10am Keynote speech - The Implications of the SEND White Paper for Special Schools.
11.30 Workshop - How will Earwig support the new processes required by the new legislation.
12.45 Parents in Need - Supporting families to get the right provision for their children with SEND.
1pm Lunch
2.00pm New Earwig modules - Accreditation Module - track and evidence progress against OCR, ASDAN, AQA, GCSE qualification courses
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4.00pm Earwig AI Consultation - Which of these six powerful new AI powered features in Earwig will your school find useful?
5pm Check in to hotel
6pm Drinks reception on the terrace
7.30pm Three course dinner and drinks
FRIDAY 12th JUNE
9am Networking breakfast
10am Check out
11am Wellbeing tour of Shakespeare's historic hometown
1pm End of conference
