The Cost of School Culture Summit - Sydney - 21–22 May 2026

$890 $790 inc. GST
(Early bird pricing available until 7 November 2025)

This national summit brings together those on the frontlines of school transformation, leaders who want to drive meaningful change and make a lasting impact. Across two days, we will confront the real reasons reform efforts fail and examine what it takes to lead enduring cultural and structural change.

Key themes include

• Why implementation fails, when leadership is misaligned and values are unclear
• Building leadership coherence, designing systems that reinforce not undermine reform
• Strengthening behavioural foundations, raising expectations and re-establishing school norms
• Addressing resistance and accountability, tackling internal barriers and ensuring follow-through
• Understanding cultural signalling, how everyday practices shape school identity and outcomes

Whether you are a principal, deputy, instructional leader, system executive or an educator stepping into influence, this summit is for those ready to lead with clarity, conviction and cultural intent.

Participants will leave with a grounded understanding of how school culture shapes, and often undermines, implementation efforts, along with frameworks to assess, align and strengthen their own leadership practice.

What's Included in Your Registration

• Certificate of completion (12 hours of professional development)
• Comprehensive summit materials and resources

Who should attend?

Highly practical, with time to do the thinking in the room, this summit is a must-attend for:

• Principals
• Deputy Principals and Assistant Principals
• Instructional Leaders and Learning Specialists
• Directors of Teaching and Learning, Leaders of Professional Learning
• Heads of Faculty and Team Leaders
• System executives and educational consultants
• Classroom teachers stepping into leadership

Bring Your Leadership Team – Make the Most of Your Summit Experience

We encourage leadership teams to attend the Cost of School Culture Summit 2026 together. Being part of the experience as a team allows for real conversations, shared insights and collaborative planning, helping you turn ideas into action back at your school.

To make it easier, we’re offering a $100 discount per order for groups of three or more from the same school when you book in a single transaction. Please note, this discount applies once per school and cannot be claimed across multiple separate bookings.

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