IPDA International Conference

IPDA International Conference

The IPDA International Conference takes place each year and brings together several keynote speakers and many presenters from across not only the UK, but much further afield. The conference is very active and prompts discussion around a wide range of issues relating to professional development.

Why should you come to an IPDA annual conference?

The IPDA annual conference provides a unique opportunity to engage professionally with a wide range of people who are involved in professional learning. The conference provides a supportive environment in which people can listen and talk as well as present their research and ideas.

First time researchers and presenters and researchers have a challenging yet safe environment in which they can develop their conference presentation skills and learn from more experienced researchers and presenters. The wide range of contexts from which participants come enables people to make a much broader range of contacts than they would normally be able to do, and to learn with colleagues across professions and all sectors of education.

An Insight into the IPDA Conference

“Schoolteachers can easily imagine that people with PhDs and books to their name must look down on them… not in IPDA they don’t. If I had to single out a quality that marks out IPDA it is the willingness to learn from, engage with and respect the experience of schoolteachers.”

VIEW OUR PREVIOUS CONFERENCE

The links below take you to our previous conference pages where you will find photo galleries, presentation downloads and reports. 

“From the initial correspondence, to the welcome and registration, the organisation and quality of sessions, catering and accommodation, and the overall sense of welcome and inclusion, this was a really worthwhile conference.”