When? Wednesday 8 July 2026, 10.00am – 2.30pm
Where? BMet (Matthew Boulton Campus), Birmingham City Centre, B4 7PS
The School Engagement Summit is a focused, practical event designed specifically for Further Education professionals responsible for building and managing relationships with schools.
Whether you’re leading school liaison, coordinating outreach, or shaping your college’s schools strategy, this half-day summit will give you fresh insight, proven ideas and the opportunity to learn from peers facing similar challenges.
You’ll hear from inspiring keynote speakers, take part in expert-led workshops, and contribute to roundtable discussions that explore what’s really working in school engagement right now.
On the day, you can look forward to:
- Inspiring keynote speakers sharing insight into effective school engagement and outreach
- Expert-led sessions packed with practical ideas you can apply straight away
- Roundtable discussions to explore common challenges and share solutions
- Networking with peers from colleges across the UK
By the end of the summit, you will:
- Take away fresh ideas to strengthen your school engagement activity
- Gain practical strategies you can implement immediately
- Feel renewed inspiration for your outreach and liaison work
- Build new connections with colleagues working in similar roles
With thanks to our partners…
Arrival Refreshments Partner:
Our arrival refreshments are sponsored by Peerscroller, a digital safeguarding and PSHE platform providing students, staff and families with trusted, relatable content on the issues that matter most to young people. Alongside its broad library of wellbeing and life skills content, Peerscroller is launching a brand-new Post-16 Pathways collection to support meaningful conversations about next steps, helping learners explore the opportunities available to them after 16, and this collection is designed to be branded to showcase your college. They’ve also launched an effective Keep Warm video campaign this year to support applicant conversion rates to college. A big thank you to them for supporting our School Engagement Summit.
Lunch Partner:
Our lunch is sponsored by Public Sector Media, a specialist media agency helping colleges connect with prospective students through targeted, insight-led advertising campaigns. Their expertise spans digital, social, audio, outdoor and broadcast media, ensuring marketing budgets work harder and campaigns deliver measurable results. A big thank you to them for supporting our School Engagement Summit.
Exhibitor Partners:
Another big thank you to our exhibitors whose support has allowed CMN members to attend this event for free.
Tickets & Booking
- Free for CMN members
- Exclusive to CMN Members
- Places are limited – book early!
- Tickets are limited to three per college