Role Modelling Change in Education

Leadership Conference: 25th to 27th March 2026

Vienna, Austria

The Malvern College family now educates nearly 5,000 students. That growth reflects the fundamental principle that lasting change in education happens when leaders collaborate.

This March in Vienna, we’re bringing together proprietors, heads, and senior leaders to explore critical education trends reshaping our landscape and examine how the Malvern College Family of Schools Leadership Framework guides our collective response. Key topics to be covered during discussions, presentations, keynotes and workshops can be found below.

We’ll focus on strengthening our shared identity, embedding Malvern Qualities into everyday practice, and evolving Malvern Pathways for the next generation. These are the practical foundations that unite our schools and empower our students.

In collaborating with the Malvernian Society we aim to bring together members of the OM Alumni community to be a part of this event.

This conference ensures we all share what works, learn from each other’s experience, and bring insights and expertise together to collectively shape tomorrow’s role models today.

To register you intention to attend the event please complete the registration form. Further information about the event, agenda, recruitment fair, hotels recommendations, and travel will be populated below in due course.

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Conference Themes

Malvern Qualities - Change Makers
Leadership & Collaboration

Share strategies and strengthen partnerships across our family

Malvern Qualities - Free Thinkers
Innovation & Disruption

Navigate tomorrow’s challenges through collective insights

Malvern Qualities - Communicators
Impact & Identity

Shape what it means to be part of the Malvern College family

Malvern Qualities - Pathfinders
Malvern Pathways

Collaborate on evolving our distinctive educational approach

Discussions, Presentations & Topics to include: 

  • Year In Review: Sharing & celebrating the successes across the family 
  • Innovating for Tomorrow: What will the future of education look like at the Malvern of tomorrow? 
  • Staff Malvernisation – Exploring the induction processes and ongoing professional development for all new staff and further supporting current staff in their growth as role models 
  • Measuring What Matters: Data-driven insights into academic, pastoral, and operational success. 
  • Pathways to Leadership: Co-designing, alongside an external organisation, a shared MCFS leadership framework 
  • Amplifying Our Story: Alumni engagement, leveraging alumni and brand storytelling 
  • Branding the Future: Strengthening the Malvern identity across the globe 
  • MCFS Recruitment Strategy: Review of recruitment processes (including TES Subscription) across the schools and forward planning to events and processes for 2026-27 and beyond.
  • Progress against 2024’s conference agreements
  • 2027 Conference Planning

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Leadership Conference Agenda

Wednesday 25th March 
12:00 – 13:15 Optional welcome Lunch for all attendees 
13:30 Welcome, Conference Opening & Year in Review
14:30 Sessions 1 and 2
18:00 End of Conference Day 1 Discussions
19:00 Informal Drinks

 

Thursday 26th March 
8:30 Arrival and refreshments 
9:00 Sessions 3 and 4
12:30 Lunch
13:15 Sessions 4 and 5
16:00 Closing remarks and agreed actions
16:15 End of Conference Sessions
17:30 17:30–18:30 Guided tour through the Liechtenstein City Palace (optional for OM dinner guests – pre-registration essential)
18:15 OM Dinner
18:00 Informal drinks and meal for other delegates 

 

Friday 27th March 
AM Optional Activities in Vienna (tbc)
12:00 (TBC) OM Drinks

Venue, Travel and Accommodation

More information to follow.