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Meet Tes at the Schools & Academies Show

Join Tes at the Schools & Academies Show on 7 May 2026 at Excel London. The event is positioned as a one-stop hub for strengthening strategic business and school improvement plans, and Tes is proud to be the Official Media Partner. Tes Magazine Editor Jon Severs is also chairing the Main Stage.

At this year’s show, Tes is bringing together its full UK portfolio to help schools and trusts tackle the priorities that matter most: safeguarding, SEND, staffing, teacher development, classroom support, parent engagement, budgeting, payroll, timetabling and day-to-day operational efficiency. Tes’s school software and training offer is designed to help leaders attract, support, develop and retain great people while improving outcomes across the whole school.

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Schools and Academies Show 2026

Why meet Tes at the Schools & Academies Show?

The Schools & Academies Show brings together senior education leaders looking for practical answers to their biggest challenges. Tes is here to help you cut through complexity and focus on the solutions that will make the biggest difference in your setting, whether your priority is school improvement, safer safeguarding, stronger SEND provision, better workforce development or smoother operations.


Meet Tes if you want to:

  • Strengthen safeguarding and student welfare

    See how Tes helps schools and trusts improve visibility, consistency and case management, supported by safeguarding software, training and wider duty-of-care support.

  • Improve SEND oversight and provision

    Explore how Tes supports inclusion leaders with tools that help manage provision, reduce admin and improve support planning. The show’s co-located SEND focus makes this especially relevant for school and trust leaders looking to strengthen inclusion.

  • Recruit, develop and retain great staff

    Talk to us about teacher recruitment, whole-school CPD, staff training and career development. Tes positions its training offer around helping schools upskill, develop and retain confident teachers at all levels of the profession.

  • Run schools and trusts more efficiently

    From budgeting, payroll and HR to timetabling, parent engagement and operational planning, Tes helps leaders reduce friction and make better-informed decisions. The event itself is strongly positioned around strategic business planning and operational improvement.

Who should meet Tes?

  • Trust and school leaders - If you are focused on strategic improvement, staffing, school performance or cost efficiency.
  • Safeguarding and pastoral leaders - If your priority is strengthening safeguarding practice, improving reporting and case management.
  • SEND and inclusion leaders - If you want stronger oversight of support planning and provision.
  • Operations, HR and finance leaders - If you are looking to improve efficiency, planning and day-to-day management across the school or trust.
  • Teaching and learning, CPD and workforce development leaders - If your focus is improving teaching quality and supporting staff growth. 
  • Teachers and classroom practitioners - If you are looking for trusted classroom resources, practical professional learning or progression opportunities.
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Where to meet Tes?

Stand G8

For Teachers, Leaders and Educators who have an interest in:

  • Recruitment & development of staff
  • Teacher training & whole-school CPD
  • Safeguarding & student welfare
  • Improving SEND oversight
  • Operations & finance efficiency
  • Classroom inspiration & teaching resources
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What you can talk to us about

Our teams can help you explore Tes products by challenge area.

  • Safeguarding and student welfare

    How to improve visibility, reporting and consistency across safeguarding practice, supported by Tes software and safeguarding training.

  • SEND and inclusion

    How to manage support more effectively, reduce paperwork and strengthen provision planning across your school.

  • Recruitment, retention and staff development

    How to attract the right people, support their development and retain them through better training and workforce support. Tes training and school portfolio is positioned around helping schools build confident, capable staff teams.

  • Teacher training and Tes Institute

    How Tes Institute supports teacher training and development through UK and international teacher training, SKE and CPD courses.

  • Whole-school CPD

    How Tes Develop helps schools deliver flexible CPD covering professional studies, subject knowledge and safeguarding, while enabling leaders to manage CPD more strategically.

  • Tes Resources and classroom support

    How Tes supports teachers with access to teaching materials and practical classroom support alongside wider professional learning.

  • Operations, finance and efficiency

    How Tes helps schools improve operational delivery across budgeting, payroll, HR, timetabling, communication and wider school administration.

Not sure where to start?

Tell us your role and priorities and we will guide you.

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Why Tes?

Tes is more than a collection of point solutions. Across software, training, teacher development, safeguarding support and classroom resources, Tes helps schools address the full staff and school improvement journey, from attracting and developing great people to supporting safer, more efficient and more effective school communities.

That makes the Schools & Academies Show a strong opportunity to talk not just about one product, but about how Tes can support multiple priorities across your setting. The show is publicly positioned as a place where leaders can access practical actions, innovative ideas and real-world solutions to today’s education challenges.

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Tes at the show

Official Media Partner

Tes is the Official Media Partner of the Schools & Academies Show, and Jon Severs, Editor of Tes Magazine, is chairing the Main Stage. Tes has a visible role in one of the show’s central leadership conversations.

Meet the team to discuss the priorities most relevant to your role, whether that is safeguarding, SEND, teacher development, classroom support, recruitment, operational planning or wider school improvement.

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Book a meeting with Tes

Book time with Tes at the Schools & Academies Show to explore the parts of the portfolio most relevant to your school, trust or role.

Whether you are a trust leader looking for joined-up school improvement support, a DSL focused on safeguarding, a SENCO exploring better provision management, a CPD lead reviewing staff development, or a teacher looking for practical resources and progression support, we’ll help you find the right next step.