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July 8 | 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Cornwall Education and Skills Festival
Cornwall’s first county-wide Education and Skills Festival, hosted by Truro and Penwith College and delivered in partnership with EEF.
What To Expect
Wednesday 08 July 2026
9am – 4pm
Fal building, Truro College
£15 per delegate (including lunch & refreshments)
This is about something bigger than a conference.
Cornwall’s geography and rurality mean that too often, accessing high-quality CPD involves long travel times and significant cost. We want to change that.
This Festival will bring together educators from primary, secondary and Further Education, alongside colleagues in SEND, apprenticeships, skills and careers, for a day of:
- High-quality, bite-size, evidence-informed CPD
- Cross-phase collaboration
- Practical strategies that translate into real classrooms
- A celebration of the excellent practice already happening across the county
The strands running throughout the day:
- Digital Technology
- SEND & Inclusion
- Disadvantage & Social Mobility
- Teaching, Learning & Curriculum
- Apprenticeships, Skills & Careers
This is a genuine opportunity to shape a new, collaborative professional learning space for Cornwall — and to showcase the strength of practice across our education system.
If you would like to attend, contribute, or know someone who should be involved, please get in touch: cornwalleduskillsfestival@gmail.com (Speakers receive free entry)
We’d love to see your experience — please use #CornwallEduSkillsFest when sharing. Let’s make this something Cornwall is proud of.
Guest Speakers
There will be a number of Guest Speakers on the day:
On the Day Information
Emergency/safeguarding procedures:
- Evacuation – In the event of an alarm, please leave the building using the nearest fire exit and assemble at the muster point. Do not return to the building unless instructed to do so.
- First Aid – Please report any accidents, injuries, or incidents immediately. First aid assistance is available at reception.
- Safeguarding – Please report any safeguarding, child protection or health and safety concerns to a member of the safeguarding team on 07702 339 270 or via reception.
- No smoking/vaping – Smoking and vaping are not permitted at this event or anywhere on site. Thank you for respecting this policy.
Speaker disclaimer – The views expressed by speakers are their own and do not necessarily reflect the views of Cornwall Education & Skills Festival or Truro & Penwith College.
Photography notice – This event will be photographed and filmed. By attending you understand and agree that you may be photographed and filmed and that this may be used by the Cornwall Education & Skills Festival in future publications and promotions.
