The South East’s Leading Education Event
Kent Event Centre, Detling. Wednesday 12 November 2025
The Education People Show is the South-East’s leading event for the promotion and development of effective school leadership, management, learning and teaching featuring a high-level conference, inspirational workshops and a comprehensive exhibition of leading suppliers of services to schools and academies.
The Education People Show brings together hundreds of education leaders from across Kent and neighbouring counties – to share best practice and new ideas on managing and developing education in the region. Continuing to build upon previous successes, the 2025 event will take place on Wednesday 12 November.
2025 Keynote Speakers
Laura Knight
Digital Learning, Transformation, AI, and Innovation Expert
Sapio Ltd
Dr Andy Cope
Speaker, Author & Learner
Art of Brilliance
Free-to-attend
This free-to-attend event is Kent’s largest exhibition and conference for the county’s Head Teachers, Finance Directors, Bursars, Business Managers, Governors, Local Authority education leaders, PTA’s, IT Managers and school leadership teams from the state, academy and private sectors.
Delegates benefit from a unique opportunity to meet key suppliers in the market and attend a wide range of free conference sessions – hearing directly from senior figures who set education policy and strategic direction across the national and local education agenda. High-quality content provides practical advice on how to achieve outstanding results through strong leadership, excellent teaching and effective management systems.
Lunch, refreshments and parking are all free-of-charge for all delegates!
2024 Highlights
The Place for Quality Education Support Services
The event has been developed in response to the rapidly changing educational environment and is designed to meet the needs of schools and academies by providing education support services, all in one place.
High Value Conference Sessions
Organised by The Education People and Revolution Events this exciting event is specifically designed to provide a highly productive and informative day – with a free conference that includes inspirational keynotes and educational workshops.
2025 Sponsors
121 Cleaning Services
121 Cleaning Services
To provide high quality professional school cleaning services to create a clean healthy environment for students and staff.
3D Recruit
3D Recruit
Founded in 2017, 3D Recruit partners with Sussex and Kent schools to deliver tailored, values-driven recruitment solutions for Primary, Secondary, SEN, and Private Tuition settings.
A.L.E Business Communications
A.L.E Business Communications
A.L.E is a comprehensive Business Communications service provider specialising in Hosted Telephony, Businnes Broadband, Managed Print Services, and Business workflow solutions.
ABS BLINDS LTD
ABS BLINDS LTD
Suppliers and installers of Blinds, Curtains and Awnings. We measure and fit blinds to commercial properties specialising in Schools, Colleges and Nursery's.
Absolute Hygiene Solutions Ltd
Absolute Hygiene Solutions Ltd
Here at AHS, we specialize in making it easy for schools to maintain spotless washrooms and hygienic workspaces from the first bell to the last.
Active Kent & Medway
Active Kent & Medway
Free support to schools to help embed physical activity throughout the school day, boosting pupils’ physical and mental wellbeing, while also improving behaviour and engagement.
Active Learning Group
Active Learning Group
We deliver exceptional outdoor learning experiences across the UK that prepare young people with the skills they need to thrive.
Affinity Water Ltd
Affinity Water Ltd
Legionella compliance services, ranging from monthly water testing, annual safety valve servicing (TMVs) to full system disinfections and water sampling analysis.
Amazing Interactives Ltd
Amazing Interactives Ltd
ISports Wall and Floor are interactive, innovative, projection-based systems that bring movement and engagement into the heart of education. Accompanied with over 100+ software packages.
Animal Aid Education
Animal Aid Education
Free classroom resources on animal issues for students from Year 1 to sixth form.
Free talks on animal issues and vegan cookery demonstrations.
Apetito
Apetito
We provide exceptional meals to organisations catering to the young and the elderly. Our meals are expertly crafted by our Dietitian and Chefs.
Aquila, The Diocese of Canterbury Academies Trust
Aquila, The Diocese of Canterbury Academies Trust
Aquila Trust provides school improvement, governance, compliance, finance, HR, estates management, safeguarding, CPD, and strategic leadership services to Church of England primary academies in Kent.
Arbor
Arbor
Arbor is the UK’s most-popular MIS and school management software, helping over 9,000 schools and MATs transform the way they work for the better.
ATS
ATS
Established in 2002, ATS provides IT support, hardware and installation services to schools, colleges and businesses around London, Kent, Essex, Surrey and Sussex.
Bailey Street Furniture Group
Bailey Street Furniture Group
Providing children's bike and scooter storage, street furniture, adult cycle storage solutions and bike shelters. Locally Kent based.
Braiswick Photographic
Braiswick Photographic
Braiswick specialise in school photography, offering great parent value, generous school commissions, and supporting communities — proudly raising over £500,000 for Cancer Research UK.
Bromcom
Bromcom
We provide market-leading Cloud MIS & Finance solutions to schools, MATs, and LAs across the UK, to streamline processes, improve outcomes and reduce costs
Capital Cleaning Supplies
Capital Cleaning Supplies
Supplies of cleaning and hygiene products, supply and servicing of all types of cleaning equipment.
Capstone Foster Care
Capstone Foster Care
Capstone Foster Care is a private foster care company across the UK.
Carmel Jane Photography
Carmel Jane Photography
Carmel Jane Photography is a leading school photography company in the UK, renowned for its commitment to delivering studio-quality photographs and exceptional customer experiences.
Challenger Troop CIC
Challenger Troop CIC
Challenger Troop CIC is an Award Winning Not for Profit Uniformed Youth Organisation working with young people in the South East of England
Community Playthings
Community Playthings
Children need simple, natural environments that promote open-ended, imaginative play. Community Playthings produces solid wood furniture and play equipment. All products come with 15-year warranty
CPI
CPI
CPI provides behaviour training that helps schools create safe, respectful environments, supporting a positive culture where learning, well-being and student success go hand in hand.
CS Commercial
CS Commercial
Experts in commercial and domestic boiler systems, providing installation, servicing, breakdown repairs, maintenance, and water treatment to keep heating and hot water safe, efficient, reliable.
CSS Environmental
CSS Environmental
CSS Environmental delivers expert refrigeration, air conditioning, electrical, gas, plumbing, and PPM services keeping businesses across London and the South East running efficiently, comfortably, sus
Cyntech Educational STEM Toys
Cyntech Educational STEM Toys
Ignite curiosity with our hands-on STEM toys! Explore science, electronics, and coding through classroom kits, fun children’s workshops, and empowering teacher training experiences
Eastpoint Global
Eastpoint Global
Eastpoint is a trade supplier of teaching aids, classroom resources, and reprographics equipment with a core focus on the education market.
Eclipse HR Limited
Eclipse HR Limited
Based in Kent, Eclipse HR consulting services supports businesses across London and the South East. We work to redefine the landscape of workforce management.
edding UK Ltd
edding UK Ltd
Edding supports education by providing reliable writing tools that foster creativity, learning, and expression in classrooms, helping students and teachers thrive together.
Educake
Educake
Educake is an easy-to-use, brilliantly helpful platform that provides online revision & retrieval practice for KS2, KS3 & GCSE. It includes & automatically marks thousands of specification-mapped ques
Educational Play Environments
Educational Play Environments
EPE design, manufacture and install children's play equipment and we supply and install all aspects of safety surfacing
Escape Kent
Escape Kent
Escape Kent offers 13 themed immersive, educational escape room experiences for schools, promoting teamwork, problem-solving, and communication.
ESPO
ESPO
The most cost effective supplier on the market, offering products such as exercise books, paint, glue. we also offer procurement frameworks such as catering & energy.
Essity Ltd
Essity Ltd
Provide washroom dispensers and hygiene products. We work with schools to offer sustainable solutions that help reduce waste and costings.
Everyday Play Ltd
Everyday Play Ltd
Outdoor Play Equipment
Bespoke Play Equipment
Safety Surfacing
SEND Play
MUGAs, Towers, Swings, Shetlers, Outdoor
Classrooms, SEND, Safety Surfacing & More.
Exercise Books Direct
Exercise Books Direct
Exercise Books Direct is Europe's largest manufacturer of exercise books, trust by over 1,000 happy customers.
FosterCare UK
FosterCare UK
FosterCare UK is a specialist fostering provider who make a difference to vulnerable children and young people's lives everyday.
FPS Firefly Payroll Solutions
FPS Firefly Payroll Solutions
Fully outsourced payroll solutions. HR Admin. DBS checks.
Green Hippo Print Ltd
Green Hippo Print Ltd
We work closely with Schools and Colleges to design and produce high quality printed material, from prospectuses and promotional literature, to wall graphics and signage.
Happy Days Creative
Happy Days Creative
School photos often mean awkward smiles, boring backgrounds, and pricey packages. Is it time to change that and make school photography fun, fresh, and affordable.
Herts FullStop
Herts FullStop
Herts FullStop supplies educational goods and services to schools.
With over 18,500 products from stationery to furniture we have a solution to suit every budget.
Jigsaw Education Group
Jigsaw Education Group
Jigsaw Education Group delivers engaging PSHE and RE programmes with mindfulness and training, boosting teacher confidence, pupil resilience, and embedding a whole-school approach.
Julian Austin Photography
Julian Austin Photography
Schools Photographer based in Sittingbourne Kent. We offer individual & group photos throughout Kent. Other services include, 360 Tours, Prom Photos, Prospectus & Website photos and more.
JUNK JAM EDUCATION CIC
JUNK JAM EDUCATION CIC
Rhythm and percussion sessions with an environmental message. We use recycled instruments to create fun and informative sessions. Promoting pollution awareness environmental and recycling understandin
KCS Education
KCS Education
At KCS we offer great pricing on everything you need for your whole school environment, supported by excellent customer support and an ethically driven ethos.
Kent Event Centre
Kent Event Centre
Kent Event Centre is the most flexible conference and exhibition venue in Kent, offering 7,000 sqm of indoor space and 200 acres of outdoor space.
Khickster Entertainment & Pools for Schools LTD
Khickster Entertainment & Pools for Schools LTD
Khickster delivers engaging team-building and enrichment/experience days for all school ages, plus innovative onsite swimming programmes across East Kent, which are fun, active and educational.
KNOCKOUT PRINT SERVICES LTD
KNOCKOUT PRINT SERVICES LTD
Local print at internet prices! From business cards to banners, brochures to books, branded clothing, stickers, signage and packaging. There's nothing we can't do!
Learning by Questions
Learning by Questions
LbQ is an online teaching app that harnesses the power of continuous formative assessment, immediate pupil feedback, and instant Question-Level Analysis to support targeted interventions.
Leeds Castle
Leeds Castle
Leeds Castle provides themed educational workshops, self-guided visits and fun-packed itineraries all linked to the national curriculum.
Literacy Gold
Literacy Gold
Literacy Gold supports struggling readers to improve decoding, fluency, and comprehension. Sign up for a 6 week free trial today.
Literacy Pirates
Literacy Pirates
We are a charity offering after school literacy support to children aged 8-13. We work with primary and secondary schools.
LLSE
LLSE
An approved "Outstanding" Lead Provider by the DfE. Delivering contextualised CPD programmes to teachers and leaders, enabling them to flourish throughout their careers.
Lower Grange Farm Activity Centre
Lower Grange Farm Activity Centre
We provide activities, residential experiences, outdoor learning and facilitate training and events.
We are open to schools, Youth Groups and the public.
Lyreco UK Ltd
Lyreco UK Ltd
Discover everything you need for your classroom in one place! From stationery and art supplies to furniture and tech, to support teaching and learning needs.
Metric Education Furniture & Interiors Ltd
Metric Education Furniture & Interiors Ltd
Metric Education is a turnkey solution for all your educational furniture and interior fit out requirements, financing, and recycling old furniture in a sustainable way.
Metroline Fire & Security
Metroline Fire & Security
Metroline Security specialise in the supply and servicing of fire alarms, access control, CCTV, intruder
alarms, emergency lights, visitor management systems, and automated gates/barriers.
Mighty Writer Ltd
Mighty Writer Ltd
Mighty Writer transforms children’s literacy almost overnight, guaranteed or your money back! It’s tactile, for all abilities in EYFS and KS1, with intervention in KS2.
Minerva Virtual Academy
Minerva Virtual Academy
Discover flexible online education and expert tutoring partnerships to support student wellbeing, exam success, and address capacity issues at your school.
Mitsubishi Pencil Co
Mitsubishi Pencil Co
Manufacturers and suppliers of Uniball writing instruments and Posca Paint Markers to the UK Education market
Molly and Friends
Molly and Friends
A collection of 16 picture books. Each written with a lot of love and care and joy to share.
MVA Tutors
MVA Tutors
Award-winning private tuition and homeschooling agency. We provide expert, professional tutors and personalised learning programs for academic achievement and confidence worldwide
NAHT – The School Leaders’ Union
NAHT – The School Leaders’ Union
NAHT supports school leaders working at every education phase, from early years and primary to secondary, academies and independent schools.
No Isolation Ltd
No Isolation Ltd
AV1 helps bring learning and belonging to all children. Our education technology works together to support your absent students back to the classroom.
Orbital Net Ltd
Orbital Net Ltd
Orbital Net are an Internet, Telephony and Cyber Security provider based in Kent, who have worked with the education sector for over 25 years.
OurClassBook
OurClassBook
We provide teachers with everything they need to turn their students into real published authors! Our programme gets kids excited about writing and learning!
Paper Plus
Paper Plus
Supplying everything from paper, pens and whiteboards to chairs, desks and complete classroom fit outs. If our customers want it, we can usually get it!
Penificent
Penificent
Penificent uses comics and workshops to engage youth on mental health, knife crime, and social issues.
Pentagon Play
Pentagon Play
Pentagon Play, the UK’s leading school playground expert, designs and installs curriculum-supporting playgrounds, transforming spaces into engaging environments that inspire learning through play.
PET-Xi Training Ltd
PET-Xi Training Ltd
PET-Xi are a leading national training provider helping pupils boost grades in all key stages with our on site, boot-camp style revision programmes.
Phoenix Play
Phoenix Play
At Phoenix Play we have 20 years of experience of designing playgrounds that are purpose driven, fun spaces that inspire a love of lifelong learning.
Playtime by Fawns
Playtime by Fawns
Design and Install timber playground equipment for schools and nurseries.
Primech Building Services
Primech Building Services
As experts in power supply, heating, cooling, lighting and water management, our focus is on the comfort and wellbeing of a building's users.
Prison Island Maidstone
Prison Island Maidstone
Prison Island Maidstone is an innovative, team-based activity centre that offers a mix of mental, tactical, and physical activities designed to promote problem-solving and teamwork.
Profile Development and Training Ltd
Profile Development and Training Ltd
An Independent Training Provider, based in Broadstairs, but working throughout England. Specialising in the training of those working in the education and early years sectors.
Purer Solutions
Purer Solutions
Purer Solutions provides expert Audio Visual, Networking, CCTV, Access Control, and Visitor Management services, delivering tailored, reliable, and innovative technology solutions across Southeast Eng
Quest Progress
Quest Progress
Quest Progress is setting a new standard in progress testing and attainment tracking for primary schools.
Quest Training South East Ltd
Quest Training South East Ltd
Quest Training deliver apprenticeships and private training across the Childcare, Education and Business sectors. We work with both levy and non-levy paying employers.
Ransom Publishing
Ransom Publishing
Specialist literacy resources to get everyone reading - particularly your struggling/reluctant readers!
Expect an affordable DfE-validated SSP programme, catch-up phonics for KS2/3, hi-lo books, and
RDUK
RDUK
RDUK remanufactures business-grade laptops and desktops to BSI-accredited standards, resulting in devices that perform like new for up to 40% less money.
ReachMoreParents by Weduc
ReachMoreParents by Weduc
We help schools deliver high-quality communications that improve parental relationships. Alongside custom-branded apps, Parent Event Management and School Websites to complete your communications solu
Reed Education
Reed Education
Education recruitment specialists established for over 12 years in Kent and Medway. We can support schools with their workforce planning throughout the academic year.
RHINO Stationery
RHINO Stationery
Manufacturing high-quality exercise books, notebooks & pads, designed to be fit-for-purpose & robust. All products come with a lifetime warranty & a commitment to sustainable sourcing.
Rivervale Minibus
Rivervale Minibus
Minibus leasing and used sales, MiDAS and D1 driver training, safety inspections, and minibus management training. Helping you go from minibus confused to minibus confident.
School Surveys by Teacher Tapp
School Surveys by Teacher Tapp
School Surveys provides an easy way for leaders to understand what their staff, parents and pupils are thinking - and compare results to similar schools nationally
Security and Electronic Solutions Ltd
Security and Electronic Solutions Ltd
Supply and installation of CCTV, Access Control, Intruder Alarms, Intercoms Interactive Whiteboards and Automated Gates/Barriers
SGS Energy
SGS Energy
We provide solar panels, battery storage, EV charging, MVHR, air source heat pumps for homes and businesses, delivering renewable solutions that cut costs and emissions.
Sharp UK
Sharp UK
We build strong relationships through a personal approach. Your account manager works closely with you, making your challenges ours and celebrating shared success.
SICO Europe Limited
SICO Europe Limited
Our experts will be on hand to talk through our innovative, space saving furniture design solutions. We will provide interactive product demos.
Snopake Brands
Snopake Brands
100% Recycled Files, Organisers, Ringbinders. Sticky Notes, Gluesticks and Correction Tapes/Fluid. Laminating Machines, Paper Shredders, Electric and Manual Pencil Sharpeners. Platignum ball point pen
South East Grid for Learning (SEGfL)
South East Grid for Learning (SEGfL)
SEGfL empowers schools with cost-effective software licences via The National Software Framework, IT Services, procurement support, discounts on educational supplies, and secure connectivity solutions
Spacekraft
Spacekraft
SpaceKraft, a family business for 30+ years, drives the evolution of Multi-Sensory Environments—pioneering new ideas and technologies to inspire discovery, engagement, and inclusion worldwide.”
Speech & Language Link
Speech & Language Link
Speech Link and Language Link are award-winning, online speech and language assessments with guided interventions, staff training and resources to support pupils aged 4-14 years.
St Andrews Lakes
St Andrews Lakes
A former quarry transformed into a superb beautiful blue lake reserve with an amazing range of water and land based activities for all ages.
STABILO
STABILO
STABILO UK produces high-quality writing instruments, including their award-winning EASY range of ergonomic pens and pencils designed specifically for both left and right-handers.
STEM On Track
STEM On Track
STEM On Track: a year-long programme, empowering students to build a Racing Kart, discover the STEM theory behind it, and race in the National Finals.
