Events
Our events & training
Events are a key activity for Estyn.
Our stakeholder events raise awareness of our work and offer thought leadership within the Welsh education sector.
We also arrange training both to become an Inspector and update training ensuring those attending inspections are as informed and as up-to-date as possible.
If you have further queries, please contact events@estyn.gov.wales or call 02920 44 6510.
For general information regarding our events, please visit our FAQs.
Past events
Boosting Standards Together: Primary Sector Leadership Conference 2025
Date: 14 March 2025
Location: Venue Cymru, Llandudno
A joint Welsh Government and Estyn Conference. A day of collaboration and insight, featuring direct engagement with education’s key decision-makers.
Stakeholder Forum: Secondary
Date: 6 March 2025
Location: Village Hotel, Swansea
A sector-specific meeting to update and gather insight on developments related to Estyn.
Stakeholder Forum: Independent
Date: 21 February 2025
Location: Online
Initial Training: Primary (Part 2)
Date: 4 + 5 February 2025
Location: Mercure Cardiff North
Training for senior leaders to become Inspectors and work as part of our inspection teams.
Estyn Live: Transition and Pupil Progression
Date: 15:45, 29 January 2025
A discussion around the effective practice and key findings of our recent thematic report: Thematic Report: Transition and pupil progression.
The report author, Andrew Thorne HMI will be joined by representatives from Ysgol Llywelyn, Rhyl and Rhyl High School to share their experiences. There will also be an opportunity to ask questions you may have on the report or the topic more broadly.
Inspection 2024 Training: Independent, Independent Specialist ALN, Maintained Special and PRU
Date: 11 February 2025
Location: Metropole, Llandrindod
Update training to ensure that Inspectors are across the new Inspection framework which came into force in September 2024. The training is mandatory to retain Inspector status and partake in inspections (from Autumn 2024).
Inspection 2024 Training: Primary (south)
Date: 18 February 2025
Location: Mercure Holland House, Cardiff
Update training to ensure that Inspectors are across the new Inspection framework which came into force in September 2024. The training is mandatory to retain Inspector status and partake in inspections (from Autumn 2024).
Termly Update Training: Registered Inspectors
Date: 16 January 2025
Location: Metropole, Llandrindod
Termly training to ensure up-to-date knowledge for Registered Inspectors.
Inspection 2024 Training: Primary
Date: 13 February
Location: The Management Centre, Bangor
Update training to ensure that Inspectors are across the new Inspection framework which came into force in September 2024. The training is mandatory to retain Inspector status and partake in inspections from Autumn 2024.
Inspection 2024 Training: Secondary
Date: 6 February
Location: Metropole, Llandrindod
Update training to ensure that Inspectors are across the new inspection framework which came into force in September 2024. The training is mandatory to retain Inspector status and partake in inspections (from Autumn 2024).
Initial Training: Justice + FE
Date: 14-16 January 2025
Location: Mercure Cardiff North
Training for senior leaders to become Inspectors and work as part of our inspection teams.
Initial Training: Primary (Part 1)
Date: 15 January 2025
Location: Online
Training for senior leaders to become Inspectors and work as part of our inspection teams.
Ethnic Minority Leadership Programme (Part 2)
Date: 19 December 2024
Location: Estyn, Anchor Court, Cardiff
The Ethnic Minority Leaders Programme is designed to break down career barriers for education professionals from ethnic minority backgrounds, ensuring a more inclusive and representative workforce in Wales.
Initial Training: Voluntary Youth
Date: 9-11 December 2024
Location: Future Inns, Cardiff
Training for senior leaders to become Inspectors and work as part of our inspection teams.
Initial Training: Independent
Date: 19-21 November 2024
Location: Future Inns, Cardiff
Stakeholder Forum: Secondary
Date: 20 November 2024
Location: Venue Cymru, Llandudno
Initial Training: Maintained Special Schools & Pupil Referral Units
Date: 19-21 November 2024
Location: The Village Hotel, Cardiff
Stakeholder Forum: Non-Maintained
Date: 29 November 2024
Location: Online
Initial Training: Lay
Date: 5+6 November 2024
Future Inns, Cardiff
Stakeholder Forum: ITE
Date: 22 October 2024
Location: Metropole, Llandrindod
Initial Training: ALN
Date: 22 + 23 October 2024
Location: Cardiff Mercure North
Stakeholder Forum: Voluntary Youth
Date: 21 October 2024
Location: Estyn, Anchor Court, Cardiff
Update Training: ITE
Date: 10 October 2024
Location: Future Inn, Cardiff
Initial Training: Registered Inspectors
Date: 9 + 10 October 2024
Location: Cardiff Mercure North
Inspection 2024 Training: Post-16
Dyddiad: 14 October 2024
Location: Online
Inspection 2024 Training: Welsh for Adults
Date: 15 October 2024
Location: Online
Ethnic Minority Leadership Programme (Part 1)
Date: 2+3 October 2024
Location: Estyn, Cardiff
Initial Training: FE
Date: 18-20 September
Location: Future Inns, Cardiff
National Headteacher Conference 2024
We held our National Headteacher conference at Cardiff City Stadium
Initial Training: Welsh for Adults
Location: Village Hotel, Cardiff
Dates: 17+18 Sep
Initial Training: Primary (Pt 2)
Location: Mercure, Cardiff North
Cygnym: 28728
Dates: 11 + 12 Sep
Inspection 2024 Training
Inspection 2024 Training: Mixed* – South West
Event: Inspection 2024 Training: Post 16 FE & ALC – North
Initial Training – LGES
