partner with the festival
Put your brand where educators gather.
From a single Festival to our whole global season, partnering with the Festival of Education connects you with the educators, leaders and decision-makers who shape the sector.
7
Global editions
150+
Commercial partners
1,000+
Speakers across the year
10,000+
Educators attend each year
introduction
A festival, not a conference, and a partnership like no other.
For over sixteen years the Festival of Education has brought the profession together in a way nothing else does; thousands of teachers, leaders and policymakers, learning out loud on the lawns.
Today that spirit travels the world, from Wellington College to editions across China, Netherlands, Spain, Thailand, the USA and soon India. Our partners aren’t onlookers; they help shape the conversation, launch ideas to the people who put them into practice, and become part of an event educators genuinely look forward to.
Whether you want to reach one community deeply or the whole sector at scale, this is where your brand meets education at its most open, curious and ready to act.
Cambridge OCR exhibiting at UK Festival.
Why partner
More than a stand in a hall.
A Festival audience is an engaged one. Partners become part of the experience, not a banner people walk past.
The right audience
Educators, leaders and decision-makers across schools, colleges and the wider education sector – the people who choose, shape and champion what works.
Meaningful engagement
Lead a session, showcase your work or start a debate. The Festival creates meaningful conversations, not just passing footfall.
Brand alongside the best
Align your name with the most respected, non-partisan gathering in education worldwide.
Pearson exhibiting at the China Festival.
Exhibition area at the Spain Festival.
two ways to partner
Go global, or go local.
Support the whole Festival family, or connect deeply with the community at a single edition. Many partners do both.
Global Partnership
Be seen. Be heard. Go global.
Build influence across our international Festival series, deepen your reach in priority markets and connect with educators throughout the year.
- Prominent presence across every global edition
- High-profile speaking and content opportunities
- Year-round reach across digital, email and social
- A dedicated team and partnership built around your goals.
Local Partnership
Own the room at one edition.
Focus your investment where it matters most to you. Exhibit, sponsor a stage, or host a session at the edition closest to your market.
- Exhibition stand at the Festival
- Sponsor a stage, marquee or festival feature
- Host a workshop or product demonstration
- Connect with your local and/or regional education community.
Why partner
Make your mark.
Choose one festival or go global. However you join us, we’ll help put your organisation at the heart of education’s biggest conversations
Exhibitor
Meet the community.
The essential way to meet educators face to face at a single edition.
- Exhibition stand at the Festival
- Listing in the programme and app
- Delegate passes for your team.
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Sponsorship
Take a leading role.
Build visibility around your organisation and its expertise.
- Everything included with exhibiting
- High-profile branding opportunities
- Speaking or session opportunities
- Pre-Festival promotion.
Global partnerships
Build a worldwide presence.
Connect your organisation with the full international Festival series
- Prominent branding across editions
- Global content opportunities
- Year-round digital visibilities
- Opportunity to address networking reception at each international Festival
- Support from a dedicated team.
Ways to show up
Make it your own.
Brand visibility
Put your name on a marquee, or sponsor a Festival zone.
Host a session
Fund free places
Sponsor bursary tickets so more state-school educators can attend.
Year-round media
Newsletter, podcast and social features between Festivals.
In good company
Trusted by leading organisations in education.
Let's build a partnership that works for you.
Tell us your goals and we’ll put together a tailored proposal, local, global or somewhere in between.
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