Forthcoming
8 July 2026: Universtity of Worcester Institutee of Education Annual Research Conference: Education: An Act of Hope: keynote and workshop
15 July 2026: Webinar for Parenta: Shaping Behaviour in the Early Years Part 3
October-November 2026: Australia: Positive Schools Conferences
- 26-27 October 2026: Brisbane
- 5-6 November 2026: Sydney
- 19-20 November 2026: Fremantle
25 November 2026: Birmingham, UK: ELSA Forum (Ed Psychs who train ELSAs): keynote and workshop
Jump to Downloadable PDFs of presentations on this page
ASPIRE to Learning and Wellbeing for All. Re-thinking education for the 21st Century: Keynote at IB Heads World Conference 2023, Dublin
IBGC 2023 – Day 2 – Keynote – Dr Sue Roffey from International Baccalaureate on Vimeo.
This keynote challenges us to think about how conversations create culture. What are the issues at the heart of our concerns and how do we talk about them? What do we want for our young people now and for their future and how does this determine the education they are offered. And what does this mean for teachers? This keynote identifies the micro-moments as well as the policies that promote Agency, Safety, Positivity, Inclusion, Respect and Equity and says why each is important for wellbeing, learning and creating the world we want to live in.
Creating a Culture of Wellbeing in Schools: Keynote at ECPP2022 Reykjavik
NZ Mental Health in Schools conference, April 2022
This is Sue’s presentation, Social and Emotional Learning for School and Student Wellbeing, to the New Zealand Mental Health in Schools Conference on 8 April 2022.
School as Family: Education aligned with healthy child development
Sue Roffey’s TEDx Norwich talk: https://www.ted.com/talks/sue_roffey_school_as_family_education_aligned_with_healthy_child_development
Healthy child development includes the drive to discover, become independent, be active, connect with others and have fun. When schools promote an environment that fosters positive development, all pupils are more likely to thrive. Education that mirrors the best of family life puts wellbeing at its heart and includes learning to be and live together as well as knowledge and skills. This will not only reduce mental health concerns and enable young people to become the best of themselves, it will also empower future communities to flourish.
The Why What and How of a Healthy Relationship
Sue Roffey’s guest lecture at the University of Groningen in September 2017:
https://streaming3.service.rug.nl/p2gplayer/Player.aspx?id=dDLaS5
(This is 75 mins long!)
Mind & Its Potential, Sydney, 2014
Downloadable PDFs of presentations:
The Parenta Webinars, Shaping Behaviour in the Early Years, 2025-6:
MedGlobal Connect Conference, Heathrow, 25 May 2026: Global Summit on Mental Health and Wellbeing: Keynote ASPIRE to wellbeing and learning for all
Presentations from ECPP2022
Pre-conference workshop: Relationships, Resilience, Responsibility: 29 June 2022
Sue’s Friday morning Keynote: Creating a Positive School Culture: 1 July 2022
Being an Agent of Change for Wellbeing:
Anglia Ruskin MAPP Conference: From Me to We: Aspire to Build a Better World: 10 June 2022
International Conference on Transformative Education (ICTE) for Global Citizenship and Sustainable Development: Social and Emotional Learning and the ASPIRE Principles: 20 May 2022
Buckinghamshire New University: Positive Relationships in Education: 26 January 2022
BPS DECP & SDEP: Wellbeing: Crossing Borders: The work of educational psychologists in the UK: Glasgow: 22 March 2019
Derbyshire EPS conference Redefining Vulnerability: Chesterfield, 18 March 2019:
Direct links to YouTube videos:
Every Opportunity Video showing two identical scenarios with different interactions between adults and pupils
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VxyxywShewI
Rita Pierson Ted Talk – Every Child Needs a Champion
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFnMTHhKdkw
BPS DECP conference: 10-11 January 2019: School Belonging and Community Safety:
BPS DECP conference: 10-11 January 2019: Hampshire EPS experience of ASPIRE:
Farnborough Hill school: 7 January 2019:
Northumberland EPS: 14 November 2018: Staff and Student Wellbeing
Guildford High School: 24 September 2018
Buckfast Abbey: 2 July 2018: At the heart of learning: approaches that work in supporting mental health and wellbeing in education.
Character Education Conference: Lichfield: 12 May 2018: The ASPIRE principles for a safe and effective pedagogy
The Rising Challenge of Mental Health in Schools: Chartered College of Teaching: 18 Jan 2018:
Franschhoek, Western Cape, South Africa, Wellbeing as Core School Business
the Portsmouth Inclusion Conference, Promoting and Celebrating Good Inclusive Practice in Education, 6 October 2016
The Magic of Micro-Moments, at Pedagoo Hampshire Sept 2016
Wellbeing and Resilience, at Li Po Chun United World College, Hong Kong, August 2016
Changing Behaviour from the Inside Out, at the UCL / Institute of Education conference to launch A Guide to Early Years and Primary Teaching
Origin Foundation / Origin Energy: Surviving and Thriving in the Teenage Years: Adelaide / Sydney / Melbourne / Brisbane March 2016
Building Strengths-Based Relationships in Schools: South Island NZ Jan 2016
- Strengths based Approaches in Schools Handout (5.4MB PDF)
Tavistock Institute 26 June 2015
Nordic Network of International Schools Conference 2015
- NORDIC Shared Humanity Notes
- NORDIC Relationships Notes
- NORDIC Leadership for Wellbeing Notes
- NORDIC Social Emotional Learning Notes
Teacher Wellbeing workshop at ECPP2014 (with Ali Palmer)
pre-conference workshop at ECPP2014: Wellbeing begins with WE
the RTU Northern Ireland workshop in Armagh, 20 June 2014
the 2014 Biennial Queensland Catholic Schools Parents Conference, Cairns 25 – 27 April 2014:
- QLD P&F Growing Great Kids Handout April 2014
QLD P&F Living with Teenagers April 2014
QLD P&F Resilient Children Handout
Charles Darwin Uni: 12 April 2014: