The Faculty Company, Africa’s leading education firm, has announced the Global Teachers Conference 2026, a school-based professional development initiative designed to strengthen teaching practice, improve classroom experiences and support better learning outcomes for children.
To be held under the theme: “The Teacher Effect,” the conference will bring school teaching teams together for a day of professional learning, followed by a structured teacher development programme running through July 2027.
Chief Executive Officer (CEO), The Faculty Company, Tope Adenuga, noted that the conference, scheduled for Saturday, 7 November 2026, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. West Africa Time (WAT), will be delivered live via Zoom, with participating schools gathering their teaching teams in their respective school halls, training rooms or suitable classrooms.
According to Adenuga, who is Africa’s leading education expert and a respected school leadership coach in Nigeria and England,, ”The conference aims to make high-quality professional development accessible to entire teaching teams, enabling schools to move beyond isolated teacher-training towards a shared commitment to effective classroom practice.”
The education expert said that unlike conventional training programmes that may involve sending only a few teachers away from their schools, the Global Teachers Conference will connect participating schools to a common professional learning experience while allowing teachers to learn and collaborate within their own school environments.
He noted that the 2026 conference will focus on five major areas of teacher effectiveness: emotional intelligence, critical thinking, classroom culture, assessment for instructional decision-making, and inclusive and adaptive learning.
Through these learning areas, Adenuga said that “the conference seeks to help teachers develop greater self-awareness, empathy and emotional regulation; encourage learners to move beyond memorisation towards questioning, reasoning and problem-solving; establish positive classroom cultures; and use assessment evidence to identify learning gaps and guide instruction.”
“The programme will also explore how teachers can recognise differences among learners and adapt their teaching approaches to help more children succeed,” he noted.
The conference objectives, according to Adenuga, include strengthening learner engagement, promoting reflective and adaptive teaching, improving inclusive classroom practice and creating greater alignment across schools on what effective teaching should look like.
The Global Teachers Conference 2026 is designed to make each participating school an active learning environment. Teaching staff will gather at their respective schools and connect to the conference through Zoom.
According to him: “Participating schools are expected to prepare suitable venues equipped with reliable internet connectivity, computers, projectors or interactive boards, sound systems and backup connectivity and power where necessary.
“Schools will also appoint Conference Coordinators to oversee staff participation, prepare conference materials, coordinate technical rehearsals and serve as the primary liaison between their schools and the conference support team.
“Conference resources and workbooks are scheduled to begin distribution to registered schools on Friday, 30 October 2026. Technical rehearsals will take place on Monday, 2 November, and Wednesday, 4 November, while the official meeting link and conference schedule will be sent to registered schools on Thursday, 5 November.
The education coach said that a distinguishing feature of the Global Teachers Conference is its commitment to sustained professional development beyond the event itself.”
Rather than treating 7 November as the end of the learning experience, the programme, Adenuga noted, will establish a structured teacher development journey extending from November 2026 to July 2027.
Participating schools are expected to receive conference certificates, a 90-day implementation support programme and toolkit, access to the conference recording, and continued professional development throughout the academic session.
The post-conference programme will address themes including transforming training into classroom improvement, reflective teaching, resetting classroom practices, assessment that improves learning, closing learning gaps, high-performance examination preparation, active learning, future-ready teaching and teacher growth review.
This extended approach is intended to help schools translate professional learning into practical classroom implementation and measurable improvement in teaching practice.
According to him, the conference also emphasises collaboration, preparation and continuous improvement. Teachers will be encouraged to participate actively in group activities, engage thoughtfully in discussions, work with the provided learning resources and remain present throughout the programme.
All conference sessions will be recorded, with recordings expected to be made available to registered schools within approximately 48 hours after the conference. The recordings will be for the use of registered schools and should not be redistributed publicly.
An official WhatsApp support group will serve as the primary channel for participating schools to raise questions and seek assistance with technical issues, conference resources and access arrangements before and during the event.
The Global Teachers Conference 2026 is founded on the belief that improving education requires deliberate investment in teachers and the environments in which they work.
When teachers grow, classrooms improve. When classrooms improve, children experience better education. By bringing teaching teams together and extending support beyond the conference day, the initiative seeks to help schools build stronger professional cultures and make excellence in teaching more sustainable.
The Faculty Company invites participating schools to prepare their teams and resources ahead of the conference and join the Global Teachers Conference 2026: The Teacher Effect, on Saturday, 7 November 2026.
