Join us for the TEPE conference 2026!
Lincoln Bishop University is delighted to invite you to the Teacher Education Policy in Europe (TEPE) conference 2026. This year, the conference will take place in the beautiful cathedral city of Lincoln, in the United Kingdom, from Wednesday 6th to Friday 8th May 2026.
More information about the conference's call for papers and event registration will be available soon!
Key theme of the conference
A new Magna Carta for change: Empowering the teaching profession
This year’s theme draws inspiration from Lincoln’s historic connection to the Magna Carta, a defining moment in history that challenged concentrated authority and initiated a redistribution of power. In that spirit, the conference invites educators, researchers, and policymakers to reimagine teacher empowerment not as a symbolic gesture, but as a transformative force capable of reshaping educational systems across Europe.
The teaching profession faces complex and evolving challenges: technological disruption, environmental uncertainty, policy reform, and recruitment pressures. Teachers need to be supported not only to respond to these changes, but to lead them.
The role of teacher education, which encompasses teachers' ongoing professional development, is significant in rethinking how the profession is structured, sustained, and valued. This raises a critical question: How can we best leverage teacher education as the new Magna Carta for empowering the profession?
Subthemes
The four levers
To guide submissions and dialogue, the conference is structured around 4 levers, each representing a broad theme in teacher education that can act as a mechanism for change. These levers are intentionally open, allowing contributors to interpret and respond from diverse perspectives. Each is accompanied by a prompting question that centres empowerment as both a goal and a process. The aim is to make the teaching profession more attractive and rewarding for current and future educators.
1) Cultivating resilience: What conditions are needed to empower teachers to build resilience in the face of ongoing educational, social, and environmental uncertainty?
2) Embracing digital innovation: How can the integration of AI and digital technologies support teacher empowerment?
3) Leading through learning: How can professional learning be reimagined as a lever for teacher empowerment and leadership across schools and systems?
4) Policy and governance: How can teacher empowerment be embedded within education policy and governance structures across Europe?
Key dates
- Submission of Abstracts: 5th January 2026 (Midnight CET)
- Abstract Acceptance Notice: 19th January 2026
- Registration Open: 20th January 2026
- Registration Deadline: 8th April 2026
- Conference Dates: 6th - 8th May 2026
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We look forward to welcoming you to Lincoln and joining together in shaping the future of teacher empowerment across Europe.
If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to get in touch. Our Education team are here to help you.
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