➡ Where: Online
➡ Date: Thursday 27th November 2025
➡ Time: 9.00am – 11.00am (UK time)
We invite you to the next event from the Leadership, Preparation and Development (LPD) RIG entitled, ‘Principals’ Emotional Labour in Challenging Times’.
During this event, we will be joined by Swedish guest speakers, Lill Langelotz and Anette Forssten Seiser, who will present a pilot study and recently launched research project focusing on principals’ emotional labour in challenging times.
We will also be joined by a panel of Practitioners made up of Scottish Headteachers, Megan Gardner and Allan Lynn, and Australian Principals, Toni Meath and Campbell McKay.
We invite any principals attending to share their experiences on this theme during this session.
Please note, this event is free to BELMAS members and £5.00 for non-members. To ensure you receive your free ticket, please log in on the BELMAS website before booking.
If you pay the non-member fee to attend and then become a BELMAS Member within a month of the event taking place, please let us know and we will refund the £5 fee.
Registration will close at midnight (UK) on Tuesday 25th November 2025.
Lil Langelotz
Associate Professor, Gothenburg University, Sweden
Anette Forssten Seiser
Associate Professor, Karlstad University, Sweden
Megan Gardner
St Mungo’s Academy, Glasgow, Scotland
Allan Lynn
Anderson Primary, Glasgow, Scotland
Toni Meath
Principal, Melbourne Girls Grammar, Melbourne, Australia
Campbell McKay
Principal, Mount Waverley Primary School, Melbourne, Australia
Joining instructions will be sent out the day before the event, so please keep an eye on your inbox for these. We look forward to seeing you at the event!
On Thursday 27th November 2025, the Leadership, Preparation and Development (LPD) Research Interest Group, hosted an online event, entitled, ‘Principals’ Emotional Labour in Challenging Times’.
During this event, we were joined by Swedish guest speakers, Lill Langelotz and Anette Forssten Seiser, who presented a pilot study and recently launched research project focusing on principals’ emotional labour in challenging times.
We were also joined by a panel of Practitioners made up of Scottish Headteachers, Megan Gardner and Allan Lynn, and Australian Principals, Toni Meath and Campbell McKay.
If you missed this event or would like a recap, you can now watch it in full below.
A huge thank you to the LPD RIG Convenors for hosting this event, to our fantastic speakers and panel for their important insights, and to everyone who joined us for this session.
