Theme: ‘Turbulence, Reform and Development in Educational Leadership, Management and Administration’
Start: Friday 4th July 2025 | Time 12pm GMT
Finish: Sunday 6th July 2025 | Time 1pm GMT
Leonardo Royal Waterfront Hotel
Kings Road, Brighton and Hove, Brighton BN1 2GS
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The Keynote Speakers for the BELMAS 2025 conference were: Prof. Ann Lopez, Prof. Toby Greany and Prof. Megan Crawford.
Megan Crawford hosted ‘The People’s Panel’ which took place at 2.15pm on Friday 4th July. The discussion panel, made up of Charles F. Webber, Meng Tian, Mike Bottery and Judy Chandler, touched both on the conference theme, ‘Turbulence, Reform and Development in Educational Leadership, Management and Administration’, and other ‘hot topics’ in International Educational Leadership.
Ann Lopez delivered her keynote on Saturday 5th July at 1pm, with focus on her abstract, ‘A Call to Action: Sustenance, Determination, and Hope in Challenging Times’. You can watch the Zoom recording of Ann’s keynote speech below.
Toby Greany delivered his keynote on Sunday 6th July at 9am, with focus on his abstract, ‘Sustaining School Leadership in Turbulent Times’. You can watch the Zoom recording of Toby’s keynote speech below.
All photos from the 2025 BELMAS Conference can be found here.
DSA winner, Linda Hammersley-Fletcher, accepting her award from DSA Board Member and BELMAS Vice-President, Megan Crawford.
To view past DSA winners and learn more about the Distinguished Service Award, click HERE.
EMAL Best Paper winners are: Toby Greany and Annelies Kamp.
Here, Toby accepts his award from Senior Associate Editor of EMAL, Pontso Moorosi, and SAGE’s Justine Hope.
EMAL Best ECR Paper winners are: Yulian Zheng, Liang Jiwen, Ashley Yoon Mooi Ng and Shan Xue.
Here, Shan Xue, accepts her award from Senior Associate Editor of EMAL, Pontso Moorosi, and SAGE’s Justine Hope.
MiE Editor-In-Chief, Paul Armstrong, and SAGE’s Justine Hope accept the award on behalf of MiE Board Choice winners, Maayan Davidovitz and Chen Schechter.
Our 2025 Doctoral Thesis Award winners are Niamh Hickey and Simon Asquith.
Here, Niamh and Simon collect their awards from BELMAS’ Awards, Bursaries and Grants Committee Chair, Lizana Oberholzer.
Our 2025 Doctoral Thesis Award Runner Up is: Tracey Price.
Here, Tracey accepts her award from Awards, Bursaries and Grants Committee Chair, Lizana Oberholzer.
Our 2025 Best BELMAS Blog winner is: Steve Courtney. Read Steve’s award-winning blog here.
Our joint 2025 Best Conference Paper winners are:
Susan Davis – ‘Community Harmony and Educational Success: Ubuntu as a Transformative Leadership Philosophy’
Eleanor Su-Keene – ‘Can Stressors Predict Principals’ Mental Health? An Exploration of Stressors Using Bronfenbrenner’s Ecological Theory’
Our 2025 Best ECR Conference Paper winner is:
Kausor Amin-Ali – ‘Pathways to Headship in State-Funded Schools in England: Barriers and Enablers to Equitable Representation of Ethnicity at Headship’
Our 2025 Best Poster winner is:
Rayan Katerji – ‘Problematizing Educational Policy in the Arab Context: Challenges and Implications’
A huge congratulations to all our 2025 BELMAS Conference Award Winners!
At our recent event, attendees witnessed an important moment in international academic alliance as BELMAS and JASEA formally celebrated their new strategic partnership.
The speech below from JASEA President, Masahiro Mokotane, which he delivered at the 2025 BELMAS Conference, highlighted the shared commitment to advancing educational leadership through global collaboration, emphasizing the importance of exchanging innovative ideas and fostering inclusive, forward-thinking practices.
This partnership marks a significant step toward addressing the evolving challenges in education and strengthening academic ties between scholars,, practitioners and institutions worldwide.
The event served as a testament to the impact of visionary alliances in shaping the future of educational administration.
Watch JASEA President, Masahiro Mokotane’s speech:
