2026 National Conference for Directors of Sport in Independent Schools

This year’s conference is designed to support Directors of Sport across the full breadth of their responsibilities — strengthening their impact as school leaders through the latest insights into emerging developments, best practice, and sector compliance.

PADSIS 2026 offers more choice than ever before, featuring an expanded programme with a wider range of optional seminars to ensure every delegate — from schools of every size and type — finds content directly relevant to their current challenges. To support this, the Thursday programme has been extended, while the Forum remains a central focus of the conference.

The Forum continues to enjoy the strong backing of the Sports Committees of HMC, GSA, and IAPS. As always, we’ll conduct sector-wide research ahead of the event and present our findings during the Forum, providing delegates with valuable, data-driven insights into current trends across the sector.