This year with the NSW Department for Education as our conference partner, and Sydney as our host city, we will build on the reimagining of our future from last year’s conference by Amplifying every voice, shaping our story and empowering all learners.
ACEL is pleased to open its call for papers for the 2025 ACEL national conference. We are committed to delivering an exceptional experience that promises to be intellectually stimulating, immersive, and thought-provoking. The road ahead calls for fresh thinking, deep conversation and bold action to ensure equity and to empower students, educators and communities to thrive in a rapidly evolving world.
At our upcoming conference, we’re excited to explore the key components of our theme. Join us as we delve into these important topics and engage in meaningful discussions that will help us shape the future of education and leadership:
Amplifying every voice: amplifying learner voices, diverse voices, marginalised voices, professional voices
Shaping our story: shaping our profession, environments, communities, pathways
Empowering all learners: empowering leaders, teachers, students and systems
Submissions
We invite interested individuals, pairs, or small groups to submit an abstract to present a concurrent session at the ACEL National Conference 2025. Please apply using the online submission form.
Presentations will address research, policy, and practice from an organisation, system, school, classroom or stakeholder perspective.
Please note: We are pleased to offer discounted registration to the conference to successful applicants as follows:
ACEL member: $350 per day or $830 for 3 days (GST inc)
Non-member: $400 per day or $945 for 3 days (GST inc)
Presenters are responsible for their own travel/accommodation costs.
WHAT YOU'LL NEED
Presenters:
- All presenters – position, contact details, a brief bio (up to 100 words), photo, LinkedIn profile (if available), any relevant website links
- Details of two previous presentations
- Details of any previous ACEL presentations (if applicable)
- Contact details of two referees.
Presentation Type:
- Workshop (40 minutes + 10 mins Q&A)
- Presentation (40 minutes + 10 mins Q&A)
- Can be presented by individuals, pairs or small groups.
Please note that theatre style seating is most likely to be required in order to accommodate participants.
Abstract / Requirements:
- Please indicate within the body of the abstract how the presentation or workshop will engage the development, understanding and discourse around your topic. The purpose of the presentations is to draw on evidence of impact and to share key elements that can foster improvement and change in educational settings. (Maximum of 160 words).
- Identify how you will engage the audience.
- Please note that sales of books or programs as part of a presentation or workshop is not permitted.
- There will be a data projector, laptop and lectern with a microphone in each room. Extra technology can be arranged at presenters’ costs. Please specify any other additional equipment needs.
Submissions close at 11.59pm AEST on Monday 16 June 2025.
SUBMIT ONLINE