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Here you will find a list of school management conferences, including the topics and keynote speakers (along with the titles of their presentations):
| Year | Theme, keynote speakers & presentation titles |
| 2026 (XXXIII) | Making the most of opportunities: School development in a changing society Prof. Dr Aladin El-Mafaalani, Dortmund Technical University Schools in the 2030s: The transformation of childhood and youth amidst demographic and social change |
| 2025 (XXXII) | How do we make schools effective? Prof. Dr Klaus Zierer, University of Augsburg Visible Leadership – Leading schools effectively |
| 2024 (XXXI) | The younger generation – different? Schools – different! Rüdiger Maas, Institute for Generational Research in Augsburg. Why do young people think differently today? Jöran Muuß-Merholz, J&K Agency – Jöran and Konsorten, Hamburg A journey through time from a pre-digital world – how schools and learning are changing from a generational perspective |
| 2023 (XXX) | All-day schools – creating synergies and harnessing potential, but how? Prof. Dr Heinz Günter Holtappels, Emeritus, Dortmund Technical University Developing, organising and designing effective all-day schools: concepts and research findings on the pedagogy and school management of all-day schools |
| 2022 (XXIX) digital | Strengthening co-operation – Seizing opportunities – Shaping the future Prof. Dr Cornelia Gräsel, Institute for Educational Research at the School of Education, University of Wuppertal: Innovation in schools – the importance of co-operation |
| 2021 (XXVIII) digital | Staying the course in turbulent times – school leadership with confidence Christiane von Schachtmeyer, State Institute for Teacher Training and School Development, Hamburg: Between uncertainty and optimism – resilient leadership in a crisis |
2020 Cancelled | Shaping participation – participants wanted Prof. Dr Cornelia Gräsel, Institute for Educational Research at the School of Education, University of Wuppertal: Innovation in schools – the importance of participation and co-operation |
| 2019 (XXVII) | A New Beginning: Actively Shaping Education for the Future Margret Rasfeld, retired headteacher, supporter of the ‘Schule im Aufbruch’ initiative: What sort of education do we need for a sustainable society? |
| 2018 ( XXVI) | Schortens 4.0 – A glimpse behind the scenes of the digital school Prof. Dr Ira Diethelm, Carl von Ossietzky University The ‘House of Digital Education’ as an analysis and development tool for schools Dr Anja Zeising, University of Bremen and Institute for Information Management Bremen: Media concepts, media development plans and their associated costs |
| 2017 (XXV) | On the trail of outstanding solutions – (award-winning) schools provide insights Prof. Dr Hermann Veith, Georg-August University of Göttingen: How good schools are made ... |
| 2016 (XXIV) | School leadership: balancing expectations and reality Prof. Dr Stephan Huber, University of Teacher Education Zug, Switzerland: Effective and strategic school leadership:balancing expectations and pressures |
| 2015 (XXIII) | There is another way! Steps to ease the burden in school development Hermann Städtler, Headteacher of the Fridtjof Nansen School, Hanover: Shaping healthy school development: ideas for the development and management of successful, healthy schools |
| 2014 (XXII) | Shaping educational journeys … so that the transition does not become a setback Prof. Dr Silvia-Iris Beutel, TU Dortmund: A culture of learning during the transition: understanding, concepts, participation |
| 2013 (XXI) | School 2013 – All Inclusion Prof. Dr Franz B. Wember, TU Dortmund: Inclusion as a prevention-oriented concept of individual and collaborative learning in a school for all |
| 2012 (XX) | Professional ethics in schools – How must headteachers act to be successful? Prof. Dr Fritz Oser, Fribourg, Switzerland: Professional ethics of headteachers |
| 2011 (XIX) | How do new media influence learning? Learning and new media from the perspective of media education and brain research Prof. Dr Bardo Herzig, General Didactics and School Pedagogy, University of Paderborn: What contribution can media education make to the use of new media in schools? Prof. Dr Martin Korte, Cellular Neurobiology, Technical University of Braunschweig: How can brain research contribute to the use of new media in schools? |
| 2010 (XVIII) | Competence-oriented teaching – The role of school leadership Dr Kerstin Teschekan, Institute for Quality Development in Schools, Schleswig-Holstein: Part I: The didactics of competence-oriented teaching Part II: Curriculum development and the role of headteachers |
| 2009 (XVII) | Those who lead do not suffer. Those who suffer do not lead. Dr Herbert Asselmeyer M.A., Institute for Social and Organisational Pedagogy, University of Hildesheim: Leading a school – challenges for school leadership Jens Großpietsch, headteacher of the Heinrich-von-Stephan-Oberschule, Berlin (an integrated Hauptschule and Realschule in Berlin’s Mitte district/Tiergarten neighbourhood): “There are other ways – but this works too” – A school in a deprived area of Berlin is transitioning from a Hauptschule to a Gemeinschaftsschule |
| 2008 (XVI) | Developing schools together Prof. Dr Cornelia Gräsel, University of Wuppertal: Teacher collaboration as a prerequisite for school development |
| 2007 (XV) | Schools as a Building Site – Architecture of the Future or Chaos as an Opportunity? Prof. Dr Herbert Altrichter: A New Governance Model for the School System: What Role Does the School Management Play? |
| 2006 (XIV) | The Sociocultural Context of Schools Prof. Dr Klaus Hurrelmann, University of Bielefeld: Developmental and academic performance issues among pupils |
| 2005 (XIII) | Standards, tests and inspections – paths to a new standard of teaching quality? Prof. Dr Jürgen Baumert, Berlin: Standards – foundations in educational and test theory Prof. Dr Klaus-Jürgen Tillmann, Bielefeld: The quality shortcomings of our schools and the hope for standards and evaluation |
| 2004 (XII) | Quality development between institutionalised mistrust and a culture of recognition Dr Annemarie von der Groeben, Laborschule Bielefeld: A culture of recognition – a building block of humane school development |
| 2003 (XI) | ‘Knowledge is exciting. Learning is sexy’ Prof. Dr Dr Gerhard Roth, University of Bremen: What should headteachers know about teaching and learning? Neurobiological and psychological foundations of learning |
| 2002 (X) | The roles of school leadership: between administration and communication Prof. Rolf Wernstedt: Who needs to learn what from PISA? Prof. Dr Heinz Rosenbusch/Stephan Huber, University of Bamberg: School leadership in transition |
| 2001 (IX) | Learning to lead – looking beyond the horizon Prof. Dr Mats Ekholm, Director of ‘Skolverket’, Sweden: And we do make a difference! – School leadership as an opportunity in collaboration with Dr Gerhard Eikenbusch, State Institute for Schools and Further Education, Soest |
| 2000 (VIII) | Teaching at the centre of school development Cornelia von Ilsemann, Head of Upper Sixth Form, Hamburg: Developing teaching as a task for school leadership |
| 1999 (VII) | Evaluation – A starting point or a stumbling block for pedagogical school development Dr Anton Strittmatter, Sursee/Switzerland: Self-evaluation of schools and the roles of school leadership and school supervision |
| 1998 (VI) | School programmes – milestones and guides Dr Susanne Thurn, Headteacher of the University of Bielefeld’s Laboratory School: The country needs new schools! A pedagogical revival in a lethargic society? |
| 1997 (V) | Schools as spaces for creativity Prof. Dr Michael Schratz, University of Innsbruck: Headteachers as social architects of the learning school |
| 1996 (IV) | Help, we’re becoming autonomous! Personal responsibility and autonomy in schools Prof. Dr Hans-Günter Rolff, University of Dortmund: The new tasks and roles of school leadership |
| 1995 (III) | Organisational development Prof. Dr Eckard König, University of Paderborn: Organisational development – boom or boomerang? |
| 1994 (II) | Developing School Identities – Changes to School Supervision Peter Daschner, Regional School Inspector, Hamburg City Education Authority: School Autonomy – A Temptation ‘from above’ or a Need ‘from below’? |
| 1993 (I) | The role of school inspectors and headteachers in the process of school reform Prof. Dr Heinz Rosenbusch, Bamberg: Prospects for a reorganisation of school leadership and school supervision |
Note: The first two School Management Conferences were held in a small hotel in Leer. From 1995 to 2022, the conferences took place at the community centre in Schortens or online.
Since 2023, the School Management Conference has been hosted on the campus of the University of Oldenburg.