VIRTUAL FRINGE
Virtual Fringe Agenda and Speakers
The biggest online event for the education sector
Virtual Fringe is a online event packed with practical sessions for anyone in the education sector. From schools and language centres to agents and suppliers. Itâs your chance to learn, connect, and get inspired before the main No Fluff Fest.
Youâll join short, focused sessions led by industry experts covering everything from admissions and marketing to agent relations and student recruitment trends.
Whether youâre warming up for No Fluff Fest or joining us from abroad, the Virtual Fringe gives you new ideas, useful takeaways, and easy access to the conversations shaping the sector.
This year we're doing things a little different, all sessions will be available for everyone to watch, but those with a No Fluff Fest ticket will be given the recordings.
Register for FREE
All this fabulousness - FREE!
These are all the Virtual Fringe FREE sessions.
Just register using one of the buttons and you'll be sent all the joining information you need.Â
You'll have access to all of them, just pick and choose, or come to them all!
Register for a FREE ticket!
Zena Everett >> Boundaries at Work
Boundaries protect your wellbeing and define how others treat you. You wouldnât let a neighbour dump rubbish in your garden, so why allow someone to talk over you or hand you their workload?
In this practical 30-minute session, international coach and author Zena Everett shares how to build strong professional boundaries, reframe tricky relationships, and boost your resilience and success.
Laura Goodsell >> Next Level Canva: Sheets, Presentations, AI Magic
Canvaâs newest features can save you hours, and this session will show you how.
Join Canva Creator and certified trainer Laura Goodsell to explore Canva Sheets, smart presentations, and AI-powered animations that make your work stand out. Perfect for marketers and education professionals, youâll learn simple, practical ways to create polished, professional content with less stress and more impact.
Brendan Schneider >> Retention Tactics
Brendan helps K12 schools enrol more students through digital marketing.
Keep a look out to find out more information about this session
Andrew Thomas >> The AI-Powered Enrolment Engine: How Schools Convert More With HubSpot and AI Solutions by Nexa Cognition (N/C)
In this no nonsense 30-minute session, discover how to transform your admissions process using HubSpot CRM and AI. We'll cover how to automate tedious follow-ups, personalize the admissions journey at scale, identify high-intent families faster, and ultimately increase your enquiry-to-enrolment conversion rates. You'll leave with practical strategies to streamline workflows and deliver a better experience for prospective students and their families.Â
Ardent >> TBC
Ardent helps those in the education sector create impactful, content strategies that helps them inform, and inspire.
Keep a look out for more information about what their session could be on.
Amelia Johnson >> TBC
A photographer who helps those in the education sector stand out from the crowd.
Keep a look out for more information about what their session could be on.
Study Travel >> TBC
A trusted hub for study travel news, resources, and opportunities. They bring the industry together like no other platform.
Keep a look out for more information about what their session could be on.
All this fabulousness - FREE!
These are your Virtual Fringe FREE sessions.
Just register using one of the buttons and you'll be sent all the joining information you need.Â
Held over three days, you'll have access to all of them, just pick and choose - or come to them all!
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Register for a FREE ticket!
Lana Foster >> Avoiding the 'rental car' insurance surprise: How Hidden Guardianship Costs can spoil your sales
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Kyle Campbell >> Live Chat With Nicola's Questions
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Ash Rees >> Top Tips for boosting return from agent workshops
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Thomas Roth >> The power of bildungsurlaubÂ
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Charlene Thompson >> Proactive Admissions: Boosting student enrolment and your bottom line
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George Hughes >> Tbc
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Daniel Cohen >>Â Unlocking success: using data to improve student recruitment outcomes
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Shenshen Liu & Duan Li >> How xiaohongshu shapes international student preferences and drives decision making
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Do you want even more choice?
More ways to recruit students?
Better ways with marketing and 'sales'?
And you want to speed-chat with other attendees without leaving your chair, no matter where in the world you are?
Well then, we've got VIP for you..
The keynote sessions below đđare accessed with Virtual Fringe VIP tickets
We have hand-selected a set of amazing keynote speakers for our Virtual Fringe VIP tickets, check them out!đ
Tickets for Virtual Fringe VIP are ÂŁ150 and include:
- All these keynote speaker sessions
- All the free Virtual Fringe sessionsÂ
- Access to the recordings of all sessionsfor 6 months to go back to when it suits you.
- Access to the additional 9 'on the day' No Fluff Fest session recordings
- Access to the speed-chatting networking session! You can be part of the No Fluff Fest action without moving from your chair.
 If you have an 'in person' ticket to No Fluff Fest itself in Manchester on 27 January - you don't need to do anything - you automatically get ALL of the above included.
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Alicia Coad >> Making CPD work for you
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Genevieve Abela >>
How to network of authentic business connections
Simon Jones >>
7 easy steps to starting your school podcast with almost zero budget
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Catherine Aygen >> Video for Linkedin: Increase your brand visibility
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Sarah Kershaw >> Where to find emerging markets out of 195 countries
Tony Evans >> Getting the best out of yourself and the agent in 1-1 meetings
How to access Virtual Fringe?
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All sessions from Virtual Fringe 2026 will be free for everyone to watch.
All you have to do is sign up!
If you have a ticket to No Fluff Fest 2026, you have access to the recordings from Virtual fringe, (and on the day sessions)
Hours of valuable CPD all targeted at how to increase admissions / sales in education! GOLD!
How to access Virtual Fringe?
 - No Fluff Fest Ticket Holders: If youâve already got your ticket for the in-person No Fluff Fest day (Jan 27, 2025), youâre all set! Kick back, relax, weâve got you covered. Youâll automatically get access to all Virtual Fringe sessions and the recordings from the in-person day. No extra cost.
- Free Sessions: If you're only interested in the free Virtual Fringe sessions, simply register to attend those online
- VIPÂ Ticket (ÂŁ150+VAT if UK): Want it all? Access ALL Virtual Fringe sessions plus recordings of the in-person No Fluff Fest sessions for just ÂŁ150.
AND come along to the 'speed-chatting' event to network away without leaving your desk.
Hours of valuable CPD all targeted at how to increase admissions / sales in education! GOLD!
