Youth Summit 2026
Fair Education Youth Summit 2026
Date: Tuesday 17th February
Time: 10:30am – 5:00pm (arrivals from 9:30am)
Location: UBS Offices, 5 Broadgate, London, EC2M 2QS
The Fair Education Alliance Youth Steering Group are excited to host our annual Fair Education Youth Summit in February 2026!
Designed by young people, for young people, the Youth Summit brings together young people aged 11–21 who have faced barriers to education. It’s a powerful, free opportunity to connect with peers, develop skills for social action and engage directly with the decision makers shaping education policy.
The 2026 Youth Summit will unite over 200 young people to supercharge youth-led change in the education sector. Throughout the day, young people will have the chance to:
Connect - Meet other young people who’ve experienced barriers to their education, make new friends and hear about the social action work happening across the FEA movement.
Develop skills for social action - Take part in workshops run by young people, experts and inspirational speakers on topics including public speaking, content creation, mental health, using AI for good and getting started with social action.
Engage directly with decision makers - Put questions to MPs, civil servants and sector leaders, and join policy sessions covering SEND inclusion, the National Youth Strategy, Votes at 16 and more.
Who can attend?
The Fair Education Youth Summit is open to:
FEA members, and
Invited sector stakeholders,
Each is able to bring up to two young people aged 11–21.
We ask that young people who have faced barriers to a fair education are prioritised. No prior experience of social action is needed, just enthusiasm for tackling inequality in education.
How to register
If you are an FEA member and would like to register the young people you work with, please click the button below (password protected - you should have received the password via email).
If you are not an FEA member or have not received an invite, please contact youth@faireducation.org.uk about registering.
Places are allocated on a first-come, first-served basis, with a waitlist activated once we reach capacity.
For everyone’s safety, please do not publicly share the registration link or venue details.
We are looking forward to welcoming young people representing your organisations at the Youth Summit!
The Youth Summit 2026 is going to be an incredible day full of inspiring keynotes, panels and hands-on workshops. But don’t just take it from us - here’s what our Youth Steering Group have to say:
“The Youth Summit – the big youth event of the year! We’ll be bringing together over 200 young people to develop new skills and meet others who may have faced education inequality and are passionate about making an impact. I’m very excited to be part of the facilitation team to ensure the best event is put on for our young people. I hope to see many young people representing our member organisations.”
With thanks
The Fair Education Youth Summit 2026 is made possible thanks to the generous support of UBS.
“I can’t wait to talk with like-minded young people about the importance of acknowledging the many obstacles that we face in the education system and how we can take actionable steps to tackle these systemic barriers.”