This year’s annual meeting took place in the Howard Theatre, Downing College, Cambridge on 20 and 21 March.

Dr Rory Finnin addresses OPS 2016 delegates in the Howard Theatre, Downing College ¦ Photo: Tim Hillel

A full round-up will be published online shortly, but for now here’s the headline facts and figures:

• 120 delegates attended across the two-day meeting. 101 joined us for OPS 2015.
• 69 per cent of the secondary school teachers attending were new to OPS.
• 45 per cent of the secondary school teachers attending represented the state sector.
• 45 independent schools were represented at OPS 2016.
• Our target regions remain the North East and South West of England, and Wales.

Time to network over drinks in the Downing SCR ¦ Photo: Tim Hillel