Conference Agenda
Day 1 Agenda
| 08:30 - 09:15 |
| Registration /Networking/Exhibition |
| 09:15 - 09:30 |
| Welcome Address: Chair – ISBL |
| 09:30 - 10:00 |
| Stephen Morales - Opening Keynote from the Chief Executive |
| 10:00 - 11:00 |
| Motivational Speaker: Inspiring Education Leader – Everybody Matters Sir William Atkinson |
| 11:00 - 11:30 |
| Refreshment break/Networking/Exhibition |
| 11:30 - 12:00 |
| Talking Heads with: Lindsey Henning, Director, Schools Financial Support and Oversight Gavin Davies, Deputy Director in Regions Group’s Schools Financial Support and Oversight Directorate Stephen Morales, Chief Executive of ISBL |
| 12:00 - 12:30 |
| Keynote - Prioritising business leadership in schools and trusts: A union perspective Rachel Younger, National President, NAHT |
| 12:30 - 13:30 |
| Lunch/Networking/Exhibition |
| 13:30 - 14:20 |
| Keynote: Operational Excellence the key ingredient to success. Chris Hallmark, Specialist in Operations and Customer Service |
| 14:20 - 15:05 - Workshops |
| OPERATIONAL GROWTH & SUSTAINABILITY Developing a personnel strategic plan - Jimmy Naudi, People and Talent consultant, MOL |
| FINANCE High needs funding crisis: key drivers and how to fix it - Benedicte Yue, CFO at the River Learning Trust - Peter Gray, SEN Policy research forum |
| HUMAN RESOURCES ISBL Professional Development - Lee Herridge, Director of Professional Development at ISBL - Amy Bignell, Academy Operations Manager, The Priory Learning Trust |
| OPERATIONAL LEADERSHIP Successful School Business Management: Breaking Down Barriers - Justine Berkeley, Managing Director, SBM Services |
| 15:05 - 15:35 |
| Refreshment Break/Networking/Exhibition |
| 15:35 - 16:20 - Workshops |
| OPERATIONAL GROWTH & SUSTAINABILITY Sustainability Standards - Paul Edmond, Chief Finance and Sustainability Officer, HEART Academies Trust |
| ESTATES MANAGEMENT Does the trust have an estate vision, strategy and asset management plan? - Mark Hatley, Director and a Chartered Building Surveyor, PCH - Robin Harrison FISBL, Facilities & Resources Manager, Rushcliffe Spencer Academy |
| MARKETING & COMMS Harnessing parental engagement and the power of parents in delivering excellent outcomes for all - Sian Lewis, Head of Parent Participation, Parent Kind |
| PROCUREMENT The Procurement Act-The Key changes schools should be aware of - Ciara Campfield, Partner in corporate commercial team, Stone King LLP |
| 16:25 - 16:55 |
| ISBL and NGA - Talking Heads, Stephen Morales Governance: Recognising and Valuing School Business Professionals |
| 16:55- 17:00 |
| Managing School Business Operations - Book Launch Jo Marchant MBE, MA, MBA, FISBL |
| 17:00 - 17:05 |
| Closing remarks - Day 1 |
| 19:00 - 19:30 |
| Drinks Reception |
| 19:30 - 00:00 |
| Gala Dinner |
Day 2 Agenda
| 08:45 - 09:15 |
| Registration /Networking/Exhibition |
| 09:15 - 09:30 |
| Welcome Address: Chair – ISBL |
| 09:30 - 10:30 |
| Motivational Speaker: A Path through the Jungle - Chimp Management Dean Coomber |
| 10:30 - 11:00 |
| Refreshment break/Networking/Exhibition |
| 11:00 - 11:25 |
| Implementing sustainability: Key strategies for schools Bryan McCourt, Energy Solutions Consultant, Zenergi |
| 11:35 - 12:20 |
| OPERATIONAL GROWTH & SUSTAINABILITY Op Ex - the key ingredients to operational excellence MATs on a journey - sharing learning so far - Steve Howell, Commercial Director, Red Kite Learning Trust |
| OPERATIONAL LEADERSHIP SEN and challenging an unsuitable EHCP placement: key considerations for school leaders - Emma Swann, Partner, Head of Academies Education Team, HCR Law |
| HUMAN RESOURCES How to embed a flexible working approach in your school or Trust - Laura McHugh, Partner in Employment Law, Forbes Solicitors |
| FINANCE How to measure operational efficiencies in multi-academy trusts - Adrienna Laing, FISBL, Operations Director, The Challenge Academy Trust |
| 12:20 - 13:20 |
| Lunch/Networking/Exhibition |
| 13:20 - 13:50 - Workshops |
| OPERATIONAL GROWTH & SUSTAINABILITY Neurodiversity Workshop - Jennifer Heathcote-Osborne, Psychologist MSc, Education Mutual |
| ESTATES MANAGEMENT Converting into or transferring between MATs: Key real estate and construction considerations and common pitfalls - Robin Rajanah, Partner, VWV - Luke Exton, Associate, VWV |
| MARKETING & COMMS Leveraging effective communications to boost pupil numbers - Tiffany Beck OBE, Head of Education, PLMR - Isabella Perales, Senior Account Director |
| PROCUREMENT Contract management best practice - Charlene Pink, Innovation and Development Lead, DfE |
| 13:55 - 14:50 |
| Panel Discussion: Post-election the future of education - Natalie Perera, Chief Executive, Education Policy Institute - Samuel Skerritt, Director of Public Affairs and Policy, Confederation of Schools and Trusts - Dr Paul Armstrong, Senior Lecturer in Education at the Manchester Institute of Education - Emma Balchin, CEO, NGA - Ruth Rule-Mullen, Partner and Head of Public Sector Employment, Forbes Solicitors - Stephen Morales, Chief Executive, ISBL |
| 14:50 |
| Day 2 - Closing Remarks |