Conference Agenda
Day 1 Agenda
08:30 - 09:15 - Registration /Networking/Exhibition
09:15 - 09:30 -Welcome Address
Chair – ISBL
9:30 - 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
Workshop
Operational Growth and sustainability
14:20 - 15:05
Developing a personnel strategic plan
Jimmy Naudi
People and Talent consultant
MOL
15:35 - 16:20
Sustainability Standards
Paul Edmond, Chief Finance and Sustainability Officer, HEART Academies Trust
Workshop
Finance
14:20 - 15:05
High needs funding crisis: key drivers and how to fix it
Benedicte Yue, CFO at the River Learning Trust and Peter Gray from SEN Policy research forum
Workshop
Human Resource
14:20 - 15:05
ISBL Professional Development
Lee Herridge Director of Professional Development ISBL
Amy Bignell
Academy Operations Manager
The Priory Learning Trust
Workshop
Marketing & Comms
15:35 - 16:20
Harnessing parental engagement and the power of parents in delivering excellent outcomes for all
Sian Lewis
Head of Parent Participation
Parent Kind
Workshop
Operational Leadership
14:20 - 15:05
Successful School Business Management: Breaking Down Barriers
Justine Berkeley
Managing Director
SBM Services
16:25 - 16:55 - ISBL and NGA - Talking Heads, Stephen Morales Governance: Recognising and Valuing School Business Professionals
15:05 - 15:35 - Refreshment Break/Networking/Exhibition
Workshop
Operational Growth and sustainability
Workshop
Estates
Management
15:35 - 16:20
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 Acadmey
Workshop
Procurement
13:30 - 14:10 - Keynote: Operational Excellence the key ingredient to success
Chris Hallmark
Specialist in Operations and Customer Service
16:55- 17:00 - Jo Marchant MBE, MA, MBA, FISBL
Managing School Business Operations - Book Launch
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
11:00 - 11:25 - Implementing sustainability: Key strategies for schools
Bryan McCourt, Energy Solutions Consultant, Zenergi
10:30 - 11:00 - Refreshment break /Networking/Exhibition
12:20 - 13:20 - Lunch/Networking/Exhibition
Workshop
Operational Growth and sustainability
13:20 - 13:50
Neurodiversity Workshop
Jennifer Heathcote-Osborne
Psychologist MSc
Education Mutual
Workshop
Operational Leadership
11:35 - 12:20
SEN and challenging an unsuitable EHCP placement: key considerations for school leaders
Emma Swann
Partner, Head of Academies
Education Team
HCR Law
Workshop
Human Resources
11:35 - 12:20
How to embed a flexible working approach in your school or Trust.
Laura McHugh,
Partner in Employment Law
Forbes Solicitors
Workshop
Finance
11:35 - 12:20
How to measure operational efficiencies in multi-academy trusts
Adrienna Laing, FISBL
Operations Director, The Challenge Academy Trust
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
Workshop
Operational Growth and sustainability
Workshop
Estates Management
13:20 - 13:50
Converting into or transferring between MATs: Key real estate and construction considerations and common pitfalls
Robin Rajanah, Partner
Luke Exton, Associate
VWV
Workshop
Marketing & Comms
13:20 - 13:50
Leveraging effective communications to boost pupil numbers
PLMR
Tiffany Beck, OBE, Head of Education
Isabella Perales, Senior Account Director
Workshop
Procurement
13:20 - 13:50
Contract management best practice
Charlene Pink,
Innovation and Development Lead
DfE