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Thank you for being a part of the Schools & Academies Show Birmingham at the NEC on 20th November. We really hope you enjoyed the show!

You can now access all the PowerPoint presentations from the show via the link below, simply click on the links and the slides will download. Please feel free to share these with your colleagues.

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Business & Finance Theatre

Better Buying: Understanding the Procurement Act 2023

  • Lana Stoyles, Head of Business Transformation, Nexus Multi Academy Trust

  • Mark Pearson, Learning and Development Lead, Crescent Purchasing Consortium

  • Stuart Bellerby, Commercial Transformation Lead, East Riding of Yorkshire Council

  • Tim Brown, Stakeholder and Engagement Manager, Department for Education

  • Kevin Draisey, Head of Procurement Operations, Department for Education

Navigating Political Change and Its Impact on Leadership in Education

  • Jen Elliott, Chief Executive Officer, Education Personnel Management Ltd

  • Andy Mackey, Chief Operating Officer, Education Personnel Management Ltd

Take Control of Your Spend: Embracing Smart E-Procurement Solutions

  • Rikki Harrison, Senior Partner Manager, IRIS Education

  • Tom Stanley, Head of Sales, KCS Education

Building Greater Financial Visibility and Understanding Through MAT Finance Data

  • Will Jordan, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, IMP Software

  • Samuel Skerrit, Director of Public Affairs and Policy, Confederation of School Trusts

The Secrets of Successful CFOs in Schools or Multi Academy Trusts

  • Daniel McDonald, Partner Manager / Education Vertical Lead, Sage Group

Preparing for The Expiry of Your PFI: “But What Can I Do ?”

  • Andrew Chubb, Director, Project PFI

  • Ian Denison, Director, Inscyte Ltd

DfE Theatre

How to Speed Up Completing Your Academies Accounts Return

  • Nicola Summers, Automation Product Owner, Department for Education

  • Zino Ojonah, Academies Financial Returns Officer, Department for Education

Capital Advisers Programme (CAP)

  • Fatima Khalfey, Capital Advisers Programme, Department for Education

  • Emma Hess, Capital Advisers Programme, Department for Education

How to Plan and Implement Technology in Your School

  • Guy Paul, Senior Policy Advisor - Digital Strategy Division, Department for Education

Opening and Expanding School-Based Nurseries

  • Daunish Negargar, Childcare Capital Funding Lead, Department for Education

Empowering School Buyers: Maximising Support and Value for Money

  • Helen Lumb, Stakeholder and Engagement Manager, Department for Education

Wraparound Childcare and Breakfast Clubs

  • Ruth Jesson-Smith, Head of Wraparound Childcare, Department for Education

Sustainability Support for Education

  • Tim Stone, Sustainability Support Programme, Department for Education

  • Scott Caine, Sustainability Support Programme, Department for Education

Pupil Premium Refresher Session

  • Sean Jones, Pupil Premium Policy, Department for Education

  • Olivia Basyildiz, Pupil Premium Policy, Department for Education

Estates Theatre

Tech-Driven Strategies for Smarter Energy Management

  • David Bate, Energy Consultant, Capita Entrust

  • Sean Latham, Director, Capita Entrust

Contractor Management and CDM 2015 – The Most Misunderstood Legislation in Schools? An Overview of Contractor Management and Legal Duties

  • Stuart McGregor, Director of Operations, NASPM

How Retrofitting Can Help Your Estate

  • Ann-Marie Fallon, Associate Director and Passivhaus Designer, Architype

The Challenges and Risks of Working with Older Buildings

  • Stuart McGregor, Director of Operations, NASPM

  • Sumayya Patel, Head of School, Prince Albert Junior & Infant School

  • Scott Sherlock Lewis, Director of Estates, Prince Albert Community Trust

  • Will Mumford, Director Technical Planning and Construction, LocatED

Estates Finances: Stretching Your Resources, and Estates Income Generation

  • Robin Harrison, Facilities & Resources Manager, Rushcliffe Spencer Academy

  • Anne Alsop, Director of Finance and Operations, Cheltenham Bournside School

  • Caroline Symonds, Chief Finance & Operations Officer, Kenilworth Multi Academy Trust

Leadership & Workforce Theatre

Session Hosted by Step Into Teaching - Laying the Foundations: How to Shape Tomorrows Educators, Today

  • Joshua Cronin, Education Partnerships Director, Step Into Teaching

  • Nicholas Mort, Director - Futures Education Institute, The Futures Trust

  • Sophie Candler, Graduate Teaching Assistant

The 6500 Teacher Pledge: What Should We Expect and How Will it Affect Us?

  • Jack Worth, School Workforce Lead, National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER)

The Tip of the A-Iceberg : Unpacking the Potential Future of AI in Teacher Training

  • James Coleman, Head of Operations, National Association of School Based Teacher Trainers (NASBTT)

What can Education Learn from Other Sectors About Workforce Provision?

  • Clemmie Smith, Commercial Deputy Director, HR & Workforce Services, Crown Commercial Service, Executive Board Member, NHS Workforce Alliance

What Does it Actually Mean to Promote Staff Wellbeing and Why is it so Important for Retention?

  • Clare Flintoff, Chief Executive Officer, Asset Education

  • Simon Hart, Headteacher, Springwest Academy Hounslow

  • Lisa Longstaff, Director of HR Services - North, EPM, Formerly, Director of People, The Education Alliance

  • Faizal Musa, Chief People Officer, Dixons Academies Trust

  • Jonny Uttley, Chief Executive Officer, The Education Alliance

  • Jaime Smith MBE, Director - Schools Division, Anna Freud

Main Stage

You Spoke, We Listened

  • Lee Owston, National Director, Education, Ofsted

No Child Left on The Sidelines: Redefining Physical Education Within the School Curriculum

  • David Clarke OBE, Chief Executive, ParalympicsGB

MAT Summit

Working with Fellow MAT Leaders for Equality of Opportunity

  • Richard Clutterbuck, Head of Strategic Relations, Bromcom

  • Chris Kirk, Chief Commercial Officer, Bromcom

  • Rowena Hackwood, Chief Executive Officer, Astrea Academy Trust

  • Wayne Perry, Trust Data Manager, The Arthur Terry Learning Partnership

  • Jason Bedingfield, Head of Data, Cabot Learning Federation

Trust-Led School Improvement: Findings from the CST’s Inquiry

  • Nat Parnell, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Westcountry Schools Trust

  • Helen Rowland, CEO, Focus-Trust

  • Steve Rollett, Deputy Chief Executive, Confederation of School Trusts

  • Amy Pearce, Executive Director of Training and Learning, Westcountry Schools Trust

  • Michael Rowland, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Focus-Trust

Addressing the Current Challenges in EdTech: Delivering Efficient, Future-proof Solutions for MATs

  • Scott Hesketh, Education Technology Manager, YPO

School Improvement Theatre

The Big Safeguarding Session: A Multi-Disciplinary Approach, Changes in DBS Referrals, and Responding to Neglect

  • Dr Jon Needham, National Director, Oasis Education

  • Dr Sue Harrison, Director of Children’s Services, Birmingham City Council - Slides Available Here

  • Luisa Fraser, Neglect Lead, Birmingham Safeguarding Children Partnership - Slides Available Here

  • Cathy Taylor, Acting Head of Partnerships, Disclosure and Barring Service - Slides Available Here

Un-‘masking’ for Every Child: Why and How School Culture Shapes Emotional Intelligence

  • Dr Rebecca Johnson, Consultant Clinical Psychologist: Children and Adolescent Mental Health and Development Manager for the Solihull Approach, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

SEND Theatre

Creating Truly Inclusive Classrooms: Intersectional and Equitable Approaches to SEND

  • Frances Akinde, Advisor and Inspector for SEND, Hampshire County Council

Adaptive Teaching with Technology

  • Andrew Stogdale, Managing Director, Spark Tees Valley

Excellence in SEND Education Showcase: Early Career Teachers and TAs, Supporting LGBTQ+ SEND Youth, SEND Health and Safety

  • Stuart McGregor, Director of Operations, NASPM - Slides Available Here

  • Geoff Lewis, Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Warwick - Slides Available Here

  • Laura MacKay, Chief Executive, Just Like Us - Slides Available Here

  • Dr Sharon Smith, Honorary Research Fellow, University of Birmingham, Co-Director, Special Needs Jungle

EdTech Summit

EdTech Summit - Main Stage

Leveraging AI to Reduce Teacher Workload, with Oak National Academy

  • Hannah-Beth Clark, Former Headteacher and Curriculum Design Manager, Oak National Academy

  • Emma Searle, Product Manager of AI tools, Oak National Academy

Navigating the DfE Technology Standards, Ensuring Cyber Security, Safeguarding and Value for Money in IT

  • Matthew Setchell, Chief Technology Officer, Concero Education Technology

  • Harvey Sarai, Headteacher and Interim CEO, Bantock Primary and the Wulfruna Partnership

  • Sarah Fisher, Educational Coach and Mentor, EmpowerEd - Educational Solutions

Empowering Teachers from Admin to Impact: Reducing Teacher Workload Through AI Innovation

  • Reza Mosavian, Senior Partnership Development Manager, TeacherMatic

EdTech Summit - Insights Theatre

AQA Stride – A New Type of Adaptive Onscreen Test

  • Steve Connolly, Director of Education Technology, AQA

  • David McEwan, EdTech Content Development Manager, AQA

Creating an Innovative, Collaborative and Successful Learning Environment

  • Daniel Emmerson, Academic Affairs Lead, Goodnotes

  • Richard Child, Education Sales Manager, MCC Digital

  • Mathew Pullen, Senior Product Marketing Manager – Education, Jamf

Grades, Confidence and Motivation: Understanding The Impact of Online Tutoring

  • Ian Brookman, Assistant Headteacher, La Sainte Union School

  • Tom Woolgar, Assistant Headteacher, Holy Trinity Catholic School

  • Dan Preston, Assistant Headteacher, Aston Manor Academy

  • Alex MacMillan, Director of Marketing, MyTutor

AI in Action: Case studies of Using AI in Educational Settings

  • Alex Russell OBE, Chief Executive Officer, Bourne Education Trust -

  • Chris Goodall, Head of Digital Education, Bourne Education Trust - Slides Available Here

  • Emma Darcy, Director of Technology for Learning, Denbigh High School - Slides Available Here

  • Dr Adam Dwight, Lecturer in Education Studies & Professional Development and Learning Innovator, City of Wolverhampton College - Slides Available Here

Independent Schools Conference

Independent Schools Conference - Main Stage

The Next Steps for Cross Sector Partnerships and For Independent Schools

  • Oliver Blond, CEO, School Partnerships Alliance

  • Dr Joe Spence, Former Master, Dulwich College, Incoming CEO, School Partnerships Alliance

Keynote Address from The Independent Schools Inspectorate – Insights from Inspection

  • Vanessa Ward, Chief Inspector, Independent Schools Inspectorate

Independent But Not Alone – Lessons Learnt from Across the Sector and Across the Globe for Educational Excellence

  • Oanh Crouch, Director of Education, Globeducate

No Stone Unturned – Investigating the Available Business Options for Your School Regarding VAT

  • Kieran Smith, Partner, VAT and Customs Duty Services, Crowe

Diversifying Income: Is Philanthropy the Answer?

  • Lou Bennett, Chief Executive Officer, The Institute of Development Professionals in Education (IDPE)

  • Jonny Hylton, Foundation Director, Reigate Grammar School

Independent Schools Conference - Seminar Theatre

Session Hosted by Jisc - How a Secure, Cost-Effective Network can Empower Education: Enhance Staff Efficiency and Student Success

  • Jen Parry, Innovation Consultant, Jisc

Mind Over Matter – Championing Mental Health and Wellbeing Support to Build Stronger Learners and Brighter Futures

  • Gavin English, Deputy Head (Pastoral), Alleyn's School

  • Harry Mansfield, Managing Director, The Awareness Key

Thinking Differently – Using AI to Unlock New Possibilities for School Improvement

  • Luke Ramsden, Senior Deputy Head, St Benedict's School