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Thank you for being a part of the Schools & Academies Show Birmingham in November, we 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.

Business & Finance Theatre

New ISBL Standards

Stephen Morales, CEO - Institute of School Business Leadership (ISBL)

Transforming Trust Finance Across My MAT

Becci Denbigh, CFO - InMAT

The Power of School Business Professional (SBP) Networks: Connect and Collaborate to Support Your School Buying

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

  • Pauline Aitchison, Deputy Director - Schools North East

  • Zoe Allcott, Business Manager/Company Secretary - Thrive Education Partnership

  • Ben Hardy, Stakeholder and Engagement Lead - DfE - Schools Commercial Team

  • Peter Stopford, Policy Lead - School Business Professional Strategy, DfE

Department for Education Theatre

Capital Advisers Programme - Update

Yodit Tesfaye, Head of Programme - Department for Education

Crime, Fire, and Health and Safety – Things to Consider in your School

Russ Bland, Crime, Health & Safety/Fire Safety Resilience Manager - Department for Education

Help, I’m not a Procurement Expert!

  • Tim Brown, Stakeholder Manager - Department for Education

  • Cath Kelsall, Stakeholder and Engagement Manager - Department for Education

Supporting Workload and Wellbeing in Schools

  • Dominic Siwoku, Team Leader - Department for Education

  • Naomi Byrne, Senior Policy Advisor - DfE

  • Elizabeth Whetham, Executive Headteacher - DoWMAT

  • David Lowbridge-Ellis, Director of School Improvement - Matrix Academy Trust

Pupil Wellbeing and Mental Health - the Importance of a Whole School/College Approach

  • Deborah Jones, Education System Engagement, Mental Health Delivery Division - Department for Education

  • Kirstie Stroud, Strategic Lead, Mental Health Delivery - Department for Education

National Tutoring Programme - Academic Year 2023 to 2024

Elyse Challis, National Tutoring Programme - Department for Education

Automation of the Chart of Accounts

Andrew Duncan, Funding Team - Department for Education

School Account

  • Jen Halmshaw, Digital Strategy for Education - Department for Education

  • Matthew Pearce, Digital Strategy for Education - Department for Education

Pupil Premium and Recovery Premium Session

  • Gillian Machin, Policy Advisor - Department for Education

  • Annabel Basford, Policy Advisor - Department for Education

Teaching Vacancies - Putting Funding Back into the Classroom

Will Bourke, Teaching Vacancies - Department for Education

Intro to School Resource Management (SRM)

  • Cherise Heavey, Communications and User-Engagement Lead - Department for Education

  • Lindsey Roberts, School Resource Managerment Comms and Engagement Team - Department for Education

Main Stage

Responding To Policy: How to Guide Your Setting Using Evidence and Policy

Professor Qing Gu, Professor of Leadership in Education - University College London Institute of Education

We Don’t Need a Dream. We can have a Plan: Building A Sustainable Education System

Carl Ward, CEO - City Learning Trust

Your Focus Determines Your Reality: Evaluating the Education Inspection Framework

Christopher Russell HMI - Ofsted

Safeguarding & Wellbeing Theatre

Preventative Approaches To Supporting the Wellbeing of The School Community

  • Alix Robertson, Senior Associate - Centre for Education and Youth

  • Anamaria Granada, Research Associate - The Centre for Education & Youth

Wellbeing Takeover

Building an Approach to Mental Health and Wellbeing at Primary School

Mary Fraser, Headteacher, Cherry Tree School Bolton

Supporting Mental Health and Wellbeing in an 11-18 Secondary School

Emma Kavanagh, Deputy Headteacher, Arthur Mellows Village College Peterborough

Supporting Children and Families with Mental Health and Wellbeing

Debbie Hopwood, Headteacher, Moorgate Primary School

A Poster in the Staffroom Does Not Address Your Staff Wellbeing

  • Jon Needham, National Director for Safeguarding & Wellbeing - Oasis Community Learning Multi-Academy Trust

  • Sue Martin, Adult Mental Health and Wellbeing Lead - Inspiring Futures Through Learning

Beyond the Staffroom Notice Board

Sue Martin​, Adult Wellbeing and Mental Health Lead​, Inspiring Futures through Learning 

School Improvement Theatre

The Brain Science Behind Empathetic Leadership for Reducing Staff Stress and Anxiety

Chris Misselbrook, School Middle Leader and Whole School Wellness Coach

Unleashing Greatness: Using Peer Review and Coaching to Achieve Sustainable, Collaborative School Improvement

  • Niki Thomas, SPP Lead Associate - Education Development Trust

  • Jade Vickers, Acting Deputy Headteacher - South Essex Academy Trust

School Improvement Is A Journey: How to Get Off On The Right Start

Jon Bishop, Headteacher, Robert Bakewell Primary School

SEND Theatre

Adding the Strings to the SENCO Bow: Building Your SENCO Skillset

Michael Surr, Head of Education and Editor - National Association for Special Educational Needs

Can All Children Learn to Read?

  • Davina Salmon, Director - Wandle Learning Partnership

  • Charlotte Raby, Little Wandle Programme Developer - Wandle Learning Partnership

Deployment of TAs : What The Literature Said

Geoff Lewis, PhD Researcher -  Department of Education Studies, University of Warwick

All for One and One for All: Developing Neuro-Inclusive Schools for both Staff and Children

Frances Akinde, SEND Adviser & Inspector - BAMEed SEND

Sustainability & Estates Theatre

Smart Classrooms: Reduce Energy Costs and Optimise Your Buildings with Our Smart Classroom Technology

  • Darren Howe, Portfolio Strategy and Propositions Director - Capita

  • Fiona Brazill, Building Physicist - Capita

Safe and Sound : Risk Assessing Your Estate

Stuart McGregor, Head of Health and Safety - NASPM

Nourishing the Future: Sustainable Food in Schools

Laura Mumford, Head of Training - Chefs in Schools

Unlocking Efficiencies in the Education Estate

Will Attlee, Associate Director – Development - LocatEd

Interface Between Environment and Learning – Lessons from Higher Education

Dr Akin Oluwatudimu, Director of Estates & Facilities

The Power of Space: How our Buildings can Support Inclusivity, Wellbeing and Improved Outcomes

Robert Gould, Partner - Barker Associates

Trust & Trustees Theatre

Starting a New or Joining a MAT: A Governors Perspective

  • Emma Knights OBE, Co-Chief Executive - National Governance Association (NGA)

  • Sam Henson, Director of Policy and Communcations - National Governance Association (NGA)

The Importance of Continued Professional Learning and Professional Networks for Executive Leaders.

  • Jim Rogers, Principal Education Advisor and NPQEL Course Director

  • Marc Cooper, Director - Vantage Teaching School Hub, National Leader in Education Hull and East Riding

Why Flexible Working is a Priority Now

  • Jayne Thorpe, Education Director Policy and Partnerships - Capita

  • Joanne Edwards, Delivery Lead - Department for Education

  • Jeannette Mackinney, Education Consultant - Hales Valley Trust

  • Rachel Lane, Flexible Working Training Manager - Capita

Rethinking Models of Governance

Susan Beasley, Executive Lead for Governance and Compliance - Mowbray Education Trust