Main Stage: Day 1
Keynote: Preparing Students for their Future
- Graham Feek, Deputy CEO, Greenwood Academies Trust
- Jennifer King, Schools Engagement Lead, Microsoft
Forget ‘Catch-up’: Learning to Leapfrog in Post-Covid Leadership
- Liz-Robinson, Co-Director, Big Education
The Funding Chasm: Where are Schools Falling Short?
- Luke Sibieta, Programme Director Education and Skills, IFS, & Research Fellow, EPI
Main Stage: Day 2
At the Heart of Education Recovery: The National Tutoring Programme
- Graham Archer: Director Education Recovery, Department for Education
- Karen Guthrie, Programme Director, National Tutoring Programme – Randstad
Good Governance: Ethical, Effective and Accountable
- Emma Knights, CEO, National Governance Association
Education the Rock and Roll Years
- Les Walton, Founder and Chair, Association of Education Advisers
The Power of Regional Working and Collaboration
- Dominic Herrington, National Schools Commissioner, Department for Education
- Andrew Warren, Regional Schools Commissioner for the West Midlands, Department for Education
School Improvement Summit: Day 1
School Improvement: Evidenced-Based Best Practice for Planning
- Alex Quigley, National Content Manager, Education Endowment Foundation
How can the National Tutoring Programme be Utilised by your School to Ensure all Pupils Benefit from Dedicated Tuition Support?
- Andy Mellor, Non-Executive Director, National Tutoring Programme
Tutoring to Fit the School: A Case Study in Adopting the National Tutoring Programme at the University of Birmingham School
- Arthur Reeves, Assistant Vice Principal, University of Birmingham School
Implementing Carbon Neutrality and Improved Ventilation in your School
- David Lilley, Founding Member and Director, The Air Purification Trade Association (APTA)
Lessons from Lockdown: How Teaching Remotely Helped us See How to Understand and Improve Classroom
- Dr Robin Bevan, Past President, NEU; ISBL Patron; Headteacher, Southend High School for Boys
School Improvement Summit: Day 2
Learning Loss: The Gains, the Widening Gaps, and the Impact of Low Attendance
- Rt Hon. David Laws, Executive Chairman, The Education Policy Institute
Understanding the Capability of Modular to Futureproof your Estate
- Tim Williams, Education Specialist, PortakabinLD
MAT Summit: Day 1
Governance and the Academy Trust Handbook
- Sam Henson, Director of Policy and Information, National Governance Association
Effective Estate Management for Responsible Bodies
- Andrew Dutton, UK Account Director, Schools, Trusts and Local Government Education, Arcadis
The Art of MAT Finance
- Stephen Mitchell, CEO & Founder, Oak Multi-Academy Trust & Keystone Knowledge
MAT Summit: Day 2
Driving Change within a MAT
- Joseph Broadfield, Associate Principal, Oasis Academy Woodview
Business and Finance Stage: Day 1
Maturing your MAT: A CFO’s Tips for Growing a MAT and Surviving
- Steve Howell, CFO, Red Kite Learning Trust
The Importance of Excellent School Resource Management
- Bobby Thandi, Deputy Chief Executive Officer (CEO), L.E.A.D Academy Trust
- Danielle Duncan, School Resource Management Advisor (SRMA)
- Tanya Arkle, Deputy Direction of the School Resource Management (SRM) Division, Department for Education
- Michael Larsen, Trustee and Vice Chair, Aspire Academy Trust
The Schools Buying Programme
- Susan Dawson, Commercial Director, Department for Education
- David Allen, Schools Commercial Team, Department for Education
- Rob Owens, Chief Operating Officer, Stephenson Multi Academy
Joining the Dots to Achieve Excellent School Resource Management
- Daniel Tovey, Policy Advisor – Schools Benchmarking Service, Department for Education
- Tim Dumbleton Policy Designer Department for Education
- Robert Rodney, Policy Adviser, Department for Education
- Cherise Heavy, Communications and User Engagement lead, Department for Education
Get Help Buying for Schools
- Helen Lumb, Schools Commercial Team, Department for Education
- Cath Kelsall, Schools Commercial Team, Department for Education
- Amanda Quinn, Procurement Project Delivery Lead, YPO
- Vicky Horsfield, Category Manager, YPO
Business and Finance Stage: Day 2
Lessons in Financial Leadership: Five Strategies to Make Efficient Use of Your Time and Energy as an SBL in 2021.
- Julia Harnden, Funding Specialist, ASCL
Financial Intelligence & School Leadership: Operating a School or Trust in a New Era
- Husham Khan, School Business Leader and Author, drb Schools and Academies
Vigilance and Evolving Practice for Asbestos Management in Schools
- Jaswinder Didially, Head of Service, Education Infrastructure, Birmingham City Council
Be SMART Managing your Energy Consumption
- Arati Patel-Mistry, Schools commercial Team, Department for Education
- Ben Hardy, Schools commercial Team, Department for Education
- Stephen Daniels, Deputy Director for Benefits Realisation, Smart Metering Implementation Programme, Department for Business Energy and Industrial Strategy
- Linda Wilson, Head of Corporate Property Services, Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council
Professionalising Academy Estates through the Trust Network
- Bryony Green, Director of Corporate Services, Cabot Learning Federation
- Matt Isherwood, Director of Estates, Brooke Weston Trust
SEND Stage: Day 1
ABA’s Whole School Programme to Tackle SEND Bullying in Schools
- Liffy McDonnell Bond, Senior Programmes Officer, Anti-Bullying Alliance
SEND Governance for MAT Trustees
- Chris Rossiter, CEO, Driver Youth Trust
Autism Excellence and the Challenges and Opportunities of Post-Pandemic Landscape
- Professor Karen Guldberg, Director of the Autism Centre for Education and Research, University of Birmingham
SEND Stage: Day 2
National SEND Update
- Annamarie Hassall, Chief Executive Office, nasen
Real and Positive Outcomes of the Whole School Approach in SEND
- Alex Grady, Head of Whole School SEND, nasen
- Conrad Bourne, Director for Social Mobility, The Mercian Trust
- Nicole Dempsey, Assistant principal, Dixons Trinity Academy
Safeguarding and Wellbeing Stage: Day 1
An Entitlement to Mental Health Provision – Fixing a Failing System
- Jon Needham, Director of Safeguarding, Oasis Community Learning Multi-Academy Trust
- Sam Madden, Deputy Head for Wellbeing & Mental Health, St Pauls Independent Schools
Supporting DSLs: Status, Training, Time and Tools
- Jon Needham, Director of Safeguarding, Oasis Community Learning & Oasis Community Partnerships
- Vic Raynor, Inclusion Director, Archway Trust
- Louis Donald, Director of Safeguarding, Stowe Valley Multi Academy Trust
Teqball: Innovation and Inclusion in Sports
- Barnabas Nemeth, Coach Education Manager, FITEQ / International Teqball Federation
The Education Staff Wellbeing Charter
- Dominic Siwoku, Policy Adviser, Department for Education
- Gary Wilkie, CEO, Learning in Harmony Trust
Stories from Wales: Whole Country and Whole School Approaches Shifting From ‘Non-Racist’ to ‘Anti-Racist’
- Chantelle Haughton, Senior Lecturer in Primary Education and Early Years, Cardiff Metropolitan University
Safeguarding and Wellbeing Stage: Day 2
Heart Health & School Leadership: The Risks, the Facts and the Answers
- Andy Mellor, National Director of Wellbeing, Schools Advisory Service
- Matt O’Grady, Headteacher, West Horndon Primary School
- Dr Carla Stanton, GP & Medical Director, HeartMathUK
- Maria Brosnan, Founder, Pursuit Wellbeing
Countering the Rise Far Right Extremism in Schools
- Owen Jones, Director of Education & Training, HOPE not hate
Sepsis Savvy School: Free PSHE resources for each KS to help raise awareness and save lives!
- Brian Davies, Corporate Fundraising Manager, UK Sepsis Trust