THE AGENDA
22nd NovemberNovember 22, 2023
Main Stage
9:20 am - 9:30 am
Chair’s Address
Welcome to the Schools and Academies Show 2023, Birmingham
Speakers
Stephen Morales
Chief Executive
Institute of School Business Leadership (ISBL)
Confirmed
Jon Severs
Editor
TES
Confirmed
Main Stage
9:30 am - 9:50 am
Opening Keynote Address: Address From The Secretary of State for Education
- The role of technology in education
- Britain in 20 years’ time and the skills we will need
- The importance of working with local business to support learners entering the work place
Business & Finance Theatre
10:00 am - 10:30 am
New ISBL Standards
- How the standards will support your work in schools
- What the standards mean for the professional body
- Steps to take in order to meet the new standards
Speakers
Stephen Morales
Chief Executive
Institute of School Business Leadership (ISBL)
Confirmed
SEND Theatre
10:00 am - 11:00 am
Meeting the Needs of the Changing Profile of Pupils with SEN
- Effective management of SEND budgets and resources
- Ensuring sufficiency of capacity and provision
- Understanding the impact of the new EHCP and implications on identifying pupils with need
- With SEND diagnosis on the rise, what should schools be doing to support pupils in meeting need?
Speakers
Sonal Desai
Area SEND Lead
Croydon Council
Confirmed
John Reilly
Principal
Addington Valley Academy
Confirmed
Wellbeing & Safeguarding Theatre
10:00 am - 10:45 am
Underlying It All Is… Behaviour
- Utilising and engaging your wider community to support your behaviour management
- Systems and structures which support positive behaviours and the knock on with regards to wellbeing
- Your school’s network’s role in safeguarding and supporting wellbeing
- The relationship between managing behaviour and attendance
Chair
Jon Needham
Director of Safeguarding
Oasis Community Learning Multi-Academy Trust
Confirmed
Speakers
Karl Pupé
Author
The Action Hero Teacher
Confirmed
Sustainability & Estates Theatre
10:00 am - 10:30 am
Session Sponsored by Capita
Content TBA
School Improvement Theatre
10:10 am - 10:40 am
Session Sponsored by Randstad
Content TBA
Trust & Trustees Theatre
10:10 am - 10:40 am
Sponsored Session Lesson Up
Content TBA
Main Stage
10:30 am - 10:50 am
Keynote Address – Address from the Shadow Secretary of State for Education
- The direction of Education Policy under a Labour Government
- The values which underpin Labour’s approach to the school system
- What to expect from a Labour Government when working with the sector
Trust & Trustees Theatre
10:50 am - 11:20 am
Starting a New or Joining a MAT: A Governors Perspective
- The role of governors in the decision-making process of establishing a MAT or joining an established Trust
- A change of role to become a trustee or an academy local governor
- The role of trustees in growing or merging a trust
- Developing a shared understanding and vision across the governing boards
Speakers
Emma Knights OBE
CEO
National Governance Association
Confirmed
Main Stage
11:00 am - 11:20 am
Keynote Address: Education Spokesperson for the Liberal Democrats
- What education means to the Liberal Democrats
- The Liberal vision for education
School Improvement Theatre
11:00 am - 11:45 am
Outcomes vs Attendance: Can We Have One Without the Other?
- Exploring the links between attendance and outcomes
- The impact attendance has on family welfare
- The role the whole school community has to play in supporting improving pupil attendance data
- How pastoral practices impact on wider school improvement
- Developing a culture of attendance and improved outcomes
Chair
Sir Andrew Carter K.B.E
CEO
South Farnham Educational Trust
Confirmed
Sustainability & Estates Theatre
11:20 am - 12:05 pm
Developing Your School of The Future and The Quest for Net Zero
- The process of decarbonising your school
- Assessing your estates potential to develop current infrastructure for retro fitting
- Identifying creative design solutions to ensure your buildings are sustainable
Main Stage
11:30 am - 12:15 pm
Retention, Recruitment and Reciprocity: Competencies Needed To Lead A Successful Education System
- What skills and talent are required within the sector
- Creating working environments which retain staff
- Developing organisational capacity through developing your staff
Chair
Jon Severs
Editor
TES
Confirmed
Speakers
Jack Worth
School Workforce Lead
NFER
Confirmed
Natalie Perera
CEO
EPI
Confirmed
Steve Rollett
Deputy CEO
Confederation of School Trusts
Confirmed
Trust & Trustees Theatre
11:30 am - 12:00 pm
Session Sponsored by The Education Development Trust
Content TBA
Business & Finance Theatre
12:00 pm - 12:45 pm
Simplification of Central Functions
- Why MATs should think about centralising back office functions
- What functions should be included in your centralisation project
- How to set about centralising central functions, outlining the process and assessing the results
- Overcoming challenges to simplifying core functions and what happens afterwards
Speakers
Stephen Mitchell
CEO
Keystone Knowledge
Confirmed
School Improvement Theatre
12:05 pm - 12:35 pm
Session Sponsored by Education Development Trust
Content TBA
Trust & Trustees Theatre
12:10 pm - 12:50 pm
The Evolution of Academy Trusts
- Preparing Academy Trusts for the next phase of the academisation agenda and what this will entail
- Exploring the Quality Trust Descriptors and the Academies Regulatory and Commissioning Review
- Five Pillars of Trust Quality and how these will shape the future of the sector
Chair
John Murphy
Chief Executive Officer
Oasis Community Learning
Confirmed
Speakers
Anita Notta
Executive Principal/ Chief Executive Officer
Khalsa Academies Trust
Confirmed
David Withey
Chief Executive
Education and Skills Funding Agency
Confirmed
Sustainability & Estates Theatre
12:15 pm - 12:45 pm
Nourishing the Future: Sustainable Food in Schools
- How not to break the bank whilst serving sustainable food
- Best practice examples on reducing food waste, serving up sustainable menus and using local produce
- Practical advice to introduce food education projects that focus on sustainability
Wellbeing & Safeguarding Theatre
12:25 pm - 1:25 pm
Wellbeing Takeover
12:25 – 12:30
Chair’s Opening /Intro
12:30 – 12:45
Case Study One
12:45- 13:00
Case Study Two
13:00 -13:15
Case Study Three
13:10- 13:25
Q and A
SEND Theatre
12:30 pm - 1:00 pm
New National Standards from the SEND and AP Plan: What You Need to Know
- How the Standards will impact the role of the SENCO
- Preparing for the change required by the SEND and AP Plan
- Understanding the changes to the space
- Having a timeline and road map to changes
School Improvement Theatre
12:45 pm - 1:15 pm
Allocating Resources Where It Matters: Slashing Your Supply Costs
- Tackling the cost of supply and how this should be spent elsewhere
- Providing consistent learning experiences
- Addressing staff absences in order to maintain routines
Business & Finance Theatre
12:55 pm - 1:25 pm
Proper Preparation Prevents Poor Performance: How to Plan a Budget in Changing Circumstances
- How to overcome the challenges for accurate forecasting and budgeting
- Navigating fluid situations, with the resources you have
- The process of risk assessing your three-year budget
School Improvement Theatre
1:00 pm - 1:30 pm
Staying Power : Ensuring your Governance Work is Sustainable
- Managing your governance workload: how to govern well without drowning
- Doing things differently: approaches to complaints and exclusion panels
- Recruiting and retaining volunteers
- Working well with your Senior Leadership Team and governance professional
Speakers
Emma Knights OBE
CEO
National Governance Association
Confirmed
Sustainability & Estates Theatre
1:00 pm - 1:30 pm
Reimagining Climate Change Education in Primary
- Moving from science-based climate change education to expansive education: immersive, attentive and trans-disciplinary
- Sharing examples of empowering pupils by enabling them to develop new alternatives to dominant conventions
- Nurturing hope, agency and voice to increase pupils’ engagement in climate change discussions
- Sketching out a roadmap for delivering a tiered approach to climate change curriculum
Main Stage
1:10 pm - 1:40 pm
Everyday is a School Day: What You Learn as Chief Inspector
- Reflecting on my time as Chief Inspector
- A vision for the Ofsted of the future
- The journey of Ofsted over my time in office
SEND Theatre
1:10 pm - 1:40 pm
Adding The Strings to The SENCO Bow: Building Your SENCO Skill Set
- The importance of continual learning for SEND Practitioners
- Using your skill set to support your setting for accountability measures
- Seeking CPD which will have the greatest impact in your setting
School Improvement Theatre
1:25 pm - 2:05 pm
If I Knew Then What I Know Now: Building the Skill Set for Leadership
- CPD beyond the NPQ framework
- Understanding the change required for different stages of leadership
- How to successfully succession plan through a robust management structure
- The importance of a clear strategy and vision for developing all leaders within schools
- How to manage relationships and interactions
Business & Finance Theatre
1:35 pm - 2:05 pm
Using AI to Support your School Resource Management
- Exploring the role of AI in deploying resources within your setting
- How can AI support your resource management?
- Implementing AI as a tool for resource management
Speakers
Stephen Mitchell
CEO
Keystone Knowledge
Confirmed
Wellbeing & Safeguarding Theatre
1:40 pm - 2:10 pm
A Poster in the Staffroom Does Not Address Your Staff Wellbeing
- Actionable steps your school should take to improve staff wellbeing
- What a school which takes wellbeing seriously looks like
- How to develop a coherent plan to address wellbeing
Speakers
Jon Needham
Director of Safeguarding
Oasis Community Learning Multi-Academy Trust
Confirmed
Trust & Trustees Theatre
1:45 pm - 2:15 pm
Rethinking Models of Governance
- How remodelling you governance structure can benefit your trust
- The process of reviewing your governance and implementing change collaboratively
- Selecting governors with expertise
- Establishing clear lines of communication from the governing body to leadership
Main Stage
1:50 pm - 2:35 pm
In the Right Place, At the Right Time, Doing the Right Thing: Exploring the Links Between Behaviour and Attendance
- What values underpin our interactions with pupils and staff?
- Understanding which approaches work to improve behaviour… and which don’t
- What better attendance means for your behaviour policies
Chair
Jon Severs
Editor
TES
Confirmed
SEND Theatre
1:50 pm - 2:20 pm
All for One and One for All: Developing Neuro-Inclusive Schools for both Staff and Children
- How to make sure your setting is inclusive for both staff and pupils who identify as neurodivergent
- Building a supportive culture, which understands the needs of neurodivergent learners, and how this will benefit your entire school community
- Ensuring your setting has provision for the wider school community who have special educational needs
Sustainability & Estates Theatre
1:50 pm - 2:20 pm
Utilising The Condition Improvement Fund
- How to plan your school improvement projects
- Ensuring your estate strategy is well thought out and considered
- Assessing your priorities for estate development
School Improvement Theatre
2:15 pm - 2:45 pm
The Cost of The Cost of Living
- What steps have schools been taking to mitigate the impacts of the cost of living crisis
- Preventing digital poverty impacting on access to learning and outcomes
- Removing the stigma attached to Free School Meals
- How has the cost of living crisis been impacting schools
Business & Finance Theatre
2:15 pm - 2:45 pm
Working With the Business World to Get the Most for Your Setting
- How school and business leaders can work together to develop skills and knowledge
- Organisations working together to understand the systemic barriers to social mobility
- Developing a culture with purpose, which pairs with a vision
Trust & Trustees Theatre
2:25 pm - 2:55 pm
Re-launching a MAT: There Is a Tide in The Affairs of Men. Which, Taken at the Flood, Leads on to Fortune
- Assessing a coasting MAT to understand when a re-launch is necessary, thus allowing focused improvement
- The journey of re-establishing vision and ethos, to ensure your culture is right
- Understanding challenges and opportunities with re-launching a MAT and how this supports growth in the long term
Wellbeing & Safeguarding Theatre
2:25 pm - 2:55 pm
No Weak Links in The Chain: Understanding Safeguarding is Everyone’s Responsibility
- Ensuring all voices are heard when addressing safeguarding concerns
- Removing adultifcation bias from your safeguarding procedures
- Bringing all staff within your setting on your safeguarding journey
SEND Theatre
2:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Principles Only Mean Something When You Stick to Them When It’s Inconvenient: CST’s Paper on SEND
- The five principles guiding the CST’s approach to SEND provision
- Taking ownership of the SEND space and deciding the direction of travel for the SEND sector
- The contents of CST’s paper and what this means for practice within the SEND space
Sustainability & Estates Theatre
2:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Learning Spaces
14:30 – 14:35 Introduction
14:35- 14:55 – The Intersection of Environment and Learning : Lessons from HE
- How to utilise your built environment for learning
- Integrating space for learning in modern estate management
- Strategies for creating inclusive and equitable learning environment
14:55 – 15:15 – The Power of Space
- Understanding the influence of physical learning environments on student motivation
- Examining strategies to promote collaboration, group work, and peer-to-peer interaction through purposeful design
- Adaptability and flexibility in designing spaces that will accommodate evolving educational needs
- Exploring the power of sensory stimuli to enhance learning and memory retention
Chair
Jo Marchant
School Resource Management Adviser (SRMA) and Head of Estates
Education for the 21st Century
Confirmed
Main Stage
2:45 pm - 3:30 pm
Turning The Tide: The Role of Area Based Partnerships in a School-Led System
- How do schools work together in a fragmented educational landscape?
- The importance of contextually informed decision making and locally driven action
- What is the future of area-based cooperation?
Chair
Stephen Morales
Chief Executive
Institute of School Business Leadership (ISBL)
Confirmed
School Improvement Theatre
2:55 pm - 3:25 pm
School Improvement Is a Journey: How to Get Off On The Right Start
- How to lay solid foundations for your school improvement process
- Identifying priorities and quick wins
- Developing a culture which strives for greatness
Business & Finance Theatre
2:55 pm - 3:25 pm
All Present and Correct : Keeping on Top of the Audit and Compliance Process
- How to effectively manage your auditing process
- Ensuring you are up to date with reporting and auditing
- Challenges faced by school business managers in maintaining compliance and how to overcome these
Speakers
Simon Oxenham
Director of Resources
Southend High School
Confirmed
SEND Theatre
3:10 pm - 3:40 pm
Deployment of TAs : What The Literature Said
- Supporting your use of Teaching Assistants through understanding the academic literature
- Understanding the complexity of deploying teaching assistants
- Trends identified in the use of teaching assistants
- Exploring relationships between early career teachers and teaching assistants
Wellbeing & Safeguarding Theatre
3:10 pm - 3:40 pm
Inclusive Safeguarding and Policy Formation: Why It Matters
- Framing policy by dealing with the positive
- How to cut through the hysteria around the policy
- Understanding the Department for Education’s guidance on SRE
- Inclusive safeguarding – what are schools doing to be inclusive with their policy creation?