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09:00 to 09:45
09:00 – 09:45
Registration and refreshments
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09:45 to 10:00
09:45 – 10:00
Chair’s Introduction & Welcome
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10:00 to 10:30
10:00 – 10:30
Funding Update
Education Funding in 2018/19
Manage uncertainty surrounding the new National Funding Formula and gain clarity on increases to pensions and National Insurance to effectively prepare for the impact on your organisation
Julia Harnden, ASCL Funding Specialist
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10:30 to 11:00
10:30 – 11:00
Staffing costs
How to carry out a compliant restructure:
• Understand key timelines and notice periods for leadership, teaching and non-teaching staff restructures
• Know legally when and how to harmonise t&cs and make changes to TLR systems
• Learn how to avoid tribunals and unfair dismissal claims
Heather Mitchell, Associate, Browne Jacobson LLP
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11:00 to 11:20
11:00 – 11:20
Question and answers using interactive tool Slido
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11:20 to 11:50
11:20 – 11:50
Morning refreshments
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11:50 to 12:50
11:50 – 12:50
Practical and interactive workshops 1
1A RESTRUCTURES
Learn how to carry out a financial audit of your staffing structure, assess relevant ratios and ensure affordability when carrying out a restructure
Micon Metcalfe, Director of Finance and Business, Dunraven School
1B PREMISES MANAGEMENT
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12:50 to 13:50
12:50 – 13:50
Lunch, exhibition & networking
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13:50 to 14:50
13:50 – 14:50
Practical and interactive workshops 2
2A FORECASTING & BUDGETING
Presenting the certainty of uncertainty: Build up effective scenarios and realistic 3-5 year budgets to ensure accurate short- and long-term forecasting
Sue Birchall, Business Manager, The Malling School
2B RECRUITMENT
Learn how to market and promote your school effectively to attract the highest-quality staff and help reduce expensive recruitment costs
Share your own experiences and learn from others during this interactive session
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14:50 to 15:10
14:50 – 15:10
Afternoon refreshments
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15:10 to 16:10
15:10 – 16:10
Practical and interactive workshops 3
3A BID WRITING EXPERTISE
Generating income through quality grant applications: Know where to look, gain key pointers on successful bid writing and top tips on securing approval
Work through practical examples of how to write persuasive and successful bids
3B COLLABORATION
What does true school-to-school collaboration look like and how can we overcome competition to achieve effective procurement and value for money?
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16:10 to 16:40
16:10 – 16:40
Working smarter
How to work smarter not harder
Apply business principles and models across your practice and use these to inform your strategic business improvement plan
Nickii Messer, School Business Manager and Leadership Development
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16:40
16:40
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