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09:00 to 09:40
09:00 – 09:40
Registration and refreshments
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09:40 to 10:00
09:40 – 10:00
Chair’s Introduction and Welcome
Matthew Clements-Wheeler, Chair of ISBL
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10:00 to 10:30
10:00 – 10:30
Financial update
Detailed update on school finance: how to maximise resources in a challenging climate.
Nigel Brunning - ISBL Fellow and School Resource Management Adviser
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10:30 to 11:10
10:30 – 11:10
Staffing
Are you getting best value from your staff? Tackling underperformance, absence management and increasing retention.
Tom Wallace, Senior HR Consultant, Browne Jacobson LLP
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11:10 to 11:20
11:10 – 11:20
Questions and answers
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11:20 to 12:00
11:20 – 12:00
Morning refreshments
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12:00 to 12:55
12:00 – 12:55
1A: Grants and bid-writing
Learn more about available grants and advance your bid writing abilities to become more versatile and successful in acquiring funds.
Justin Smith, Chameleon Training
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12:00 – 12:55
1B: Finance Roundtable
Share and compare data with others from similar schools to benchmark and be certain you are getting best value for money
Matthew Clements-Wheeler, Chair of ISBL
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12:00 – 12:55
1C: ICFP
Understand Integrated Curriculum Financial Planning and how it can help maximise staffing and manage resources efficiently in your setting.
Justine Berkeley, SBM Services
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12:55 to 13:45
12:55 – 13:45
Lunch and networking with exhibitors
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13:45 to 14:10
13:45 – 14:10
Business partnerships
Working with businesses: strategies for developing partnerships and generating income and savings
Justin Smith, Chameleon Training and Consultancy
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14:10 to 14:30
14:10 – 14:30
Governance
Collaborating to ensure compliance and financial efficiencies
Steve Edmonds, Director of Advice and Guidance, National Governance Association
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14:30 to 14:40
14:30 – 14:40
Questions and answers
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14:40 to 15:30
14:40 – 15:30
2A: Marketing for recruitment
Gain innovative low-cost marketing skills to attract and retain high quality staff.
Daryll Middleton, Teaglo
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14:40 – 15:30
2B: Estate management
Plan to make the most of limited resources and ensure a coordinated approach which meets your school improvement goals.
Robert Gould FRICS, Partner, Barker Associates
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14:40 – 15:30
2C: Support staff
Practical strategies to build a quality support staff team where everyone is working to their optimum.
Nickii Messer, All the geese
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15:30 to 15:50
15:30 – 15:50
Afternoon refreshments
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15:50 to 16:40
15:50 – 16:40
3A: Fundraising
Harnessing crowdfunding and your parents and alumni networks to fundraise.
Phil Geraghty, Founder of Crowdfunder.co.uk
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15:50 – 16:40
3B: Wellbeing and Career Development
Practical strategies for managing an ever-growing workload and developing your career.
Nickii Messer, All the Geese
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15:50 – 16:40
3C: Energy management
Improve energy efficiency, monitor costs and access funding options for renewables.
Chris Jermy, Zenergi
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16:40
16:40
Conference close
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