Operating an Efficient Trust - Manchester - More places added due to popular demand! - Programme

Achieve lasting impact through effective and efficient operation of your school trust

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Registration, refreshments and networking (09:00)

Welcome from Optimus Education (09:25)

Chair's introduction and welcome (09:30)

Mark Blois, Partner and Head of Education, Browne Jacobson LLP

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Accountability (09:40)

Understand the complexities of accountability in the current landscape

Stephen Morales, Chief Executive, Institute of School Business Leadership

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What does the White Paper mean to you? (10:05)

Facilitated roundtable discussion

Patrick Ottley-O’Connor, Executive Leader and Leadership Development Coach

Liz Anderson, CEO, Djanogly Learning Trust

Operating efficiency through technology (10:30)

Drive your trust’s development with a system landscape that will provide the best operating efficiency and effectiveness for your trust

Will Jordan, CEO and Co-founder, IMP Software

Questions and answers (10:50)

Morning refreshments, networking and exhibition (11:00 - 11:45)

Workshop choices (11:45 - 12:35)

1A. Making your MAT attractive

Ensure that your school trust is appealing internally and externally so your growth process runs efficiently

Karen Burns, CEO, Victorious Academies Trust

1B. Making the most of your funding

Explore examples of how to scale growth, when and how to invest in your central team, GAG and Reserves pooling, and the challenges you're facing in your own trust

Stephen Mitchell, CEO, Keystone Knowledge

1C. Growth

Join this session for a facilitated free sharing of ideas and an opportunity to connect with other trust leaders to solve issues you might face during a growth process

Patrick Ottley-O’Connor, Executive Leader and Leadership Development Coach

Lunch, networking and exhibition (12:35 - 13:25)

Cyber fraud (13:25)

Benefit from techniques that will reduce the significant impact fraud can have on your trust

Ian Buss, Managing Director, Education Banking Consultancy

Panel discussion: Good governance (13:45)

Learn from expert experience to help you create effective and coherent governance in your trust

Mark Blois, Partner and Head of Education, Browne Jacobson LLP

Karen Burns, CEO, Victorious Academies Trust

Stephen Morales, Chief Executive, Institute of School Business Leadership

Workshop choices (14:20 - 15:10)

2A. Digital strategy

Enhance your trust’s core business systems and software to ensure a streamlined, efficient digital strategy

Stephen Sanderson, Chief Information Officer, Greenwood Academies Trust and Managing Director, Our Learning Cloud

Hear from Stephen about his workshop here

2B. Procurement

How the new procurement regime encourages and supports efficient contract award and managements

Louise Bennett, Senior Associate, Browne Jacobson LLP

2C. Efficient and simplified investment and reserves strategies

Create an efficient Investment policy and strategy to help maximise interest potential

Ian Buss, Managing Director, Education Banking Consultancy

Afternoon refreshments, networking and exhibition (15:10 - 15:30)

Workshop choices (15:30 - 16:20)

3A. Centralisation

Ensure your trust has a robust central capacity, whilst understanding the advantages and disadvantages of different centralised processes

Patrick Ottley-O’Connor, Executive Leader and Leadership Development Coach

3B. Sustainability

Drive cost efficiencies through reducing carbon emissions, and meet ESG goals as part of your growth plan

Chris Jermy, Head of Business Development, Zenergi

3C. Impactful HR Strategy

Understand the future work trends for MATs and how those influence your MATs HR service and resource

Emma Hughes, Head of HR Services, Browne Jacobson LLP

Conference closes at 16:20