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Management, Collaboration and Expansion Thursday 30th January 2014 – Manchester Chair: Bill Watkin Operational Director SSAT (The Schools Network) Speakers include: Confirmed Senior Representative Academies Delivery Group Department for Education Alison Critchley Executive Director RSA Academies Christopher Watt Chair of Governors Sponne Academy The Sponne Academy Governing Body were shortlisted for the NGA’s Outstanding Governing Body Award 2013 Peter Box Headteacher Kings Caple Primary Academy Kings Caple is part of the Herefordshire Marches Federation of Academies Pamela Wright OBE Executive Headteacher Wade Deacon High School TES Outstanding Secondary School of the Year 2012

Plus a Half-day Briefing

Financial Management for Academies Friday 31st January 2014 – Manchester Contributors

Academies Thursday 30th January 2014 – Manchester About the Event

Benefits of Attending

As the Department for Education reinforces its dedication to driving whole school improvement through the Academies Programme, our National Academies Conference showcases best practice in academy management, collaboration and expansion.

• Hear directly from the Department for Education on key developments and the future vision for the Academies Programme

• Discover how to manage in-year admissions in your own admissions authority and ensure that you have an equal and fair appeals policy

• Examine how to create an innovative curriculum offer that supports and stretches all students

• Gain insight from a leading federation of academies on how the structure can improve outcomes for young people

Designed for established academies, sponsors and those considering conversion, this event provides you with up-to-date national policy guidance from the Department for Education and expert advice from National Leaders in Education on the opportunities for converting or developing your existing provision. This conference is perfectly timed to offer you real insight into the following key issues: • Establishing strong leadership structures in collaborative models • Setting up supportive but accountable governance arrangements • Using peer challenge and school-to-school support to expand attainment across schools • Managing your own admissions authority Attend this event to explore how to capitalise on the freedoms of academy status and enable system-wide improvement through the academies agenda.

• Take the opportunity to question an expert education lawyer about legal and governance implications for different academy models • You will hear from a leading teaching school on the benefits of expanding provision beyond your own school gates

Sponsorship and Exhibition Opportunities

Who Should Attend

We offer a range of flexible packages which offer your organisation a platform to network and communicate with key organisations in the public sector.

Academies, Primary, Secondary, Special Schools, Church Academies, FE Colleges, Academy Groups, Local Authorities and Sponsors including:

For further information please contact Matt Turton on 020 7960 7717 or email [email protected]

• Headteachers and SMTs • Board Directors and Governors • Education Teams • School Finance and Resources Teams

• School Business Managers and Business Development Teams • School Improvement Teams • Benefactors and Private Sector Investors

Financial Management for Academies Friday 31st January 2014 – Manchester About the Event

Benefits of Attending

Facilitated by financial experts, this half-day briefing will help you to target resources effectively, manage complex contracts and assets, and look at procurement options that deliver value for money.

• Learn how to pool resources across academies and partner schools to achieve collective purchasing power and procure services at lower costs

As the focus on scrutiny and financial accountability intensifies, ensure you are equipped to accurately complete all financial reporting and assurance requirements to a high standard.

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• Understand how best to complete the Trustees Report and Annual Financial Statements • Discover how to align your school development plan with financial priorities to achieve school improvement targets

Conference Programme 09.20 Registration Tea and Coffee 09.50 Chair’s Opening Remarks Bill Watkin, Operational Director, SSAT (The Schools Network) Keynote Address 10.00 Realising the Opportunities of Academisation • Driving school improvement through the Academy Programme and school-to-school support • Ensuring accountability and value for money • Investigating new models for collaboration • Capitalising on academy freedoms Confirmed Senior Representative, Academies Delivery Group Department for Education 10.20 Questions and Discussion Leadership and Governance Models 10.30 Exploring the Federation Model for Effective Leadership • Developing a transparent accountability structure • Achieving cost effectiveness through sharing valuable resources Peter Box, Headteacher, Kings Caple Primary Academy 10.50 Questions and Discussion 11.00 Networking Tea and Coffee Break 11.30 The Role of Successful Governance in Driving Academy Improvement • Retaining, recruiting and getting the best out of governors who can support and challenge the senior leadership team • Understanding the data and reporting structures in order to target specific groups Christopher Watt, Chair of Governors, Sponne Academy 11.50 Questions and Discussion 12.00 Legal Essentials For Collaborative Models • Outlining the different types of collaborative structures • Considering implications for governance • Looking at case study examples Mary Groom, Partner Bates Wells Braithwaite

12.20 Questions and Discussion 12.30 Networking Lunch 13.30 Managing Your Own Admissions Authority • Clear and transparent admissions arrangements • Working to create a fair and equal admissions policy • Organising a fair appeals process • Coordinating in-year admissions Sarah Mills, Administration and Operations Manager Brooke Weston Trust Using Academy Freedoms to Improve Teaching and Learning 13.50 Building Successful School-to-School Support • Working towards peer challenge and improvement methods • Using your school’s strengths to support others and demonstrate ‘outstanding’ school leadership Tim Moralee, Principal Thomas Estley Community College 14.10 Session Questions and Discussion 14.20 Networking Tea and Coffee Break 14.40 Preparing Pupils for Further Study and the World of Work with Enhanced Curriculum Freedoms • Developing student leadership skills • Fostering partnerships with employers and universities • Making the most of rigorous vocational qualifications Alison Critchley, Executive Director RSA Academies 15.00 Using the Academy Model to Support all Students • Planning high quality provision for students with special educational needs • Stretching gifted and talented students • Embedding evidence-based teaching and learning Pamela Wright OBE, Executive Headteacher Wade Deacon High School 15.20 Session Questions and Discussion 15.30 Chair’s Closing Remarks and Close of Conference

Briefing Programme 08.30 Registration, Tea and Coffee

10.30 Networking Tea and Coffee Break

09.00 Facilitator’s Opening Remarks

11.00 Effective Management and Securing of Assets • Acquisition and disposal of fixed assets

09.10 Managing Increased Financial Autonomy: Accurate Financial Reporting and Assurance • Creating the Trustees Report and Annual Financial Statements 09.40 Questions and Discussion 09.50 Procurement, Purchasing and Contract Management • Purchasing power and economies of scale 10.20 Questions and Discussion

11.30 Questions and Discussion 11.40 The Value for Money Statement: Achieving Efficiency and Efficacy • Matching aims and objectives identified in the School Development Plan to financial priorities 12.10 Questions and Discussion 12.15 Facilitator’s Closing Remarks and Close of Conference

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