Agenda
Day 1November 29, 2022
8:15 am - 9:30 am
Registration and Networking
9:30 am - 9:35 am
Chair’s Opening Address
Speakers
Sarah Cunnae
Head of Media and Communications
Independent Schools Council
Confirmed
9:35 am - 10:05 am
Stronger Together, Celebrating the Impact of School Partnerships
- The value of Independent Schools in Communities and the Education Sector as a Whole
- Understanding the Benefits of Partnerships for your Independent School
- Why Partnership Working is Essential in light of Policy Developments.
Speakers
Julie Robinson
Chief Executive Officer
Independent Schools Council
Confirmed
Oliver Blond
Chief Executive Officer
Schools Partnership Alliance
Confirmed
10:05 am - 10:25 am
Session TBA
Session hosted by one of our partners
10:25 am - 10:45 am
The Future is Global: The Importance of International Expansion
- The financial incentive for international expansion.
- The future of UK independent schools on the global stage.
- How your home-grown students will benefit from your international partnerships.
Speakers
Colin Bell
CEO
COBIS - Council of British International Schools
Confirmed
10:45 am
Exhibition and Networking
11:15 am - 11:45 am
Session Hosted by the Safeguarding Company
Content TBA
This session will take place in the Abbey Room
11:15 am - 11:45 am
It’s About Time – How to deliver IT for better Outcomes, Wellbeing and Sustainability.
3 main topics:
- Zero touch network management
- Sustainability
- Security & Safeguarding
Session Hosted by HPE Aruba Networking
Speakers
Simon Wilson
CTO, UK & Ireland
HPE Aruba Networking
Confirmed
11:15 am - 11:45 am
Session TBA
Session hosted by one of our partners
11:15 am - 11:45 am
Session Hosted by Modulek
Content TBA
11:15 am - 11:45 am
Excellent Teachers Create Excellent Memories.
A memorable teacher should be inspiring; through a combination of expertise, teaching methods & trust, their impact on students should be a positive one. Investing in teachers drives exceptional results and maintains your competitive edge. Discover how to empower teachers to be the best they can be, creating greater student outcomes and ensuring the next generation is motivated and equipped to meet the challenges and opportunities of the future head on.
Speakers
Stella James
Schools Specialist
Former Online Safety Specialist and EdTech Founder
Confirmed
Matt Tiplin
Vice President
ONVU Learning
Confirmed
11:50 am - 12:20 pm
Session Hosted by Cubbie
Content TBA
11:50 am - 12:20 pm
Get Ahead of 2024’s Digital Headaches
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- Managing applications like employees
- Safeguarding & Security
- Your School in the Cloud
Session Hosted by MSP Lab
Speakers
Adam Brigham
CEO
MSP Lab
Confirmed
Matthew Cowan
IT and Strategy Consultant
MSP Lab
Confirmed
11:50 am - 12:20 pm
How Modern Technology Can Improve Student Attainment and Retention
- An overview of Booost Education’s products, Booost and Luna. The company was founded by experts in FE and HE who sought to create solutions to common student problem.
- Booost is a smart time management and wellbeing support app, which helps students to organise their time and overcome challenges to wellbeing. Specifically, Booost supports students through the influx of autonomy that comes in FE and HE.
- Luna is Booost Education’s latest product: through AI, it allows students to instantly create flashcards on any subject or source material. The software also uses theory-backed learning techniques to create a personalised revision schedule, helping students to structure their studies.
Session Hosted by Booost Education
Speakers
Tom Webb
Business Manager
Booost Education
Confirmed
11:50 am - 12:20 pm
Delivering Quality Buildings for Learning
A holistic review of the benefits and challenges in maintaining high quality educational standards in the Independent School Sector, based on recent and ongoing experience. Delivered by a collaborative team of designers, advisors and makers. The talk covers the different aspects of delivering high quality buildings in an ever challenging planning and economic context.
This session will take place in the Abbey Room
Speakers
Phil Elliott
Director, Cost Consultant
Patten Elliot
Confirmed
Rupert Fisher
Furniture Maker
Fisher Morrison
Confirmed
Andrew Nevin
Director, Architect
Allies and Morrison
Confirmed
Steve Patten
Director, Client Advisor
Elliot Patten
Confirmed
11:50 am - 12:20 pm
Session TBA
Session hosted by one of our partners
12:20 pm - 1:20 pm
Lunch, Exhibition, and Networking
1:20 pm - 2:00 pm
A Ship on Stormy Seas: The Biggest Dangers Facing the Sector and How we Must Prepare
- With an uncertain future ahead regarding VAT, charity status and business rates, what do independent schools need to be doing right now to protect themselves and their legacy?
- If these plans do go through, what changes would need to be made to individual schools and to the sector as a whole?
- Are the proposed changes short sighted and what should a policy driven mutually beneficial relationship between the independent and maintained sector look like?
Chair
Sarah Cunnae
Head of Media and Communications
Independent Schools Council
Confirmed
Speakers
David Woodgate
CEO
Independent Schools' Bursars Association
Confirmed
Marina Gardiner-Legge
President Elect
Girls' Schools Association
Confirmed
Rudolf Eliott Lockhart
Chief Executive Officer
Independent Schools Association
Confirmed
Tom Richmond
Founder and Director
EDSK
Invited
2:00 pm - 2:30 pm
The Importance of Effective Quality Assurance in the Sector
- Understanding the nature and reach of the Standards, and how the assurance and inspection process works.
- What ISI’s updated principles and methods of inspection mean for your school.
- Self-evaluation
Speakers
Vanessa Ward
Chief Inspector
Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI)
Confirmed
2:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Exhibition and Networking
3:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Embracing Technology to Transform Your School
- Classrooms have remained the same for over a century, is this reductive and how do we innovate to serve our pupils?
- What freedoms does the independent sector offer for school transformation that are unavailable in the state sector and how do we best make use of it?
- Embracing technology to improve your school, through teaching and beyond.
Speakers
David Horton
Chair of Digital Advisory Group, ISC
Head of Digital Strategy, Orwell Park
Confirmed
Melvyn Roffe
Principal, George Watson's College
Chair, HMC
Confirmed
3:00 pm - 3:35 pm
“If You Build it, They Will Come (and stay)” – The Importance of School Culture to Staff Recruitment and Retention
- Understanding the pressures that draw staff away from UK independent schools such as workload or the allure of teaching abroad.
- Understanding the modern-day relationship between staff and their jobs.
- Effectively communicating with staff when dealing with difficult budget challenges such as pension contributions.
- Building a recruitment and retention strategy and effectively implementing it into everyday life at your school
Speakers
Shaun Fenton OBE
Headmaster
Reigate Grammar School
Confirmed
Beth Roberts Jones
Director of Teacher Development
Felsted School, Essex
Confirmed
3:00 pm - 3:30 pm
‘Something to declare’ – Marketing Your School to an International Audiences
- Shaping your academic and pastoral strategies to meet based on the cultural demands of your target countries.
- Understanding your competition both at home and abroad to suitably build your marketing message.
- Building key contacts across the world to help you open pathways to your school.
Speakers
Irfan Latif
Principal
DLD Academy London
Confirmed
Caroline Nixon
International and Membership Director
Boarding Schools Association
Confirmed
Pam Mundy
Director
Pam Mundy Associates
Confirmed
3:35 pm - 4:05 pm
Case Study – The Case for Mergers and Aquisitions
- A case study of a successful acquisition between Exeter School and Exeter Junior School (FKA the New School)
- Understanding the journey of a merger or acquisition from beginning to end.
- The symbiotic benefits of a merger or acquisition for both schools.
- When is a merger or acquisition right for your school and when is it not appropriate?
Speakers
Louise Simpson
Headmistress
Exeter School
Confirmed
Saskia Van Schalkwyk
Headmistress
Exeter Junior School
Confirmed
3:35 pm - 4:05 pm
Case Study: The Ac Laetari Programme for Improving Holistic Pastoral Care
- Why in light of the new ISI guidance, effective pastoral care is more important than ever for your school.
- How to assess and improve your pastoral care to make it the golden thread that weaves through every aspect of school life
- How innovating your wellbeing processes leads to improved equality and academic results in your school.
Speakers
Sarah Humphrey
Deputy Head; Director of Development, Outreach & Partnerships
Kingston Grammar School
Invited
3:35 pm - 4:05 pm
“It’s a Marathon Not a Sprint” – Designing and Executing a Long Term Marketing Plan for Your School
- Why your school needs marketing
- Understanding the impact of the economic and political climate on your key audiences
- Mitigating the threats and risks
- Planning, writing and adapting your long-term marketing strategy in turbulent times
- Effectively communicating the story of your school and it’s unique selling points
Speakers
Rachel Hadley-Leonard
Independent Schools Consultant
RHL Consulting
Confirmed
4:10 pm - 4:40 pm
Sweat the Assets, Not the Small Stuff
- Understanding the treasure trove of your school estate.
- Implementing new income streams into your whole school strategies
- How your school assets can be the catalyst for large scale partnerships.
Speakers
Mark Taylor
Bursar and Clerk to the Governors
The King's School Canterbury
Invited
4:10 pm - 4:40 pm
Making Sustainability a Priority in Your School Estate and Culture
- The financial incentive for identifying sustainable energy opportunities within your school estate.
- How to embed sustainability practice in your whole school strategy and ensure it’s not an afterthought.
- Utilising sustainability to build partnerships in your local community and understanding the benefits these partnerships produce.
- Using sustainability culture as a way to empower your pupils to make change in the world.
Speakers
Harriet Izod-Miller
Head of Sixth Form
Royal Hospital School
Confirmed
Alexandra West
Bursar and Chair of the Sustainability Committee
Magdalen College Oxford
Invited
4:10 pm - 4:40 pm
Setting Your School Apart With Community Partnerships
- Effectively understanding and communicating the aspects of school improvement that community partnerships can provide your school.
- Leveraging community partnerships as a unique selling point for your school.
- Using partnerships to build powerful links and good will in your community at a time when independent schools are under heavy scrutiny.
Speakers
Andy Marlow
Assistant Headmaster, Partnerships and Impact
Whitgift School
Confirmed
Ben Jones
Director of Partnerships
Alleyn's School
Confirmed
4:45 pm - 6:00 pm
Independent Schools Conference Drinks Reception