The Schools & Academies Show 2026
18 November 2026
The NEC, Birmingham, United Kingdom
The Schools & Academies Show is a two-day event for senior school and trust leaders held at Hall 1 of the NEC in Birmingham, combining keynotes, panels and CPD content with an exhibition of education suppliers. It is co-located with the EdTech Summit and the Independent Schools Conference, and is free to attend for schools, academies, MATs, colleges, universities and the wider public sector.
175 sessions · 284 speakers
Organiser (1)
Media Partners (6)
Tes · Headteacher Update · EdTech Innovation Hub (ETIH) · Education Today · SEND Network · SecEd
Sponsors (13)
Tes · Amazon · National Governance Association (NGA) · Centre for Education Operational Excellence (CEOE) · iplicit · Future-tech · Zellis · ParentPay · Sage · Department for Education · Good Energy · VenturEd Solutions UK · AQA
Association Partners (5)
The Association of Network Managers in Education (ANME) · nasen · National Governance Association (NGA) · ASCL · NAHT
Exhibitors (191)
asitplan · PGL Beyond · AEC Estate Consultants · Learning with Parents · Amazing Interactives Ltd · TVS Group · The National College of Education · Running Paper · The School Travel Company & Acorn Adventure · Tes · Teachmate · Attend · The Labyrinth UK Education · Sustainable Energy First (SE First) · Premier Play Solutions · Springfield Furniture · Westcountry Group · Heimdal Security · TIB Services · Sime Catering Equipment · Marshall Professional Development Ltd · Agilico · Lightspeed Systems · AspiraCloud · Oaker Wood Leisure · Equal Education · Class Staff Absence · Five Rivers · Spectrum · The Association of Network Managers in Education (ANME) · Applicaa · Bromcom · TalkTalk Business · CHG-MERIDIAN · Zurich Group · Cosy · Nudge Education · nasen · Konica Minolta Business Solutions UK Ltd · Cosafe School Safety · Brain Boost AI · Tree of Knowledge · Baily Garner · Trigpoint® · Confederation of School Trusts (CST) · Turnitin · White Rose Education · CRB Cunninghams · Beehive Tipis · The Skills Trade Desk · National Online School & Great Minds · National Governance Association (NGA) · Keystone Knowledge · STEM CLUB · Wonde · The Key/GovernorHub · Docex360 · ASCL · Centre for Education Operational Excellence (CEOE) · LapSafe · Westfield Health · Lowe Electrical Contractors · Cloud Design Box · P McVey Building Systems · Lafayette Photography · The School Planner Company · SuperOps · iplicit · Harfield Tableware · Edun · RapidReach School Safety Alerting · OuttaReach · Chartwells · Zen Educate · Academy 21 · Skolon · Mighty Writer Ltd · MCC Digital · IMP Software · Momenta Connect · Spiro SEND · Snowford Grange Counselling & Psychotherapy Ltd · Insignis Education Banking · Teacher Tapp · LexiaUK · Aidos · Schools Plus Ltd · The Education Showroom · Crusader AV · Lyreco · Zellis · Brainscape · Oak National Academy · SchooliP · Pickerings Hire · ParentPay · E3 Cube & E3 Energy · AIS and Saunders Architects · Open Education AI · Integrated Tech · SchoolGrid · Sage · SGW Payroll Ltd · apetito · Department for Education · PR Associates · Knighton Janitorial · MOFLIN by Casio · SimpleStudy · Hoge 100 Business Systems Ltd · Education Buying · Kensington Systems · SEN Legal · NETSWEEPER · Spaceforme · Clear the Air Devices · EduFin · Tusker · Good Energy · Compass Education · School ICT and SalamanderSoft · Progressive Masculinity · Creative Corridors · Papercut Software · Royal Ballet and Opera · SEND Network · LGfL · Photo ID Card People · Vasion · ReachMoreParents by Weduc · Wall Art by Promote Your School · BTG Eddisons · Civica · STAR Procurement · PWD Supplies · PLANERGY Spend Management · Senflow · Unlocking Language · Reward Gateway | Edenred · Cambridge Online Education · MAC Construction Consultants · Tute Education · Weightmans · Zero Gravity · Rivervale Minibus · NAHT · iAM Compliant · North 27 · Scriba · Precision Timber · VenturEd Solutions UK · GPP Hygiene · ESPO · ROMPA LTD · NET Inspire · Morgan Cyber Solutions · Safelab · iDox.ai distributed by Douglas Stewart · Jurni Leasing · Leadership Skills Foundation · PMD Data Solutions · Imosphere · J&G Marshall · British Heart Foundation · Pentagon Play · Sophlee Limited · RISK Metal Detectors · Forest- part of Mitie · MHR · EDU-Lettings · FFT Education · Safer Handling · Barker · Dynamis · Zoosh Education · AQA · Arcus Products · Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) · CIPS · Coventry Outdoors · streetspace.build · Medigold Protect, part of Health Partners Group · Crescent Purchasing Consortium (CPC) · PlayFootball · Flick Energy Solutions · Sterren Consulting · Britmet Tileform Ltd · PAWS School Therapy Dog Training · Anago · Minerva Virtual Academy · Hygenie Washrooms UK
Strategic Partner (1)
Centre for Education Operational Excellence (CEOE)
Speakers (284)
- Andrew Lewer MBE Editorial Board Member, Schools Management Plus
- Dr Nicole Ponsford Founder and Director of Research and Impact, Kaleidoscope
- Rob Peters Director of Marketing and Communications, National Governance Association
- Les Walton Founder and Chair, Association of Education Advisers
- Lucy Bayliss Interior Design Manager, Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council
- Stephen Morales CEO at the Institute of School Business Leadership and Chair, Centre for Education Operational Excellence
- Emma Balchin Chief Executive, National Governance Association (NGA)
- Dr. Stella Scharinger School Improvement Partner, The Stour Academy Trust
- Georgina Xuereb Trust Lead for Digital Learning and Innovation, Shireland Collegiate Academy Trust
- Michael Forshaw Chief Executive Officer, EdTech Impact
- Narinder Gill RISE Adviser, Department for Education
- Stephen Steinhaus Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Solihull Alternative Provision Multi Academy Trust
- Stuart McGregor Operations Director, National Alliance of School Premises Management (NASPM)
- Duncan Baldwin Chair, EduData
- Abid Patel Founder & CEO, #ITjustworks
- Lana Stoyles Executive Director Business Transformation, Nexus Multi Academy Trust
- Steve Howell Commercial Director, RED KITE LEARNING TRUST - Excellence for All
- Derek Van Wyk Senior Product Manager, Tes
- Thomas Keaney Founder & CEO, Great Minds
- Ather Abbas Director of Strategy and Transformation, E-ACT
- Carl Ward Chair, Foundation for Education Development
- Cassie Buchanan Member, The Curriculum and Assessment Review Panel, and Chief Executive Officer, The Charter Schools Trust
- Dale Spick Assistant Headteacher, Teddington School
- Darren Knox Estate Manager, Lingfield Education Trust
- Dawn Taylor Assistant Headteacher, Kingsdale Foundation School
- Dr. Tim Coulson Director General, Regions Group, Department for Education
- Gail Brown Chief Executive Officer, Ebor Academy Trust
- Harri Davies Alumni Board Member, University of Bristol
- Jane Williams Senior Communications Manager, HMRC
- Kimberley Sangha Project Manager, Department for Education
- Kristy Evers Director, ImpactED Evaluation
- Lindsey Roberts Erasmus+ Senior Policy Adviser, Department for Education
- Luke Harris Director of Digital Strategy, Bloxham School
- Mark Templeman Chair, SATIPS
- Rav Gehlon Head of SEND & Inclusion, Findel
- Rebecca Fowkes Senior Director – Growth & Marketing, VenturEd Solutions
- Ross Garrod CEO, Involve Education
- Sam Bartlett Host, The High Performance Teacher Podcast
- Sam Henson Deputy Chief Executive, National Governance Association (NGA)
- Scott Caine Programme Delivery Manager, Department for Education
- Selena Whitehead Head of Education, Amazing People Schools
- Simon Oxenham Chief Operating Officer, Woodard Academies Trust
- Vickie Keeling Chief Operating Officer, St Bart's Multi Academy Trust
- Victoria Pevitt Erasmus+ Schools Sector Lead, British Council
- Caroline Wright Director General, British Educational Suppliers Association (BESA)
- Lauren Thorpe Chief Transformation Officer, United Learning
- Jack Worth Lead Economist, National Foundation for Educational Research
- Sarah Baber Chief Executive Officer, Great Learners Trust
- Osi Ejiofor Educational Technologist, United Learning
- Peter Reeves Digital Education Lead, Abingdon House School, Cavendish Education
- Clare Jarmy Haberdashers' Elstree Schools
- Boris Walbaum President, Forward College
- Rachel Berry Specialist Teacher, Woodbridge SEND Service - Woodbridge Trust
- Adam Amos Advisory Panel Member, Assocaition for Famillies of Independent Schooling (AFIS)
- Adam Kohlbeck Director of Teacher Quality, Chiltern Learning Trust
- Adele Mills Principal, City Learning Trust
- Alex Stafford Senior Solicitor, Independent Provider of Special Education Advice (IPSEA)
- Ali Cocksworth Deputy Head Pastoral, Lord Wandsworth College
- Allan McLean Chief Education Officer, Connected Education Trust
- Amanda Goldthorpe-Hall School Business Leader, Philip Southcote School, part of the Bourne Education Trust
- Amanda Wright Head of Whole School SEND, nasen
- Ambra Carretta Assistant Head (Academic), Woodbridge School Suffolk
- Amy Chevin Dooley Executive Director of Education (Inclusion), Marches MAT
- Amy Stuart Estates &Facilities Director, David Ross Education Trust
- Andrew Lybert Founder and Chief Executive Officer, The Skills Trade Desk
- Andrew Truby Chief Executive Officer, St Joseph Catholic Multi Academy Trust (SJCMAT)
- Andy Burns Chief Executive Officer, Brooke Weston Trust
- Andy Wolfe Chief Education Officer, The Church of England
- Angi Gibson NAHT immediate past president, NAHT
- Ann Finlayson Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Sustainability and Environmental Education
- Anna Searle Chief Executive Officer, The Access Project
- Anthony Barry Assistant Manager, England Men’s Football Team
- Audrey Dorival SEND Mediator, Conflict Resolution Facilitator
- Austin Earl Senior Programme Manager, Education, TechUK
- Benedicte Yue CFO, Community and Partnerships, River Learning Trust
- Bern Timings Head of Access to Education, Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council
- Beth Henshaw RISE Programme Director, Department for Education
- Bethan Cullen Group Deputy CEO, , Centre for Education Operational Excellence (CEOE)
- Carlo Liu Head of Enterprise, Employability & Careers (Group), Capital City College
- Carole Bennett Chief Executive Officer, HFL Education
- Catherine Loake Director of Business Services, HFL Education
- Ceylon Andi Hickman Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Football Beyond Borders
- Charlene Pink Commercial Partnership Lead, Department for Education
- Charlie Moss Head of Further Education Curriculum Support, The Gatsby Foundation
- Charlotte Harding Director of Professional Development, National Governance Association (NGA)
- Charlotte Santry Head of News, Tes
- Cheryl Choong MCIPS Head of Procurement, Redhill Academy Trust
- Cheryl Kuit Governance & Compliance Officer, Highworth Grammar School
- Cheryl Shirley Director of Digital, LEO Academy Trust
- Chris Berry Chief Operating Officer, Windsor Academy Trust
- Chris McGunnigle Commercial Lead, Department for Education
- Chris Passey Head Teacher, Kimichi School
- Chris Thackray Digital Strategy Lead, ARK Schools
- Christian Harris Headteacher, Oasis Academy MediaCityUK
- Christian Turton EdTech Lead, Chiltern Learning Trust
- Christie Spurling MBE Founder & Chief Executive Officer, N-Gage
- Claire McDougall Director of Studies, Bedford School
- Claire Walden Cyber Protect Specialist, Thames Valley Police
- Clive Lawrence OBE Chief Executive Officer, National Association of Special Schools (NASS)
- Colin Lev Senior Business Development Manager, Tusker
- Conrad Bourne Whole School SEND Regional SEND Lead for the West Midlands and Director of SEND, The Mercian Trust
- Dame Sue John Co-Founder and Executive Director, Challenge Partners
- Dan Newton Founder, School Estates Thought Leaders (SETL)
- Danny Doyle Chief Executive Officer, The Cardinal Newman Catholic Educational Trust
- Dave Woods President, NAHT
- David Kirtlan Apple Professional Learning Specialist
- David Rowley Senior Product Manager, NCFE
- David Sheard Group Chief Finance Officer, Trinity Multi Academy Trust
- Dawn Brown Financial Controller, Greenwood Academies Trust
- Deirdre Hughes Former UK Commissioner for Employment and Skills, Executive Director, CareerChatUK
- Dr Amy Such Lead Educational Psychologist, Golden Thread Psychology
- Dr Elyse Waites Deputy Head Pastoral and Designated Safeguarding Lead, Sydenham and Dulwich Girls GDST
- Dr Emily Tanner Programme Head, Post 14 Education and Skills, Nuffield Foundation
- Dr James Coughlan Executive Principal, Bishop Challoner Catholic College
- Dr Katy Finch Head of Research and Evaluation, AQA
- Dr Matthew Woodruff CEO, Edequity AI, Co-Founder, Open Education AI
- Dr Robin Bevan Patron, The Centre for Education Operational Excellence
- Dr Steph Ainsworth Reader in the School of Education, Manchester Metropolitan University
- Dr. Alex Thorp Chief Executive Officer, SNMAT
- Dr. Anita Devi Chief Executive Officer, TEAM ADL
- Dr. Claire Goodley Senior Lecturer, Manchester Metropolitan University
- Dr. Ian Hunter Founder, Writer's Toolbox
- Dr. Jeffery Quaye OBE Chief Executive Officer, Arco Academy
- Dr. Joe Spence Chief Executive Officer, The School Partnerships, Co-chair, FED National Education Assembly
- Dr. Rebecca Johnson Consultant Clinical Psychologist, Togetherness (NHS)
- Dr. Sarah Charles Member, Embark MAT
- Dr. Vasilis Strogilos Associate Professor, Southampton Education School, University of Southampton
- Ed Dorrell Head of the Education Practice, Public First
- Ed Griffiths Deputy Head Pastoral, Wimbledon High School
- Edward Vitalis Chief Executive Officer, Invictus Education Trust
- Elisabeth Moore Senior Audit Managers, National Audit Office
- Ellie Costello Executive Director, Square Peg
- Emily Hobson Primary National Lead for Strategy and Innovation, Oasis Community Learning
- Emily Verow Chief Executive Officer, Three Spires Trust
- Emma Harley-Cole Head of Corporate Sales: UK, Europe & Americas, CIPS - Chartered Institute Of Procurement & Supply
- Emma Pape Headteacher, Featherby Infant and Junior School
- Frances Akinde Inclusion Leader and Expert
- Gareth Reynolds Director Education and Impact, ASDAN
- Gary Smart Trust Head of Capital & Compliance, Matrix Academy Trust
- Gemma Lavin Senior Director, Strategy & Innovation, Haberdashers’ Academies Trust South
- Gemma Roberson Head of Safeguarding & SEND, PGL Travel Ltd
- Glen Hyde Head of Education, iplicit for Education
- Gordon Carver UK Managing Director, Etio
- Hannah Stolton Chief Executive Officer, Boards for Education
- Hardip Begol CBE Former Director, Department for Education
- Harriet Waldegrave Deputy Director of Policy, Children’s Commissioner’s Office
- Hasnain Panjwani Chief Operating Officer, Shireland Collegiate Academy Trust
- Hassan Jamal Building Services & Compliance Manger, Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council
- Heather McLachlan RISE Adviser, Department for Education
- Helen Bradford-Keegan Head of Educational Research and Innovation, Bolton School
- Helen Burton Acting Senior Vice Principal, Bishop Challoner Catholic College
- Helen Rowland Former Chief Executive Officer, Focus Trust, Founder and Director, Helen Rowland Ignite
- Hugh Viney Chief Executive Officer, Minerva Virtual Academy
- Imogen Parker Associate Director (Social & Economic Policy), Ada Lovelace Institute
- Jabed Ahmed News Reporter, Tes
- Jack Brearley Purchase to Pay Manager, Dixons Academy Trust
- James Browning Chief Operating Officer, Lift Schools
- Jamie Rynberk Specialist Place Planning Manager, Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council
- Jamie Wace Chief Executive Officer, Talamo
- Javid Mahdavi Managing Director, Nexus Associates
- Jen Burniston Deputy Headteacher, Highgate Wood School
- Jennie Twells Deputy Headteacher and Sustainability Lead, Goldsmith Primary Academy
- Jenny Parkinson-Mills Director of Digitally Enabled Learning, Warwick Schools Foundation
- Jeremy Spencer SHMI Senior His Majesty’s Inspector - Multi Academy Trust Inspection, Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills (Ofsted)
- Jessica Shepherd Founder, Sparrowhawk Communications
- Jo Handford Director of Assessment Integrity & Innovation, Ofqual
- Jo Laidlaw Assistant Director for SEND, Sheffield City Council
- Jo Petch HMI Specialist Adviser for SEND and Alternative Provision, Ofsted
- Jodie Crawford Managing Director, MCC Digital
- John Barneby Chief Executive Officer, Oasis Community Learning
- John Lister Financial Controller, Trinity Multi Academy Trust
- John Norton Headteacher, Alexnadra Primary School
- Jon Hickey Chief Operating Officer, Sussex Learning Trust
- Jon Needham National Director of Safeguarding & Mental Health, Oasis Academy Trust
- Jonny Cowlin General Manager, The Access Group - Education
- Jonny Uttely Founder, Jonny Uttley Education
- Julie McCulloch Chief Executive, Education Policy Institute
- Karen Wespieser CEO, Teacher Tapp
- Kate Green Interim Chief Executive Officer, Spencer Academies Trust
- Kathleen Cushnie Deputy Headteacher, Connect Education Trust/Hazelbury Primary School
- Kay Shepherd Director of Professional Learning, E-ACT
- Ken Lawton DS Advocacy Manager, Department of Work & Pensions
- Kevin Hodgson Head of Sage Intacct, ION- Sage Business Partner
- Kevin Latham Chief Executive Officer, Creating Tomorrow Trust
- Keziah Featherstone Executive Trust Leader, The Mercian Trust
- Kim Anderson-Hall Director of Operations, Advance Learning Partnership Multi-Academy Trust
- Laura Watson School Asset Team Lead, Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council
- Lauren Hutchinson Policy Manager - T Levels, Department for Education
- Lea Aliperta RISE Digital lead, Department for Education
- Leanne Romney Lancashire Prevent Partnership Education Lead, Lancashire Prevent Partnership
- Leigh Elliott Chief Executive, Children North-East
- Leora Cruddas CBE Chief Executive, Confederation of School Trusts (CST)
- Lindsay Harris Deputy Director, Education Estate Management, Department for Education
- Lisa Pinkerton Head of Education, Widgit Software
- Lisa Thompson Head of Digital Data and Transformation, Liberty Academy Trust
- Loic Menzies Chief Research Officer, Centre for Educational Systems, Author of 'How Policy Happens'
- Louise Badham Head of Assessment Design & Principles, AQA
- Louise Lee Chief Executive Officer, The Howard Partnership Trust
- Louise Rowland Chair of Governors, Embark MAT
- Luci Jones Chief Finance and Operations Officer, Expedition Schools, Trustee, The Centre for Education Operational Excellence (CEOE) & Director, Treasury Works
- Lucy Ford Income Generation Manager, Generations Multi Academy Trust
- Madeleine Anderson Managing Director, Ark Institute
- Mand Beckett Associate Director, Product Management, IRIS Software Group
- Manny Botwe President, Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL), Headteacher, Tytherington School
- Marc Rowland Disadvantage Adviser, Unity Schools Partnership, South East Regional Delivery Partnership Co-chair
- Maria Dawes OBE Former Chief Executive, Schools Alliance for Education, Schools Alliance for Excellence, DfE RISE Adviser, South East
- Marianne Betts CEO, Civiteq
- Marianne Cowie Public Sector Account Executive, Cisco
- Mark Bilney Consultant, Centre for Education Operational Excellence OpEx for Education (CEOE)
- Mark Goodwin Director of Behaviour, Attendance & Wellbeing, Mercian Trust
- Mark Swindells Lead Architect, Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council
- Marlon James-Edwards Consultant & Manager, Upward Bound UK
- Martin Finch Chief Quality Assurance Officer, Inova Multi-Academy Trust, DfE RISE Adviser, Yorkshire and the Humber
- Mary Mihovilović Professor of Leadership in Catholic Education and Associate Head of School Education, St Mary’s University, London
- Matt Hassall Head of Estates, Avanti Schools Trust
- Matt McIver Chief Operating Officer, Cidari Multi Academy Trust
- Max Carter Account Executive, Turnitin UK LTD
- Meg Powell-Chandler Director, New Schools Network
- Mo Chatra Chief Finance and Operations Officer, Academy Transformation Trust
- Mohammed Alam Begi Education Consultant, Charles and Cherwell
- Naomi Blackmore Learners' Council Co-Chair, The Foundation for Education Development, PhD Student, University of Birmingham
- Nathan Legg Director of Inclusion, City Learning Trust
- Nav Sanghara Chief Executive Officer, Woodland Academy Trust
- Nick McHenry Head of Schools Sector Commercial, Department for Education
- Nick Osborne Chief Executive Officer, Maritime Academy Trust
- Nicola Arkinstall Senior Research Impact Fellow, National Institute of Teaching
- Nicola Bailey Fair Access Partner, Birmingham City Council
- Nicola Harris Deputy Headteacher for Inclusion, Allen Edwards Primary School
- Nikki Labrum Chief Digital Officer, Shaw Education Trust
- Olivia Brett Education Account Manager, Amazon Business
- Paul Ainsworth Chief Executive Officer, National Association for Able Children in Education (NACE)
- Paula Jones Chief Executive Officer, Embrace Multi-Academy Trust
- Pete Kirkbride Chief Education Officer, E-ACT
- Phil Herriott Director of Education, Lloyds Bank
- Phillipa Sherlock- Lewis Chief Executive Officer, PA Community Trust (PACT), Chair of Trustees, nasen
- Pippa Dodgshon Chair, Brighter Futures Learning Partnership Trust (BFLPT)
- Qamar Riaz Chief Executive Officer, Shireland Collegiate Academy Trust
- Rachel Millward Deputy Leader, The Green Party of England and Wales
- Rachel Turner Head of Procurement Operations, Crescent Purchasing Consortium
- Rachel Witton Head of Safeguarding, Lambrook School
- Rebecca Beaver Consultant, SRMA & Trust Director, RBMA Consultancy Ltd
- Rebecca Gonyora Director of Inclusive Learning, Every Child, Every Day Multi Academy Trust, Deputy Regional SEN Lead (DRSL) for London
- Renzo Spinelli Director of Customer Engagement, ParentPay Group
- Rhidian McGuire Head of Boarding, Sherborne Boys School
- Richard Bernard MBE Executive Headteacher, The NSB Trust
- Richard Bettsworth Director of Public Affairs, ASCL
- Rijk Van Der Merwe Commercial Director, The White Horse Foundation
- Rob Mathieson Managing Director, ION
- Rosie Hendry Head of Commercial Operations, Good Energy
- Sam Freedman Senior Fellow, Institute for Government
- Samantha Bamforth Director of Management Consulting, Zellis
- Samira Sadeghi Director of Trust Governance, Confederation of School Trusts (CST)
- Sarah Blakeman Senior Professional Learning Advisor, Education Durham, Durham County Council
- Sarah Monk Chief Strategy Officer, The Edwin Group
- Sean Harris Director of Place, Tees Valley Education
- Sheila Shuttlewood Information Sharing Duty Lead, Department for Education
- Simon Boyd Headteacher, Ormskirk Church of England Primary School
- Sinead Smith Chief Executive Officer, St․ Raphael the Archangel CMAT
- Sir Ian Bauckham Chief Regulator, Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation (Ofqual)
- Sir Martyn Oliver HMCI Chief Inspector, Ofsted
- Sonal Desai Director, Insight Innovate
- Stella James Host, B2Education Unpacked — The Education Growth Podcast, Founder, Seventh Sibling
- Stuart McGhee Chief Executive Officer, Bishop Hogarth Catholic Education Trust
- Stuart Parker-Tyreman Chief Education Officer, Twinkl
- Sue Lovelock Regional Director of The West Midlands, Department for Education
- Susie Babar Chief People Officer, E-ACT
- Tanyel Salih Specialist SEND Advisory Teacher and Senior Leader, SEND Advisory & Training Service (SENDATS)
- The Rt. Hon. Laura Trott MP Shadow Secretary of State for Education, The Conservative Party
- The Rt. Hon. Suella Braverman KC MP Spokesman for Education, Skills & Equalities, Reform UK
- Thomas Inkpen Channel Sales Executive, Jamf
- Tim Bowman Executive Director of Education, Work and Skills, Greater Manchester Combined Authority
- Tom Haywood-Pope Chief Operating Officer, Zero Gravity
- Tony Wilson CEO & RISE National Delivery Partnership Member, Oxford Diocesan Board of Education
- Vanessa Ogden Regions Group RISE Regional Director, Department for Education
- Victoria Morris Member, The Children Safeguarding Practice Review Panel
- Warren Porter Head of Product, IMP Software
- Will Jenkin CEOE Consultant, The Centre for Education Operational Excellence (CEOE)
- William Howell-Harte Director of Pastoral Education & Research, Alleyn's School
- Zahid Iqbal IT Manager, SHARE MAT
- Zainab Patel Principal, The Olive Tree Primary School
- Delyth Lynch Director of Safeguarding, Wellington College, Author of ‘Beyond Compliance: the DSLs Guide to Creating a School-Wide Culture of Safeguarding’
- Dr. Janet Hetherington Senior Lecturer Institute of Education, University of Derby
- Herbie Taylor Information Sharing Duty, Department for Education
- Natalie Perera Chief External Affairs and Communications Officer, AQA
Agenda
Showing 80 of 175 sessions.
- Foundation for Education Development (FED) National Education Assembly (Invitation Only) 18 November 2026 · Piazza Suite 1 & 2
- Chair’s Opening Address 18 November 2026
- Opening Keynote Delivered by Ofsted 18 November 2026
- Open Forum With the RISE Team 18 November 2026
- Chair’s Opening Adress 18 November 2026
- Chair’s Opening Address 18 November 2026
- Chair's Opening Address 18 November 2026
- The Education Estates Strategy 18 November 2026
- Understanding the Key Factors Influencing Teacher Retention 18 November 2026
- A Play Book for When It All Goes Wrong: Having Robust Business Continuity Plans 18 November 2026
- Game Changing Assistive Technology 18 November 2026
- Survival of the Fittest? How is the Current Landscape Dividing the Sector? 18 November 2026
- What are you Gatekeeping - Technology or Pedagogy? 18 November 2026
- Working With Inspection, Not For It: Building Honest, Effective Partnerships During Inspection 18 November 2026
- Consistency vs Innovation: Are Operating Models Stifling Innovation and Agency? 18 November 2026
- RISE Programme update with Prof Vanessa Ogden CBE 18 November 2026
- Time to Pick Up the Ball and Run with It: Enrichment as a Tool for Engagement 18 November 2026
- Talent Is Everywhere, Opportunity Isn’t: What Amazon’s Scale Can Offer Young People 18 November 2026
- You Can Never Be Too Secure: Why Cyber Security Needs to Be Top Priority 18 November 2026
- Ask the Experts: Your RISE in schools and Compare & Connect Questions Answered 18 November 2026
- From Firefighting to Belonging: Building a Culture of Trusted Adults 18 November 2026
- Enabling Growth, Security and Digital Learning Across Your MAT: How SHARE Multi Academy Trust Modernised Connectivity to Future-Proof Every School 18 November 2026
- Cutting Costs, Not Corners: How Schools Are Taking Control with Smarter Energy Strategies 18 November 2026
- Between Theory and Reality: Why Policy Often Fails to Become Practice and How we Can Bridge the Gap 18 November 2026
- The Grass is Greenest Where You Water It: How Your Network Impacts Your Leadership and Provision 18 November 2026
- Bringing Children Closer to Home: Transforming Support for Pupils with Complex Needs 18 November 2026
- What Makes for Inclusive Design? 18 November 2026
- Understanding the Evolving Independent School Parent and What it Means for School Provision 18 November 2026
- Choosing the Right Technology for your Secondary School: The Questions Leaders Should be Asking 18 November 2026
- ‘I Love it But I Hate it’ Understanding the Experience of Growing up Digitally Native and the Resulting Attitudes to Technology and AI 18 November 2026
- Think Beyond the Device 18 November 2026
- Meet the RISE Advisers: Ask the Experts 18 November 2026
- More for the Classroom: Turning Procurement Savings into School Outcomes 18 November 2026
- The Unintended Consequences of Joining a Trust and Trust Growth on Your Estate 18 November 2026
- Sustainability Support Programme 18 November 2026
- Inclusion Isn’t Just Placement. It’s System Design: How Provision Requires Operational Coherence 18 November 2026
- The Final Draft Proves Nothing Now: Student Feedback for the AI Era 18 November 2026
- Driving Employee Wellbeing Through EV Salary Sacrifice: What the New DfE Guidance Means for Academy Trusts and Colleges 18 November 2026
- Better Outcomes Start with Stronger Foundations: ION Education 18 November 2026
- Behind the Grades: How Can You Trust Your Outcomes? 18 November 2026
- What Makes a Good Day? Practical Inclusion for Every Classroom. 18 November 2026
- Ask the Experts: Your RISE in schools and Compare & Connect questions answered 18 November 2026
- Ask the Experts: Your RISE in schools and Compare & Connect Questions Answered 18 November 2026
- The Independent Sector and the SEND Crisis: What Role Can Independent Schools Play to Support Vulnerable Learners? 18 November 2026
- Beyond the Horizon: How Technology and Ai are Evolving Careers Guidance and Transitions into Work 18 November 2026
- Better Together? Is Working Together Really Always Best? 18 November 2026
- Ofsted MAT Inspection – An Update 18 November 2026
- From Aspiration to Achievement: How Schools and Partnerships Can Transform Student Futures 18 November 2026
- Meeting Tomorrow's Expectations with Yesterday's Assets 18 November 2026
- Copy, Paste, Forget: How to Stop Pupils Outsourcing Their Thinking to AI 18 November 2026
- Accessible and Inclusive Assessment 18 November 2026
- HMRC Tax Facts Vocational- Work, Pay and Being Your Own Boss 18 November 2026
- Attendance Starts with Connection: The Role of Families, Behaviour and Belonging (Invitation Only) 18 November 2026 · Piazza Suite 2
- Compliance Burden or Strategic Opportunity? Estate Management Under the DfE's New Standards 18 November 2026
- Rolling Out the Red Carpet for SEND and Inclusion 18 November 2026
- Disadvantaged no Longer: How Educational AI, Neuroscience, and a 21st Century Writing Programme are Preparing Pupils for the Workforce of the Future. 18 November 2026
- Erasmus+ for Schools 18 November 2026
- Making Your Estate Management as Simple As ABCD... Audits, Budgets, Compliance and Data 18 November 2026
- Helping Teachers Fall Back in Love with Teaching 18 November 2026
- Place, Community and Identity: The Role Community and Trusts as Civic Institutions in an Age of The Mega MAT 18 November 2026
- Making Educational Visits Inclusive for Every Young Person 18 November 2026
- The Inclusion Base Paradox: A Bridge to Belonging, Not a Separate Pathway 18 November 2026
- So, We’ve All Read the White Paper, Now What Happens? 18 November 2026
- The Balancing Act: Achieving Increasing Digital Standards and Expectations vs. Constrictive Budgetary Restraints 18 November 2026
- The Wisdom of Crowds: Utilising Your Workforce Knowledge Base to Solve Problems Across your Setting 18 November 2026
- Unlocking Opportunity Through Enrichment 18 November 2026
- Supporting the Next Generation of Learners 18 November 2026
- Before, During and After: The Honest Story of Changing MAT Systems and Processes 18 November 2026
- The Tessellation of Attendance, Wellbeing and Behaviour 18 November 2026
- The Danger and Range of Online Safeguarding Concerns and How to Identify Pupils Most at Risk 18 November 2026
- Is University Still Worth it? How Can Independent Schools Prepare Their Students for the Future 18 November 2026
- The Ace up Your Sleeve: How Developing The Staff you Already Over Hiring Externally can Help Raise Quality While Keeping Costs Down 18 November 2026
- Seeing the Whole Picture: Integrating Data Use to Promote Better Decision Making 18 November 2026
- Implementing the Information Sharing Duty 18 November 2026
- Game Changing Assistive Technology 18 November 2026
- What Goes on Behind the Bike Sheds: The Intersection of Estate Management, Outcomes, Wellbeing and Behaviour 18 November 2026
- Trickle Down Wellbeing-enomics: How Leadership Sets the tone for Staff Wellbeing 18 November 2026
- Value in Action - How Schools and Trusts are using Maximising Value for Pupils to Strengthen Decision-Making and Improve Outcomes 18 November 2026
- How Falling Pupil Rolls are Set to Reshape the Education Sector 18 November 2026
- Legal Rights and Duties for Children and Young People with SEND after the White Paper 18 November 2026