ASCL Autumn Leadership Conferences 2024 - London, South East, East of England 2

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*Limited places remain*

Our popular conferences return this autumn to various locations across England. 

These events provide leaders with essential updates from our policy specialist team on the latest policy developments and how they impact your school, college or trust. Our conferences also help you plan for the year ahead, as well as provide opportunities to network with other colleagues in leadership roles.

Topics covered: 
  • Inspection
  • Curriculum and assessment
  • Funding
  • Accountability
  • Pay and conditions
  • Teacher training and staff development
  • Operational leadership
  • Post-16 education
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Pepe Di'Iasio

ASCL General Secretary

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John Camp OBE

ASCL Immediate Past President 2024-25 and CEO, The Compass Partnership of Schools

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Sara Tanton

Deputy Director of Policy

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Julia Harnden

Funding Specialist

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Margaret Mulholland

SEND and Inclusion Specialist

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Tom Middlehurst

Curriculum, Assessment and Inspection Specialist

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Alessandro Capozzi

Executive Headteacher, Academy21

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08.30       Registration, refreshments and exhibition
         
08.45       ASCL Local Representatives Meeting
(closed meeting for Local Representatives/Council Members only)
         
09.45       Welcome and Introduction
         
09.50       Education Policy under a new government
Sara Tanton, Deputy Director of Policy

A few months on from the general election, what has the new government done in education, and what else do we expect? ASCL's (Deputy) Director of Policy reflects on our engagement with the new Secretary of State and Ministers so far, what their priorities are, and how we're working with them to ensure the voices and views of ASCL members are central to their policymaking.
         
10.10       Funding and Operations
Julia Harnden, Funding Specialist

In this session we will share what we know about education funding for current and future years and consider both the direct and indirect impact of the new government's public spending decisions on our sector. We will provide updates on business operations including the Academy Trust Handbook, the new College financial handbook, ESFA assurance reviews, compliance and financial accountability and the sustainability and climate change agenda.
         
10.50       Sponsor session – Academy21
         
11.00       Refreshments and exhibition
         
11.20       Keynote
John Camp OBE, ASCL Immediate Past President 2024-25
         
11.40       Education Workforce: Recruit·Develop·Reward·Value·Retain
Sara Tanton, Deputy Director of Policy

This session will bring you all the latest information on policy developments and issues relating to staffing and employment in schools and trusts.
 
We will also look at the changes that are taking place, or are likely to take place, as a result of the recent change in government. This will include the Employment Rights Bill and Labour’s ‘Making Work Pay’ and the implications for the education workforce.
         
12.20       Lunch and Networking
         
13.20       Equitable provision and leadership: What now and where next?
Margaret Mulholland, SEND and Inclusion Specialist

This session will look at the latest data, updates and evidence relating to safeguarding, attendance, behaviour, exclusions, SEND, mental health, wellbeing and RSHE. 

We will share the government priorities for the year ahead and help you to determine what’s most important to support progress in your setting. The session will also highlight examples of what we ‘can’ achieve even where the system challenges may feel intractable.
         
14.00       Curriculum, assessment and inspection: evolution, not revolution
Tom Middlehurst, Curriculum, Inspection and Assessment Specialist

This session will consider the upcoming reforms to curriculum, assessment and Ofsted inspections, including the scope of the curriculum and assessment review, and what this might mean for schools and colleges in the coming months, the ‘pause and review’ of post-16 qualifications and the future of BTECs, the latest KS2, GCSE and A level data – and how to interpret it, the gaps in progress measures, the emerging outcomes from Ofsted’s Big Listen and key changes to ungraded inspections and complaints from September. We suggest that all of this is an evolution, rather than a revolution, but will make sure you know exactly what changes are coming, and when.
         
14.40       Refreshments and exhibition
         
15.00       Panel session
Featuring members of the ASCL Member Support and Specialist Teams
         
15.25       General Secretary Address
Pepe Di’Iasio, General Secretary
         
15.45       Close

Fees: £285 member/£315 non member

ASCL Council Member: £210 (25% discount)

ASCL Local Representative: free of charge
 
Bring an additional colleague: £150

Suitable For:

  • Headteachers/CEOs
  • Deputy Headteachers/Deputy CEOs
  • CFO/COO/Business Leader
  • Trust Leaders