Lead sponsor
Programme
Thursday
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Registration, exhibition and refreshments (LEAD SPONSORS: STONE KING and JUDICIUM EDUCATION)
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Welcome and housekeeping
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Chair’s welcome
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Employment law update
Gain practical insights into the latest developments in employment legislation, including the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill and the Employment Rights Bill.
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C.A.R.E. More, Stress Less: Practical wellbeing for schools
Discover your strengths, explore the science behind stress and burnout, and take away practical strategies to manage them effectively.
This session will help you:
- Understand the Health and Safety Executive’s stress management framework and how to adapt it for your teams.
- Identify the early ‘red flags’ of stress.
- Learn the award-winning C.A.R.E. Wellbeing Model – a simple yet powerful approach to building a culture of wellbeing that supports every member of staff across your school.
This session will help you:
- Understand the Health and Safety Executive’s stress management framework and how to adapt it for your teams.
- Identify the early ‘red flags’ of stress.
- Learn the award-winning C.A.R.E. Wellbeing Model – a simple yet powerful approach to building a culture of wellbeing that supports every member of staff across your school.
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Morning refreshments, networking and exhibition
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Workshop choices one
1A Retaining great people, growing great careers
Gain fresh ideas to strengthen staff retention by exploring how Flying High Partnership has built a culture that underpins and nurtures career growth, invests in people and offers tailored career pathways.
1B Sustainable, long-term people strategy
Refresh, reflect and update your people strategy, identifying key priorities and potential risks.
1C Navigating AI-driven grievances in the workplace
A look at how AI features in the workplace, with a focus on its use and impact on disciplinary and grievance processes and how you, as employers, can navigate through this.
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Workshop choices two
2A Tackling tricky absence cases with confidence
In this interactive session, explore three complex absence case studies. Gain tools to handle sensitive issues with confidence, empathy, sound judgment, and strong compliance awareness.
2B Embedding wellbeing: from awareness to action
• Audit current stress risk factors using the HSE framework.
• Spot early signs of burnout in yourself and your team.
• Recognise 'quick fixes’ that mask stress and how to build healthier habits.
• Apply the C.A.R.E. Wellbeing Model to create a school-wide positive wellbeing culture.
• Spot early signs of burnout in yourself and your team.
• Recognise 'quick fixes’ that mask stress and how to build healthier habits.
• Apply the C.A.R.E. Wellbeing Model to create a school-wide positive wellbeing culture.
2C Harnessing AI to transform recruitment
Optimise your time, reduce workload and improve efficiency by integrating AI into your role.
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Lunch, exhibition and networking
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Problem-solving clinic
Bring your complex issues and take away useful advice and best practice.
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Developing strategic vision: leading with purpose and confidence
- A clear look at today’s key pain points across the education sector and the approaches being used to address them
- Assessing how well an organisation is functioning, what “healthy” looks like, and how that is sustained over time
- Exploring three key principles that support strong strategic vision and help align people, priorities, and progress
- Assessing how well an organisation is functioning, what “healthy” looks like, and how that is sustained over time
- Exploring three key principles that support strong strategic vision and help align people, priorities, and progress
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Afternoon refreshments, networking and exhibition
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Workshop choices three
3A Allegations against staff
Join a scenario-based workshop to explore how to conduct a good investigation and minimise risk through appropriate and strategic decisions.
3B Reinvigorate your recruitment strategy
Position and promote your school or trust as an employer of choice.
3C Restructure and change management
With almost nine in ten school leaders reviewing their staffing structures, a clear restructure plan is essential.
Ensure a smooth consultation process by communicating effectively and involving the right stakeholders at the right time.
Ensure a smooth consultation process by communicating effectively and involving the right stakeholders at the right time.
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Rethinking recruitment
Recruitment and retention challenges are at an all-time high across teaching, support, and leadership roles.
- Explore how to tap into a broader pool of talent by removing unintentional barriers in recruitment processes and thinking differently about how we attract, assess, and develop people.
- Leave with simple, actionable steps to expand your reach, strengthen retention, and future-proof your school workforce.
- Explore how to tap into a broader pool of talent by removing unintentional barriers in recruitment processes and thinking differently about how we attract, assess, and develop people.
- Leave with simple, actionable steps to expand your reach, strengthen retention, and future-proof your school workforce.