10, 11, 12 November 2021
#oeMATs
Day one
This keynote will explore the challenges of leadership, the enactment of civic leadership, and the importance of this in a post-pandemic period.
Roundtable discussions: What innovations will your Trust keep from the last 18 months? What are your key challenges for the year ahead?
1A: Innovation and collaboration
Unpack the lessons from innovating at speed and gain strategies to collaborate for change
Matt Hood OBE, Founder and Principal, Oak National Academy
1B: Coaching
Instructional coaching for trust-wide school improvement: learnings from the field
- How we established a culture to support coaching.
- The scope and sequence of actions we took to develop coaching as a school improvement tool.
- Some of the mistakes we made and how to avoid them.
1C: Managing risk and reward
Make cash reserves work for you in a low-interest rate environment and manage risk and reward
Ian Buss, Founder and Director, Education Banking Consultancy
1D: Impactful Curriculum design
Research-informed primary curriculum underpinned by powerful knowledge, core skills and great pedagogy
- Why? Exploring the rationale for curriculum change - what does research suggest about curriculum?
- How? Thinking about pedagogy and the role of cognitive science research in the taught curriculum.
- What? Designing curriculum content, sequences, schemes and maps.
Stef Edwards, Trust Leader, Learn Academy Trust
1E: Mergers and partnerships
A look at mergers between smaller MATs and an exploration of the principle of partnerships and the impact on office functions and staffing
2A: MAT dividend
A look at what a multi-academy trust is providing for each and every child within it, from a whole academy rather than an individual school point of view. Embark Federation have brought income in through fundraising and sponsorship and used this to organise amazing and life changing events for their children. This practical workshop will allow you to think of opportunities for your own trust as well as leaving you with a handout of ideas to take away.
Matt Crawford, CEO, Embark Federation
Rosie McLaughlin, Fundraising, Marketing and Events Manager, Embark Federation
2B: Talent management
Working with staff to create excellence for children by effectively managing talent, triggering passion and exciting improvement
Jo Morgan, CEO, Shaw Education Trust
2C: Efficient systems
Improve efficiencies through centralising compliance processes and IT systems
Stephen Blackbeard, Regional Consultant
and Ben Tummons, Regional Team Leader, Every
2D: SEND review
Effectively evaluate the quality of provision for, and outcomes of, learners with SEND across the trust
Natalie Packer, SEND Consultant and Trustee of Learn Academy Trust
2E: Reputation and brand management
Build your reputation to attract and retain both pupils and staff by ensuring accountability to your stakeholders
Carolyn Reed, Strategy and Creative Director, Reed Brand Communications
Katie Cardona, Research & Insight Counsultant, Reed Brand Communications
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