Recently rebranded to encompass the entire schools landscape, the Schools & Academies Show is the place for all leaders in education to meet and exchange ideas and learn about new developments straight from the innovators School improvement and enhancing pupil outcomes is always at the top of your agenda, so we have made it ours. The Schools & Academies Show Birmingham, taking place on 21 November is the place to hear debate, the latest policies and excellent practice. Packed with content and exhibitors galore, we are bringing together people, organisations and companies who are driving the sector forward. Get the low down Representatives both sides of the aisle will be delivering keynotes this year, including the Minister for the School System, Lord Agnew, and Shadow Minister for Schools, Mike Kane MP. In one of his first speaking engagements in his new role, the new Interim National Schools Commissioner, Dominic Herrington will be talking on the Main Stage, as will EPI Chairman David Laws. Key influencers such as Mark Lehain and Fiona Millar will be going tête-atête, and other sector heads such as Emma Wilson, Geoff Barton and Andy Mellor will grapple with important issues like Funding and Recruitment. We will have hands-on practitioners too, with Heads, SENCOs, Governors and School Business Professionals showcasing best practice and lessons learned from every aspect of the education landscape. Top suppliers such as PS Financials, Eteach and EPM will also be showcasing how you can overcome any challenge in education, with a rich selection of case studies delivered by school leaders. Policy, pedagogy and products Constantly evolving to meet the everchanging issues facing the education
and one of the largest MATs in the country, sector, the Schools & Academies Show has Oasis Community Learning contributing to our an exciting range of new and improved Buildings, Energy and Estates Management features for Birmingham in 2018. Theatre. In our Business, Benchmarking & The Government Village will answer all your Financial Management Theatre, the DfE will policy questions, staffed by representatives be delivering an interactive workshop on from the Department for Education, Education the new Integrated Curriculum & Financial & Skills Funding Agency, Schools Commercial Planning Tool in concert with ISBL. Team and the Standards & Testing Agency. The Government Village provides Where issues meet solutions the opportunity to put your questions At the heart of the event is the opportunity to senior department advisors and to network and exchange ideas with your policymakers, in addition to their colleagues from academies, maintained many sessions across the agenda. schools, local authorities and education Following its successful debut last charities across the sector – year, the ‘Hot Seat’ returns once something that can be done in again with new speakers, new Ministe abundance at the ‘Central topics and a renewed brief r for the Networking Area’. to tackle the thorniest S The exhibition floor issue, such as funding, System chool , Lord is the soul of the mental health and the Agnew , a Schools & Academies future of education. n d Sh Ministe Show Birmingham, New this year r for Sc adow hools, Mike K with a huge range are large scale ane wil of suppliers offering themed theatres, so k l eynote be the latest technology whether it’s Funding s to help with the issues & Income Generation, at the speakers how you face in your school. Governance & Leadership, From providers of the latest or the MAT Summit, in cutting edge in Edtech, we have content that including Telefonica, Toshiba and has been specially selected to Virtue Technologies, to experts demonstrating address the biggest issues of the day. products and services designed to reduce The SEND Theatre has been expanded to costs and improve pupil outcomes, such meet demand, with sessions from nasen, as Orovia, Sage and Schoolcomms. autism specialists and best practice case We know what the most pressing issues are studies, while our School Improvement in education, so our exhibitors are on hand Summit will be addressing everything to solve them, including Eteach, Randstad from social mobility to VR technology. and The Skills Network as some of our Our Open Theatres pack a punch too, with workforce specialists. If you have an estates Kirri Gooch from Google speaking at our issue, then look no further than Portakabin, Technology & Educational Resources Theatre; Eddisons and Lancaster Maloney for advice. New this year are themed zones where you can find these innovating companies, after their sessions with everything from Technology & Educational Resources, through Buildings, Estates & Energy Management to Sports & Healthy Kids and everything in between.
Schools & Academies Show
Schools & Academies Show
The face of the education sector Put simply, this is the event for delegates from all types of school. Delivered in partnership with the DfE, ESFA, CCS and major sector associations such as CST (formerly FASNA), ASCL, NAHT, ISBL and NGA, this is the leading education policy event to support school business management, teaching quality and pupil outcomes. To register for free please visit the website below. L FURTHER INFORMATION www.schoolsandacademies showbirmingham.co.uk
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