Annual conference

Our 2023 Conference

Thankyou for joining us at Birmingham's National Exhibition centre on 10 October 2023.
We hope you'll agree we had some great keynote speakers for the day focusing on the key topics of Safeguarding and Wellbeing.

We hope to see you again at our 2024 Conference.

 

A room full of people sat at desks, with one person presenting at the front

New for 2023

The conference has been developed with different attendance streams for Headteachers and members of the SLT, School Business Support Managers and Governors. This means that you will be able to access workshop sessions aligned to your area of specialism within the school environment.

Our speakers

Our workshop presenters

Conference Programme

8am to 9am: Registration, exhibition, and welcome refreshments

9am to 9:05am: Welcome and housekeeping items - Paul Crossley 

9:05am to 9:45am: Conference opening - Sue Harrison, Director of Children and Families and Rebecca Hemsley, Assistant Director of People Services

9:50am to 10:50am: AM breakout sessions

10:50am to 11:20am: Break to visit exhibition

11:20am to 12:20pm: Keynote presentation – Lee Parkinson

12:20pm to 12:50pm: Lunch for red lanyards, exhibition for blue lanyards

12:50pm to 1:20pm: Lunch for blue lanyards, exhibition for red lanyards

1:20pm to 2:20pm: PM breakout sessions

2:30pm to 3:30pm: Keynote presentation - Darren Edwards

3:30pm to 3:35pm: Conference close - Paul Crossley

AM breakout sessions

Headteachers and SLT

Pick one:

  1. Safeguarding - Kevin Hartley, NSPCC Senior Education consultant
  2. Employment law update - Deirdre Birch and Daljinder Dhillon, Birmingham City Council Legal Team, 

Business Managers and Business Support

Pick one:

  1. Safe and fair recruitment and admissions and risk assessment - Christopher Proctor, NACRO
  2. Practical Tips for supporting Mental Health in the workplace -  Emma Slaven ACAS

Governors

  • 10am to 10:20am: School and Governor Support - Moira Gilligan, School and Governor Support
  • 10:30am to 10:50am: Governor toolkit overview - Schools HR Employee Relations Team

PM breakout sessions

Headteachers and SLT

Pick one:

  1. Reducing the workload for wellbeing -  Lee Parkinson
  2. How to build and sustain your resilience whilst supporting the mental health and wellbeing of your team - Jess Hannan, Education Support

Business Managers and Business Support

Pick one:

  1. Safe and fair recruitment in Education; Risk assessing applicants with a criminal record - Christopher Proctor, NACRO
  2. My Birmingham Rewards, Occupational Health and Care First, 

Governors

  • 1:20 pm to 1:40pm: Employment law summary - Deirdre Birch and Daljinder Dhillon, BCC Legal Team
  • 1:50pm to 2:10pm: Safeguarding and the role of governors - Charlotte Shepherd and Kayleigh Pegg, Schools recruitment Team

Ticket prices

Cost includes VAT, lunch, refreshments and on-site parking.

One complimentary place offered to governors booked with two delegates from the same subscribed school.

  • subscriber schools:
    • £100 per delegate
    • £50 per governor
  • non subscriber schools:
    • £180 per delegate
    • £80 per governor

 

All about our exhibitors:

Birmingham HR Services for Schools Conference and Exhibition (mondale-events.co.uk)