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1 CST Early years summit

From insights to impact: Using data intelligently to secure success for every child

08:30

1 CST Communications Summit

Registration and refreshments

09:15

1 CST Communications Summit

Opening and welcome remarks

09:30

1 CST Communications Summit

Brand new - part one

<span class="NormalTextRun SCXW70201712 BCX8">Explor</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW70201712 BCX8">ing</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW70201712 BCX8"> how - and how not - to think about your trust's brand and values with this series of sessions, unfolding throughout the day</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW70201712 BCX8">.</span>

10:40

1 CST Communications Summit

Brand new - part two

<span class="NormalTextRun SCXW70201712 BCX8">Explor</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW70201712 BCX8">ing</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW70201712 BCX8"> how - and how not - to think about your trust's brand and values with this series of sessions, unfolding throughout the day</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW70201712 BCX8">.</span>

10:55

1 CST Communications Summit

Refreshments, networking and exhibition 

12:20

1 CST Communications Summit

Sharing a vision: Supporting trust development

How do you position your organisation to evolve, and both internally and externally create the narrative of a strong trust? In this session we will look at effective communication strategies to position your trust for effective development, and to ensure your trust vision inspires key stakeholders in school leadership and the wider community.

12:50

1 CST Communications Summit

Brand new - part three

<span class="NormalTextRun SCXW70201712 BCX8">Explor</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW70201712 BCX8">ing</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW70201712 BCX8"> how - and how not - to think about your trust's brand and values with this series of sessions, unfolding throughout the day</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW70201712 BCX8">.</span>

13:10

1 CST Communications Summit

Lunch, networking and exhibition

15:00

1 CST Communications Summit

Refreshments, networking and exhibition 

15:20

1 CST Communications Summit

Brand new - part four

<span class="NormalTextRun SCXW70201712 BCX8">Explor</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW70201712 BCX8">ing</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW70201712 BCX8"> how - and how not - to think about your trust's brand and values with this series of sessions, unfolding throughout the day</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW70201712 BCX8">.</span>

15:30

1 CST Communications Summit

Comms room 101

Part therapy, part surgery, a chance for delegates to share their worst nightmares and get advice from our expert panel and fellow delegates.

1 Workshop series three

Unlocking the potential of your reserves: How an active investment strategy can support your educational priorities

<span class="TextRun SCXW58785647 BCX8" lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW58785647 BCX8">This workshop explores how trusts can generate substantial investment income with efficient and simple deposit strategies. It will consider what trusts are </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW58785647 BCX8">permitted</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW58785647 BCX8"> to do, to help you understand the risks involved and the features of an effective deposit policy. It will also share insights from River Learning Trust on how such a strategy was implemented and the impact it has had to support frontline services in its schools.</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW58785647 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"> </span>

1 Workshop series three

How do you know you are operating efficiently? Maintaining service quality with benchmarking and analytics

<span class="TextRun SCXW113091470 BCX8" lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW113091470 BCX8">Th</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW113091470 BCX8">is</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW113091470 BCX8"> session will explore how to use data to get best value from your in-house or outsourced catering and cleaning services. Discussion topics will include the data you need and how to collect it, using benchmarks to track performance, where the biggest cost efficiency opportunities lie and balancing cost vs quality in service delivery. By the end of this session, attendees will gain a clearer understanding of how data can be used to measure and improve the efficiency of support services and receive practical steps to achieving sustainable efficiencies.</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW113091470 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"> </span>

1 Workshop series three

Employment Rights Bill and the school support staff proposals

<span class="TextRun SCXW34171633 BCX8" lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun CommentStart SCXW34171633 BCX8">In this session we will </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW34171633 BCX8">focus on the</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW34171633 BCX8"> Employment Rights Bill </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW34171633 BCX8">provisions </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW34171633 BCX8">to</span> <span class="NormalTextRun SCXW34171633 BCX8">establish</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW34171633 BCX8"> a s</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW34171633 BCX8">chool s</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW34171633 BCX8">upport staff negotiating body, wh</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW34171633 BCX8">i</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW34171633 BCX8">ch</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW34171633 BCX8"> will </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW34171633 BCX8">make recommendations</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW34171633 BCX8"> on pay, terms and conditions of employment, </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW34171633 BCX8">training</span></span><span class="TrackChangeTextInsertion TrackedChange SCXW34171633 BCX8"><span class="TextRun SCXW34171633 BCX8" lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW34171633 BCX8">,</span></span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW34171633 BCX8" lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW34171633 BCX8"> and career progression for school support staff</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW34171633 BCX8"> working in both maintained schools and academies</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW34171633 BCX8">. </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW34171633 BCX8">Natalie, who sits on the DfE’s working group for this body, will explain the impact of the proposed legislation</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW34171633 BCX8"> for trusts</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW34171633 BCX8"> and will also consider the aspects which </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW34171633 BCX8">remain</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW34171633 BCX8"> open to consultation.</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW34171633 BCX8"> </span>

1 Workshop series three

The business of education: Using KPIs to achieve excellent outcomes for pupils

How can all parts of a school trust contribute meaningfully to excellent educational outcomes? And how can trust leaders and boards align around strategic priorities and be assured that all endeavours of the trust are focusing on delivering the best education for pupils? Ben March, Chief Finance and Operations Officer at STEP Academy Trust will be talking to Samira Sadeghi, Director of Trust Governance at CST about how STEP uses KPIs to facilitate educational outcomes. This session will cover how operations within STEP enable excellent educational outcomes for pupils, and how trustees engage with and support this practice. Ben will share how STEP developed a framework that balances consistency of expectation whilst appreciating the context of each school, how KPIs are using as part of this process, the importance of establishing the right interplay between KPIs to avoid unintended outcomes, and the impact that this is having across the trust.

1 Workshop series two

Avoiding school management via spreadsheets: How Ebor Academy Trust use ICFP to enable objective staff planning

In IMP Software's recent CFO insight survey, “struggling to get buy-in from headteachers” was one of the main challenges that was found to be holding CFOs back from implementing trust-wide ICFP. In this session Andrew Robinson, CFO at Ebor Academy Trust and Donna Bedford, Headteacher at Robert Wilkinson Primary Academy, will outline how they have ensured a collaborative approach to ICFP alongside their headteachers, which enables resources to be targeted to school priorities whilst also ensuring a sustainable staffing model that is driven by educational need.

1 Workshop series two

One team, one mission: Aligning operations and education for trust-wide impact

<span data-contrast="none">This session will explore how trusts can align operations and education to create a unified, mission-driven team. The next step for trust operational maturity goes beyond generating efficiencies and releasing time for educators, to contributing to school improvement; professionalising operational careers; and aligning all teams around the shared goal of improving outcomes for children. Join us to discover how fostering a cohesive "one team, one mission" culture can transform your trust, with real-life success stories from trust leaders.</span>

1 Workshop series two

Developing operations leaders in education

<span class="NormalTextRun SCXW149724644 BCX8">What qualities do effective leaders of operations in education need and how do we nurture and develop people in these roles? In this session</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW149724644 BCX8">,</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW149724644 BCX8"> Emma Hughes and Jo Marchant will reflect on their journeys into senior leadership and the learnings that have shaped their style and practice to consider how we build and support the next generation of operational leaders in our trusts.</span>

1 Workshop series one

The power of operational excellence (OpEx) in education

<span class="TextRun SCXW176041314 BCX8" lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW176041314 BCX8">This session will include a description of the Operational Excellence Framework for schools and trusts and an interactive exercise that will bring </span><span class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW176041314 BCX8">OpEx</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW176041314 BCX8"> to life.</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW176041314 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"> </span>

8:30

1 CST Finance and Operations Conference

Registration and refreshments

9:15

1 CST Finance and Operations Conference

Welcome remarks

Welcome remarks from Leora Cruddas CBE, CEO, Confederation of School Trusts.

9:25

1 CST Finance and Operations Conference

Welcome by the Community Chairs

Welcome remarks from Catherine Hughes, Director of Finance, Creative Education Trust and Sarah Lovell, Chief Operating Officer, Cabot Learning Federation.

10:15

1 CST Finance and Operations Conference

Keynote: Spending on special educational needs in England: Something has to change

<span class="TextRun SCXW83689268 BCX8" lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB" data-contrast="none"><span class="NormalTextRun CommentHighlightRest SCXW83689268 BCX8">The SEND system has become financially unsustainable over recent years. The number of pupils with SEND and </span><span class="NormalTextRun AdvancedProofingIssueV2Themed CommentHighlightRest SCXW83689268 BCX8">EHCPs in particular, have</span><span class="NormalTextRun CommentHighlightRest SCXW83689268 BCX8"> rocketed since 2018 and funding has not kept pace with this rise. For those navigating the system, increased demand has led to significant backlogs, access has become more combative and the pressures on school trusts are significant and growing. Luke </span><span class="NormalTextRun CommentHighlightRest SCXW83689268 BCX8">Sibieta</span><span class="NormalTextRun CommentHighlightRest SCXW83689268 BCX8"> gives an overview of the recent IFS report into the current </span><span class="NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed CommentHighlightRest SCXW83689268 BCX8">crisis, and</span><span class="NormalTextRun CommentHighlightRest SCXW83689268 BCX8"> weighs up potential policy responses in conversation with Leora Cruddas.</span></span><span class="EOP CommentHighlightPipeRestRefresh SCXW83689268 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"> </span>

10:55

1 CST Finance and Operations Conference

Refreshments, networking and exhibition 

11:25

1 CST Finance and Operations Conference

Workshops series one

Choose from a selection of impactful workshops delivered by trust leaders and sector experts. Topics include operational excellence, procurement, digitising the school estate and leveraging resources to improve education.

12:30

1 CST Finance and Operations Conference

Workshops series two

Choose from a selection of impactful workshops delivered by trust leaders and sector experts. Topics include ICFP, building mission-aligned operations, operational leadership and financial models for new school-based nursery provision.

13:25

1 CST Finance and Operations Conference

Lunch, networking and exhibition

14:25

1 CST Finance and Operations Conference

Workshop series three

Choose from a selection of impactful workshops delivered by trust leaders and sector experts. Topics include investment strategies, business services, maintaining service quality using analytics, and the Employment Rights Bill and SSSNB proposals.

15:25

1 CST Finance and Operations Conference

Keynote: Designing and delivering excellence: My learnings from business

Excellence in operations is key to the sustained achievement of any organisation's goals, whether it be to optimise shareholder returns or achieve social impact. Whilst the context of education is significantly different from other sectors, there are proven approaches in business that are highly relevant to school trust leadership. In her keynote, Joanne Dawson, Chief Financial Officer at Ormiston Academies Trust (OAT), shares her experience of applying the learnings from her global roles in FTSE100 companies in her trust, including applying bottom-up design principles, what relentless talent management requires, and how to address the barriers of silo working, and how this is enabling OAT's educational goals.

15:55

1 CST Finance and Operations Conference

Final reflections and close

Final reflections on the conference with the formal close at 16:00.

10:30

1 CST Safeguarding Conference

Keynote: Do managed moves really work?

In this session, we will hear a (former) pupil perspective, as Elliot McKenzie shares his experience of a managed move in conversation with Jon Needham.

10:50

1 CST Safeguarding Conference

Refreshments, networking and exhibition

11:20

1 CST Safeguarding Conference

Workshops: series one

Choose from a selection of impactful workshops delivered by trust leaders and sector experts, focusing on critical safeguarding issues. Topics include supporting the well-being of safeguarding staff, addressing extremism and being aware of potential bias in the application of Prevent policies, and exploring what education settings can learn from global strategies to combat child criminal exploitation.

12:20

1 CST Safeguarding Conference

Lunch, networking and exhibition

13:20

1 CST Safeguarding Conference

Workshops: series two

Explore our second series of workshops which delve into innovative safeguarding practices led by experienced trust leaders and sector experts. Topics include strengthening safeguarding through the power of multi-disciplinary teams, addressing emotionally based school avoidance to foster belonging, and building robust safeguarding capacity in small trusts.

14:45

1 CST Safeguarding Conference

Refreshments, exhibition and networking

1 Workshop series one

Protecting your safeguarding staff: A trust-led approach to maintaining health, safety and well-being

Safeguarding can be a hugely rewarding area of practice. Protecting children and young people in risky and complex situations can also be tough, especially when things go wrong. This workshop will explore the trust's duty of care to protect its safeguarding workforce physically, emotionally, mentally and professionally. Raminder and Becci will share her extensive experience of creating protective structures for the safeguarding professionals in their trusts, and strategies to identify and respond to staff in crisis.

1 Workshop series one

Understanding and addressing extremism: Exploring bias and applying 'Prevent' effectively in your trust

Last summer's civil unrest and its impact on children and families highlights the importance of addressing extremist ideology and online disinformation in education. This interactive workshop session aims to foster an open dialogue about personal values and attitudes towards extremism and consider ways in which trust safeguarding leaders can improve the applications of safeguarding policies, including Prevent, without potential bias. Kevin will explore case studies, invite delegates to share experiences of addressing false narratives and disinformation in their safeguarding practice, and discuss examples of how to recognise and address biases in policy application.

1 Workshop series one

We can't stop what we can't see: Making the connection between global and local CCE

Children and young people vulnerable to Child Criminal Exploitation (CCE) rarely identify themselves as at risk. In fact, they often feel that their exploitative relationships are normal and keeping them safe. This practical and empowering workshop will explore how trust safeguarding leaders can help colleagues to cut through the misinformation about CCE and trafficking to recognise how these global issues show up in schools and communities, and how to mobilise young people to tell their stories and take protective action. Participants will be invited to share their experiences and consider how they can equip young people to answer three simple questions: What is trafficking? How does it affect me? What can I do about it?

1 Workshop series two

Strengthening trust safeguarding through diversity: The power of multi-disciplinary teams

Safeguarding in education has traditionally been undertaken by teachers specialising in child protection. As trusts grow, and safeguarding practice becomes more complex, trust safeguarding leaders have been thinking differently about the skills and background that a safeguarding team needs to enable it to do more and be more effective. In this workshop, Louis will share his team-building strategy at Creative Education Trust, taking us through the thinking and practice of building a multidisciplinary team from pastoral, clinical and other services and the impact this has had on safeguarding capacity and outcomes in the trust.

08:15

Thursday 7 November

Registration, exhibition, and networking

Time to collect your conference pass and programme, as well as a chance to meet with fellow delegates over coffee and explore our conference exhibition.

09:45

Thursday 7 November

Opening performance

The Big Band from Malcolm Arnold Academy, part of the David Ross Education Trust

11:15

Thursday 7 November

Refreshments, exhibition, and networking

11:45

Thursday 7 November

Workshops - series one

<a href="https://cst-conferences.org.uk/cst-annual-conference/annual-conference-programme/workshops/">Choose from a broad selection of workshops</a> delivered by trust leaders, sector experts, and CST partners including the National Institute of Teaching and Ambition Institute.

12:45

Thursday 7 November

Lunch, exhibition, and networking

14:35

Thursday 7 November

Workshops - series two

<a href="https://cst-conferences.org.uk/cst-annual-conference/annual-conference-programme/workshops/">Choose from a broad selection of workshops</a> delivered by trust leaders, sector experts, and CST partners including the National Institute of Teaching and Ambition Institute.

15:35

Thursday 7 November

Refreshments, exhibition, and networking

17:40

Thursday 7 November

Drinks reception and networking

Join us in Hall 3 for networking drinks with colleagues and exhibitors, kindly sponsored by RM. The reception is open to all delegates, and will close at 18:40.

20:00

Thursday 7 November

Annual Conference dinner

Join us in Hall 4 for our Annual Conference dinner, kindly sponsored by Etio. Note: The conference dinner is available only to delegates who booked a dinner package.

08:00

Friday 8 November

Exhibition and networking

Time to meet with fellow delegates over coffee and explore our conference exhibition.

08:45

Friday 8 November

Opening performance

Poetry performed by pupils from Mulberry Schools Trust

10:50

Friday 8 November

Refreshments, exhibition, and networking

11:20

Friday 8 November

Workshops - series three

<a href="https://cst-conferences.org.uk/cst-annual-conference/annual-conference-programme/workshops/">Choose from a broad selection of workshops</a> delivered by trust leaders, sector experts, and CST partners including the National Institute of Teaching and Ambition Institute.

12:20

Friday 8 November

Lunch, exhibition, and networking

13:20

Friday 8 November

Workshops - series four

<a href="https://cst-conferences.org.uk/cst-annual-conference/annual-conference-programme/workshops/">Choose from a broad selection of workshops</a> delivered by trust leaders, sector experts, and CST partners including the National Institute of Teaching and Ambition Institute.

15:05

Friday 8 November

Conference close