Izzi Dorrian
Director of Ecosystem Partnerships, Arbor Education
Izzi Dorrian is Director of Ecosystem Partnerships at Arbor Education and a qualified education solicitor with a career dedicated to systemic school innovation. She was the Founder of Habitude, a workflow automation platform acquired by Arbor in 2025, and previously founded two of London’s leading creative 16-19 academies: East London Arts & Music (ELAM) and the London Screen Academy (LSA).
Laying strong foundations
1 Workshop series three
From manual to managed: Designing and sustaining workflows at scale
As trusts grow, operational processes often become fragmented and harder to manage consistently. Many are beginning to automate workflows, but moving from isolated efficiencies to trust-wide coherence brings new challenges around ownership, governance and system design. This session explores how trusts are approaching workflow automation in practice - where they begin, which processes they prioritise, and how they maintain clarity as adoption scales. Leaders will share practical examples of what has worked, where challenges emerge, and how they are creating clearer, more connected operational workflows across their organisations.