
Johan Jensen
1 Workshops series two
Developing inclusive people leadership so staff and pupils can flourish
This session looks at the critical importance of developing inclusive leaders - those who create environments where everyone can thrive. Participants will explore how inclusive recruitment, people development, performance management, and supportive wellbeing can support our leaders to be successful for the benefit of the adults and children in their care. You’ll also have the opportunity to consider how a strategic focus on flourishing adults can have a tangible impact on teacher retainment, creating the powerful argument for investing in this area. Following this session, delegates will be able to answer two key questions: What does inclusive leadership mean? And, how do we model it?
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Navigating in a time of mergers and growth: A leadership journey
This session will explore how strong leadership and positive culture underpin successful mergers. Hear from trust voices that have undertaken this journey to understand the human and strategic sides of merger and trust growth – looking at what works and what doesn’t. Delegates will learn from key lessons trust leaders have encountered through the merger process, and the impact on how adult wellbeing drives sustained outcomes for children.
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Navigating the employer policy landscape
The employer policy landscape is evolving rapidly. This session will focus on how trusts can successfully navigate the implications of the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill and the Employment Rights Bill, as well as how to cultivate and maintain positive relationships with unions.
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Flourishing through change: Values-led workforce decisions in financially challenging times
With almost 9 in 10 school leaders reviewing staffing structures and with financial confidence at a low, school trusts are under intense pressure to make tough choices. But in the face of restructures, cost-cutting and uncertainty, how can we protect staff wellbeing, live out our values, and avoid unintended harm to equity and inclusion? This practical session explores how strong organisational development practice can help trusts respond to financial challenges without compromising their people or principles. We will equip delegates with frameworks to support thoughtful, human-centred and strategic workforce decisions that align with the mission to help both adults and children flourish - even through change.
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Registration, refreshments, networking and exhibition
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Welcome remarks
Welcome remarks from CST's Chief Executive Leora Cruddas CBE and Tamsin Frances, Executive Director, People, Infrastructure & Innovations, Ted Wragg Trust and Chair of CST's People and culture professional community.
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Keynote: Moral courage: The passport to an inclusive culture
Sal will share his experience on high profile misconduct cases during his time as Regional Director for London at the Independent Office for Police Conduct. He will explore how the education sector can understand the importance of moral courage in creating the conditions for a culture which is founded on psychological safety, inclusion, and ‘speaking-up’. Sal will discuss how trusts can draw upon insights from external sector investigations to improve practice, whilst engineering a culture where staff feel able to safely surface their issues from the beginning.
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Workshops series one
Choose from a selection of workshops delivered by trust leaders and sector experts. Topics include working cultures, the employer policy landscape and performance management.
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Refreshments, exhibition and networking
There will be a two minute silence held at 11:00 to mark Remembrance Day followed by our morning break.
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Keynote: The new world of work: How do we need to change and how can we learn from outside the sector?
A keynote address from Peter Cheese, Chief Executive, Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development.
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Keynote panel: How do we make education the sector of choice?
The panel will discuss strategies for attracting the next generation of educators. How can the trust sector create the supportive environment necessary within their schools to help emerging talent thrive? Together, they’ll explore how culture can be intentionally shaped to meet the expectations and values of new professionals entering education.
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Lunch, networking and exhibition
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Workshops series two
Choose from a selection of workshops delivered by trust leaders and sector experts. Topics include inclusive leadership, professional development, and effective leadership during mergers and growth.
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Refreshments, networking and exhibition
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Keynote: Connection and wellbeing
Sinéad will explore the critical link between human connection, relational trust, and wellbeing. Drawing on evidence-based insights, she will highlight what truly works to foster meaningful connection, alongside practical strategies to support wellbeing and prevent burnout among staff.
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Final reflections and close
Final reflections with the conference formally closing at 15:45.