Simon Freeman

Managing Director, IRIS Education

Simon is responsible for driving forward IRIS’ evolution, leading the education offering and focusing on meeting the needs of senior leadership teams in multi-academy trusts. Prior to IRIS, Simon began his career as an engineer, quickly taking on strategic roles across BT, moving around its leadership programme. He later moved to services specialist Serco where he was COO of the Ministry of Defence’s Business Services division. Most recently he was the MD of Capita’s local government business, where his role was to enable local government clients to deliver effectively for the many hundreds of thousands of residents they served.

Hall 10a

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Leading through change: Unlocking operational efficiencies with the power of data

In recent research led by IRIS Education, over four fifths of education leaders cited budget constraints as a core challenge. This session will provide practical strategies and real-world insights into how to operate more efficiently, gain greater financial visibility, and help future-proof your trust’s success. Aimed at small to mid-size trusts, and those with ambition to grow – trust leaders will walk away with actionable takeaways to drive capacity, improve efficiency, and create the conditions where schools, and their pupils, can flourish.