Open to all independent school Proprietors, Proprietor Heads and their teams, Senior Leaders of proprietary school chains, and those that support proprietary schools across the sector.
The event will start with registration at 12pm, followed by lunch and an afternoon of speakers. The Drinks Reception will take place at 6pm, followed by dinner. Overnight accommodation tickets are available to purchase.
Programme outline
13:50 Marketing and School Leadership - Russell Speirs
Everyone knows that the leader of a school can have a huge impact on its reputation and success in the marketplace. Indeed, many school Heads consider “marketing” to be one of the most important parts of their job. But what exactly is a Head’s role when it comes to marketing? And what should it be? How can their aptitude and skills be tested before appointment and developed thereafter? In this interactive session, Russell Speirs will aim to answer these questions, drawing on over 20 years of experience advising independent school leaders and researching parents.
15:10 Themes, Risks and Planning for the Future in the Independent School Sector - Paul Reynolds
The Independent School sector has faced gradual but significant changes over the last few decades, and more recently a significant number of substantial financial challenges and pressures over the last few years; with more on the horizon – now more than ever it is more important to understand your market position in the sector to inform and ensure your business models are efficient and robust. The look to the future need not be bleak amongst all the potential hurdles along the way – providing your school’s focus, and more importantly resource; is directed to the right areas.
16:00 Insurance: Managing Cost in an Inflationary Landscape - Rachele Kelsall
Speakers
Sponsors
Headline Sponsor
Our accomplished Engage School Management Information System (SMIS) is designed for the needs of independent and international schools.
Expansive functionality including admissions, marketing, academic, pastoral and financial is centralised making it simpler and intuitive for parents and teachers, while driving management at a school or group level. Engage features unique and versatile Workflows and Forms, Tracked Communications, school specific terminology and per-user language. Engage is well-connected via API to an enormous range of school products; without question the most extensive single suite system available.
Hugely experienced and personable staff help assist the change management process to ensure you get the benefits and outcomes you expect.
Engage – Your School Community Ecosystem.
- Email:
- [email protected]
- Phone:
- 0783 4499 753
- Website:
- engagesmis.com/
Drinks Reception Sponsor
School Fee Plan led the way over 20 years ago by pioneering a simple monthly payment scheme for school fees. Our mission then was to “provide an unrivalled quality of service to schools and parents in all aspects of the funding and collection of termly fees”. Whilst our service has evolved to keep pace with changing technology and regulation, this fundamental tenet remains firmly in place. Since our launch we have worked with hundreds of schools throughout the UK helping more than 100,000 children access the high-quality education for which the UK Independent schools sector is renowned.
Practice Pal Music
Practice Pal is a modern music education experience for budding musicians and everyone who supports them. Our app-based approach to learning and administering music is an elegant solution to one of the greatest cultural problems of our time: the disappearance of effective, enjoyable, and accessible music education from our schools. By applying technology to learning in a convenient and user-friendly way, Practice Pal transforms how schools, teachers, parents and students move through music education together.
