Autumn Leadership Conferences 2024

Our popular conferences return this autumn to various locations across England

"As always, excellent throughout and did exactly what it says on the tin. This is the first event in my diary every year. Essential."
(Delegate, 2023 series)

These events provide leaders with essential updates from our policy specialist team on the latest policy developments and how they impact your school, college or trust. Our conferences also help you plan for the year ahead, as well as provide opportunities to network with other colleagues in leadership roles.

Agenda highlights:
  • Funding and operations
  • Education workforce: recruit, develop, reward, value, retain
  • Safeguarding, attendance, behaviour, exclusions, SEND, mental health, wellbeing, and RSHE
  • Curriculum, assessment and inspection

For full details, see our programme below. 
 

Dates and regions
15 October – London, South East, East of England 1 - Central London *FULL*
16 October – Yorkshire and Humber - Leeds
5 November – North West - Manchester
6 November – North East - Durham
13 November – Midlands - Birmingham
19 November – South West - Taunton
20 November - London, South East, East of England 2 - Central London

Normal rate: £285 member/£315 non-member
ASCL Council Member: £210 (25% discount)
ASCL Local Representative: free of charge
Bring an additional colleague: £150

08.30       Registration, refreshments and exhibition
         
08.45       ASCL Local Representatives meeting
         
09.45       Welcome and introduction
         
09.50       Opening address
         
10.10       Education Policy under a New Government
A few months on from the general election, what has the new government done in education, and what else do we expect? ASCL (Deputy) Director of Policy reflects on our engagement with the new Secretary of State and Ministers so far, what their priorities are, and how we're working with them to ensure the voices and views of ASCL members are central to their policymaking.
         
10.30       Sponsor session: Academy21
         
10.40       Refreshments and exhibition
         
11.00       Funding and Operations
In this session we will share what we know about education funding for current and future years and consider both the direct and indirect impact of the new government's public spending decisions on our sector. We will provide updates on business operations including the Academy Trust Handbook, the new College financial handbook, ESFA assurance reviews, compliance and financial accountability and the sustainability and climate change agenda.
         
11:40       Education Workforce: Recruit, develop, reward, value, retain
This session will bring you all the latest information on policy developments and issues relating to staffing and employment in schools and trusts.
         
12.20       Lunch and networking
         
13.20       Equitable Provision and Leadership: What now and where next?
This session will look at the latest data, updates and evidence relating to safeguarding, attendance, behaviour, exclusions, SEND, mental health, wellbeing and RSHE. 
 
We will share the government's priorities for the year ahead and help you determine what’s most important to support progress in your setting. The session will also highlight examples of what we can achieve, even where the system challenges may feel intractable.
         
14.00      

Curriculum, Assessment and Inspection: Evolution, not revolution

This session will consider the upcoming reforms to curriculum, assessment and Ofsted inspections, including the scope of the curriculum and assessment review, and what this might mean for schools and colleges in the coming months, the ‘pause and review’ of post-16 qualifications and the future of BTECs, the latest KS2, GCSE and A level data – and how to interpret it, the gaps in progress measures, the emerging outcomes from Ofsted’s Big Listen and key changes to ungraded inspections and complaints from September.
         
14.40       Refreshments and exhibition
         
15.00       Panel session
Featuring members of the ASCL Member Support and Specialist teams
         
15.25       General Secretary address
         
15.45       Close

Suitable for:

Headteachers/CEOs
Deputy Headteachers/Deputy CEOs
CFO/COO/Business Leader
Trust Leaders