Academy Governance Summit: Dynamic governance in policy and practice

Conference opens

Emma Perkin, Trust Governance Professionals

Welcome and Introduction

Sara Drake, CEO, The Chartered Governance Institute UK & Ireland

Keynote: The policy environment for academy trusts

Baroness Barran, will focus on key policy changes including how academies can move to stronger, larger trusts.

The Baroness Barran of Bathwick MBE, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for the School System

Setting strategy in a rapidly evolving world

For trusts to thrive in our evolving external environment, it is important that they have a clear strategy. This session will explore the key elements of setting and reviewing an effective strategy.

Moderator:
Steve Rollett, Deputy Chief Executive, Confederation of School Trusts (CST)

Speaker:
Stuart Gardner, CEO, Thinking Schools Academy Trust

A choice of streams:

Option A: Fostering an inclusive internal culture

This breakout session will profile trusts that are pioneering equality, diversity and inclusion within their governance structures and wider organisational culture.

Moderator:
Claire Timmins, HR Director, Ipsos MORI

Speakers:
Rod Findlay, Business Services Director, British Cycling
Sam Sadeghi, Academies Governance Officer, Academies Enterprise Trust

Option B: Joining trusts

This breakout session will explore the experiences of two trusts who have joined together and lessons from their journey.

Moderator: 
Katie Paxton, Company Secretary, School Governance Specialist & Author

Speakers:
Kylie Burgess, Governance & Compliance Manager, Dunraven Educational Trust
Helen George, Chair, Dunraven Educational Trust
Jamie Otter, Partner, Stone King

Networking break

Partner Briefing: TGP, CST, CGI

A choice of streams:

Option A: The trust journey: Developing trust board governance at key ‘inflection points’ of growth

Questions that our governance professionals, trustees and local governance should be asking about educational outcomes and school improvement

Academy trusts sit within an increasingly dynamic external environment as they respond to new government policy and compliance requirements, and the demands brought by the pandemic. Governance professionals play a crucial role in supporting trusts and their governance stakeholders in navigating the changing landscape and translating policy into practice.

Speaker:
Sir David Carter, former National Schools Commissioner

Optional Workshop: Presenting with confidence

Karl George, Director, The Governance Forum Limited