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This conference is for heads, bursars, governors, directors of development and directors of partnerships or community engagement, from both schools with established bursary and partnership programmes, and those just starting out. PLEASE BOOK VIA THE IDPE WEBSITE (booking link below)
Bursaries provide life-changing opportunities for young people; partnerships offer the opportunity to share resource and expertise to enhance learning opportunities between schools and the wider community.
Yet, bursary and partnership programmes must be about more than demonstrating the social conscience of a school – they provide life-changing experiences for our young people, greater socio-economic diversity within our schools, strengthen the connections within and across our communities, and can be an extraordinary force for change.
The HMC and IDPE 2024 School Bursaries and Partnerships Conference on Wednesday 31 January 2024 at BMA House, London is designed to support heads, bursars, governors, directors of development and directors of partnerships and community engagement, to establish and develop successful bursary and partnership programmes.
The cost-of-living crisis, funding gaps, potential recession, and the legacy of the Covid pandemic mean that many schools are already having to make difficult decisions about prioritisation within stretched budgets. Yet as educational leaders, we have a commitment to working together to truly address the widening gap in educational attainment between children from disadvantaged backgrounds and their peers. Through strengthening our partnerships and fulfilling our bursary missions, we can build aspiration across communities and improve the outcomes for all our young people.
Schools can contribute positively to the conversation around social change. Join us at the HMC and IDPE 2024 School Bursaries & Partnerships Conference, to find out how your school can support more young people to achieve their academic and life ambitions.
Please book via the IDPE Website: https://idpe.org.uk/#hmcandidpe2024schoolbursariesandpartnershipsconference
Programme
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09:30 – 10:00 |
Coffee and registration |
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10:00 – 10:05 |
Great Hall
Welcome and opening remarks Melvyn Roffe, Principal, George Watson's College, and Vice Chair, HMC
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10:05 – 10:50
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Plenary
Great Hall
Bursaries and partnerships: 2024 and beyond In light of the current economic, political and social pressures on schools, what can we do to adapt and future-proof our bursary and partnership programmes to build aspiration across communities and improve the outcomes for all our young people. David Laws, Executive Chairman of the Education Policy Institute Dr Joseph Spence, Master, Dulwich College Julie Robinson, CEO, ISC Peter Kirkbride, National Director Secondary Education, E-ACT Chair: Mark Taylor, Bursar, The Kings School Canterbury; Chair, AGBIS; and Vice Chair, ISC
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10:50 – 11:20 |
Morning coffee break |
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11:20 – 12:10
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Breakout 1
Great Hall Bursaries: planning for change How will VAT on fees impact bursaries? How will your school finance bursaries in the future? And do you need to change how you fundraise now to grow bursary support? From potential VAT on fees and removal of business rate relief, to the financial impact of the cost-of-living crisis, explore how your school can prepare for the challenges that lie ahead, and continue to grow your bursary programme. Kieran Smith, Partner, VAT and Guy Biggin, Partner, Social Purpose and Non-profits, Crowe UK LLP
Anderson Barnes Creating, sustaining and developing partnerships Cross-sector partnerships provide opportunities for children that no school can deliver alone, but how do you create a vision that recognises the value of all schools and a programme of activity where all partners benefit equally? York ISSP will share their insight on the establishment and growth over time of the York Independent State School Partnership Jeremy Walker, Headmaster, St Peter's York and Toby Eastaugh, Principal, Vale of York Academy
Murrell Barnes Growing non-fee income: enterprise and development With tightening budgets and the threat of VAT on fees, prioritising funding for your school's partnership and bursary programmes can be increasingly challenging, and identifying alternative income streams is a must. How can development and commercial enterprise be part of the solution to sustaining your school's social good? Tarah Gillespie, Senior Development Manager; Robin Macpherson, Head of College; Laura Presslie, Director of Development, Marketing and Admissions, Robert Gordon's College
Princes Diversifying bursary income Speakers TBC (supported by Headline sponsor, Toucan Tech)
Worcester Transformative partnerships: doing more with less At a time when schools are looking to do more with less, what role can partnerships play in supporting their local community to maximise impact? Join St Edwards School, Oxford and Cutteslowe Community to hear how their collaboration has accelerated their partnership programme and enhanced the opportunities they can collectively offer to young people. Rachael Henshilwood, Director of Development and Partnerships and Rachel Moffatt, Partnerships Manager, St Edward's Oxford; Steph Jankovic – Cutteslowe Community Centre Manager and Primary School Ambassador
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12:20 – 13:10
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Breakout 2
Great Hall The united front: the crucial role of senior leadership collaboration in shaping your bursary and outreach programme Explore how St Dunstan’s College has accelerated its mission to restart its alumni programme whilst instilling a culture of giving amongst its current parents and alumni, through creating a unified strategic vision, aligning its financial goals and fundraising efforts and establishing a collaborative approach between its Head, Director of Development and Alumni Relations, and Chief Finance Officer, in order to drive forward change. Isabelle Blake-James, Director of Development and Alumni Relations, Hannah Fox, Chief Finance Officer, and Nick Hewlett, Head, St Dunstan’s College
Anderson Barnes From 0 to 100: bringing the whole community on your partnership journey Creating shared and mutually beneficial goals is the key to any successful school partnership… but how do you encourage your colleagues to embrace a new way of working? Join us to explore how to create collaborative relationships across a network of schools and accelerate the impact of your partnership programme. Lotte Tulloch, Head, Denstone College
Murrell Barnes Leveraging successful partnerships to enable young people to fulfil their potential The Shaftesbury Enterprise is a Harrow School initiative that focuses on the educational outcomes and life opportunities of young people, to enable every young person in our community, irrespective of background, to thrive and achieve their full potential. Explore how Harrow School works in partnership with local schools and community organisations to improve educational attainment and offer diverse co-curricular opportunities, whilst at the same time widening access for those from a broad range of abilities and backgrounds, by providing bursaries, exemplary pastoral support and opportunities in a boarding environment for boys who would thrive at Harrow School but for whom the fees are prohibitive. Dr Gitanjali Bhattacharya, Head of Access and Partnerships and Timothy Dalton, Director of Shaftesbury Enterprise, Harrow School
Princes Realising potential through transformational bursaries From the recruitment and admissions process through to the pastoral support for bursary recipients throughout their time at your school, how can you ensure the well-being and aspirations of your bursary students to ensure they thrive in school and beyond? Jenny Hopkinson, Founder, The Bursary Foundation and Jan Browne, Head of Bursary Support, RGS Newcastle
Worcester Social mobility: how to measure and communicate the impact of bursaries Bursaries aim to provide life-changing educational opportunities for students who couldn’t otherwise afford it. But how do we know the impact of these bursaries? Amanda and Christina will discuss the range of different audiences who are interested in the evidence, and the ways in which you can conceptualise and measure it. Amanda Scott, Executive Director and Dr Christina Floe, Social Impact Lead, Latymer Foundation
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13:10 – 14:00 |
Lunch |
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14:00 – 14:45
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Plenary
Great Hall
The social good: how to measure the value of school partnerships and bursary programmes? Bursary and partnership programmes can be transformative; providing life-changing opportunities for young people, developing diversity and inclusivity in your school, and enhancing learning opportunities across a community, but how can we measure these tangible benefits? And how can we demonstrate the social impact of bursary and partnership programmes? Ali Henderson, CEO, Royal National Children’s SpringBoard Foundation Oliver Blond, CEO, Schools Partnerships Alliance Deborah McMillian, Deputy Chief Master, King Edward's School Chair: Melvyn Roffe, Principal, George Watson's College, and Vice Chair, HMC
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14:15 – 15:15
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Afternoon break |
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15:15 – 16:05
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Breakout 3
Great Hall Good governance: navigating the risks of delivering social impact With the current economic and political uncertainty facing the schools' sector, how can we adapt our structures, strategies and financial models to respond to the challenges ahead? And how can we mitigate risk to continue to deliver the social impact of our bursary and partnership programmes? Cheryl Connelly, Director of Training & Membership (Deputy CEO), AGBIS and Barney Northover, Partner, VWV
Anderson Barnes Understanding and communicating the impact of your partnerships: practical, low resource and meaningful ways to evaluate impact Owen Carter, Director, ImpactEd Group and Ben Jones, Director of Partnerships, Alleyn's School Chair: Annabel Green, Head of Content, IDPE
Murrell Barnes The practicalities of partnerships: bring your ideas and challenges! Partnership working makes so much sense on paper, but the reality of institutions working together for mutual aims brings with it many practical challenges. Highgate is the principal education sponsor of LAET, with both schools running their own outreach and enrichment programmes, Chrysalis and Chrysalis East, and juggling multiple partnerships with differing aims. Explore how they are working together to navigate the challenges and maximise on the opportunities of these multiple partnerships, and bring your own questions and ideas, to discuss and share in this workshop session. Helen Drummond, Programme Director – Chrysalis East, LAE Tottenham & Highgate and Chanel Noel, Strategic Inclusion Lead, Highgate School
Princes TBC
Worcester A story of trust and authenticity: how can we develop widespread community engagement and sustainable fundraising? The symbiotic relationship between the songbird and meerkat means that both animals gain from their collaboration; their partnership is win-win! Schools' development is no different: only through creating a comprehensive community engagement programme based on internal and external long-term relationships, can your school achieve its ambitious fundraising goals. Shaun Fenton, Headmaster and Jonny Hylton, Foundation Director, Reigate Grammar School
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16:10 – 16:30 |
Plenary
Great Hall
The power of bursaries and partnerships Hear first-hand the impact of bursaries and partnerships from alumni who have benefitted from a transformational bursary or participated in a partnership programme.
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16:30 – 16:35 |
Thanks and closing remarks Philip Britton, Head of Foundation, Bolton School and Chair of Trustees, IDPE
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