AGBIS/HMC/ISBA Heads', Governors' and Bursars' Conference - Thursday 23 November 2023 (BMA House, London)

Conference theme: School leadership and governance, and the political and economic challenges facing schools PLEASE BOOK VIA THE AGBIS WEBSITE

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PLEASE BOOK VIA AGBIS - BOOKING DETAILS BELOW

If you are an AGBIS member school booking this event please do so through the following link AGBIS/HMC/ISBA Heads’, Governors’ and Bursars’ Conference 2023 (if you have any problems logging in to book please contact AGBIS on enquiries@agbis.org.uk)

If you are not currently an AGBIS member school then please book by emailing enquiries@agbis.org.uk with the following information: school name; name of the attendee and their position at School (Chair, Head, Governor, Bursar etc.); and the email address of the attendee. AGBIS will then book them on for you and send you a confirmation email.

Conference Programme

09.00 -10.00	Registration and refreshments
10.00 – 10.05	Welcome and opening remarks Speakers: Mark Taylor, Bursar at the King's School, Canterbury, Chair of AGBIS and Vice Chair of the ISC
10.05 – 10.35	School leadership and governance: Where we are now? Speakers: Richard Harman, CEO, AGBIS Simon Hyde, General Secretary, HMC David Woodgate, Chief Executive, ISBA Chair: Julie Robinson, CEO, Independent Schools Council
10.35 – 11.20	Overview of the current political and economic headwinds – panel discussion Speakers: Professor Catarina Figueira, Professor of Applied Economics and Policy, Cranfield University Jonathan Simons, Partner and Head of the Education Practice, Public First Chris Fairbank, Director of Communications, HMC Chair: Sue Woodroofe, HMC Chair 2023-2024 and Principal of The Grammar School at Leeds
11.20 – 11.50	Refreshment break among the exhibitors

11.50 – 12.30	School governance and leadership – the future Speakers: Cheryl Connelly, Director of Training & Membership (Deputy CEO), AGBIS Ben Vessey, Head, Canford School Barney Northover, Education Law Partner, Veale Wasbrough Vizards Arun Kanwar, Partner, Cairneagle Limited and HMC Board member Chair: Simon Hyde, General Secretary, HMC
12.30 – 12.40	Move to the next session
12.40 – 13.30	Workshop Sessions (1) School structures and governance frameworks Richard Harman, CEO, AGBIS;Simon Hyde, General Secretary, HMC Economic models for schools John Murphie, Chief Operating Officer, ISBA and Mark Taylor, Bursar at the King's School, Canterbury, Chair of AGBIS and Vice Chair of the ISC Sustainability and moving towards carbon net-zero Cheryl Connelly, Director of Training & Membership (Deputy CEO), AGBIS; Jack Harty, Earth Centre Manager, Kingsley School, Bideford Public affairs and key messages Chris Fairbank, Director of Communications, HMC; Jonathan Simons, Partner and Head of the Education Practice, Public First Mergers and acquisitions David Woodgate, Chief Executive, ISBA
13.30 – 14.30	Lunch

14.30 – 15.20	Workshop Sessions (2) Building and maintaining effective relationships between the Board and Executive Richard Harman, CEO, AGBIS; Simon Hyde, General Secretary, HMC Leadership and governance in foundations and/or groups of schools Fiona Boulton OBE, Director of Independent Schools, United Learning and Sue Roxby, Business Director, Methodist Independent Schools Trust Managing risk at an organisational level Sam Coutinho,Consultant AI and emerging technologies – future opportunities, benefits and risks Darren Coxon, Senior AI Product Lead, Study Hall International opportunities, including opening franchise schools abroad Alex McGrath, Castlegate Education and Jay Piggott, former HMC Head Chair: Howard Blackett, Head of International Member Services, HMC;
15.20 – 15.50	Refreshment break among the exhibitors
15.50 – 16.25	Plenary Q&A session: What are the key lessons that ISC and the Associations have learned over the last year? How can we survive and thrive, and what do schools need to do next? Speakers: Richard Harman, CEO, AGBIS Simon Hyde, General Secretary, HMC Neil Cufley, Director of Operations/Finance, Royal Russell School and Chair of ISBA Julie Robinson, CEO, ISC
16.25 – 16.30	Closing remarks and depart Speaker: Neil Cufley, Director of Operations/Finance, Royal Russell School and Chair of ISBA