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19th January 2012 • central London one-day National conference

Speakers: Dominic HerringtonDirector, Academies Delivery Group DfE

tom Winskill HMIPrincipal Officer, Framework Development ofsted

chris Pickering Executive Principal Diverse Academies Learning Partnership (DALP)

keith Wilkinson Headmaster Chadwell Heath Academy

Judith chadbourneSchool Business Manager Sharnbrook Upper School Academy Federation of North Bedfordshire Schools

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Effectiveacademy Leadership, Management & accountabilitycomprehensive legal, financial and practical guidance to meet new standards of accountability

benefits of attending:

• Gain a DfE update on the latest national policy and funding developments affecting secondary Academies

• Hear from ofsted about the new inspection framework and find out what inspectors will be looking for

• Ensure your staff are held accountable for your pupils’ progress and attainment in an era of increased accountability

• take away practical strategies for benchmarking your academy against others in your area to prove you’re raising standards

• Implement a range of methods to initiate formal and informal collaboration across a group of Academies to benefit from economies of scale and achieve fiscal savings

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comments from delegates of previous optimus Education academy conferences:‘Excellent and informative speakers who were knowledgeable in their areas of expertise.’H. Oghra, Bursar & Business Manager, Dormers Wells High School

‘Very useful indeed!’ K. Lewis, Headteacher, Hunters Hill Technology College

‘Very concise day with useful information.’S. Bashir, The Challenge College

‘Informative, well organised, but relaxed and purposeful.’ J. McEachern, Deputy Headteacher, Cecil Jones College

Who should attend?lHeadteacherslDeputy and Assistant HeadteacherslPrincipals lVice PrincipalslGovernorslBursarslSchool Business Managers

benefits of attending:lTake away effective strategies to share

your data with parents and stakeholders to prove you’re raising standards

lcorrectly work to new company account standards as opposed to LA standards and confidently manage your accounts

lComply with your new obligations as a recently formed company and understand the new liabilities of governors as directors

lHandle and manage your new responsibilities as an employer, comply with TUPE and exercise flexibility with pay and conditions

comprehensive legal, financial and practical guidance to meet new standards of accountability


19th January 2012 • central London

Effective academy Leadership, Management & accountability

‘Heads and teachers should run schools and they should be more accountable to parents instead of politicians’ Michael Gove MP, 16 June 2011

Across the country, secondary Academies are under heavy scrutiny to raise standards and improve results. Academies are faced with rigorous reporting, new legal obligations, a new Ofsted inspection framework and much greater accountability. The pressure is on to demonstrate that you’re improving standards.

With additional funds and freedoms, you are fully responsible for boosting standards. How will you prove that you’re continually raising standards to those to whom you’re accountable?

Optimus Education’s Effective Academy Leadership, Management and Accountability conference is the next step for secondary academies. This is the only one-stop opportunity to gain practical solutions from Senior Leaders in Academies who have implemented effective systems of accountability.

Find out exactly what inspectors will be looking for when tom Winskill HMI, Principal officer, Framework Development, ofsted briefs you on the new Ofsted inspection framework. Tom will unpack the new Leadership and Management judgement of this latest national accountability measure so that you know how to achieve Outstanding in Leadership and Management.

PLUS: Gain the latest information on national policy and funding changes affecting secondary Academies from Dominic Herrington, Director, academies Delivery Group, DfE.

Take away tried and tested methods for holding your staff and Heads of Department to account for the progress and attainment of your pupils. Headmaster keith Wilkinson and Deputy Headteacher, Edwin Preece, chadwell Heath academy will share practical strategies that they’ve implemented to ensure all staff are held to account.

Attend a range of breakout sessions that will help you to:

lDevelop partnerships and critical friends with other local Academies to benchmark your Academy against others in your area to demonstrate improved standards

lComply with your new responsibilities for reporting to the new Education Funding Agency, to governors and preparing statutory accounts

l Implement greater formal and informal collaboration across a group of Academies to achieve fiscal savings and benefit from economies of scale

Return to your Academy with a range of strategies to ensure you remain competitive and robust. Demonstrate proof to your stakeholders that you are raising standards.

Please take a moment to look through the programme on the opposite page. Use the booking form on the back to secure your place. We look forward to welcoming you in January.

Programme09.00 – 09.45 Registration & Refreshments

09.45 – 10.00Introduction and welcome from the chairMark Blois, Head of Education Law, Browne Jacobson LLP

10.00 – 10.30keynote 1

Policy update: take away the latest information on national policy and funding changes affecting Secondary academies• How will changes to the funding formula affect your Academy?• Accountability expectations for Secondary AcademiesDominic Herrington, Director, Academies Delivery Group, DfE

10.30 – 11.00keynote 2

ofsted update: What will the new inspection framework look for in outstanding academy Leadership and Management?• Prepare for the new inspection framework• How exactly will you be judged?Tom Winskill HMI, Principal Officer, Framework Development, Ofsted

11.00 – 11.10Questions• Take this opportunity to question both the DfE and Ofsted on Secondary Academy Leadership, Management and

Accountability

11.10 – 11.30 Morning Refreshments

11.30 – 12.00Legal Panel

Extended Legal and Financial Q&a for Secondary academy Leaders• Come prepared with your burning questions and get the latest legal advice from experienced education lawyers and

Academy finance experts • Submit your questions to the panellists before the event to [email protected]

12.00 – 12.50 Streamed Sessions 1

1a 1b 1cStaFF accoUNtabILItY

Hold your teachers and Heads of Department to account for the

progress and attainment of pupils to ensure continued improvement

Keith Wilkinson, Headmaster and Edwin Preece, Deputy Headteacher, Chadwell Heath Academy

accoUNtINGcorrectly manage your accounts

and work to new company account standards, as opposed to La standards

Alyson Howard FCCA CF,Corporate Services Director,

Williams Giles Ltd.

LEGaL REQUIREMENtSDo’s and Don’ts: avoiding legal pitfalls and knowing what must be in place as

a separate legal entityChloe Brunton, Associate, Veale Wasbrough Vizards

12.50 – 13.50 Lunch

13.50 – 14.30keynote 3

academy group formation: a practical guide to forming a group of academies within your locality and leading from the centre• What can you gain by being at the centre of a group of Academies?• How to make the most of your opportunities as a groupChris Pickering, Executive Principal, Diverse Academies Learning Partnership


2a 2b 2c

LocaL accoUNtabILItYbenchmark your academy against

others in your community to demonstrate improving standards

Shaun Fenton, Headmaster, Pate’s Grammar School

REPoRtINGMeet your new reporting and fiscal obligations to the new Education Funding agency, governors and

statutory accounts David Hoose, Director of Audit, Tax and

Advisory, RSM Tenon

NEW LEGaL obLIGatIoNSclarify your obligations as a newly

formed company and the new liabilities of your governors as directors

Nick Mackenzie, Associate, Browne Jacobson LLP

15.20 – 15.40 Afternoon Refreshments


3a 3b 3c

StakEHoLDER accoUNtabILItYProactively share your data with

parents and stakeholders to ensure better local accountability

Alan McMurdo, C.E.O. & Principal, The Thomas Deacon Academy

EFFEctIVE coLLaboRatIoNInitiate more collaboration and formal

joint contracts across a group to achieve economies of scale

Judith Chadbourne, School Business Manager, Sharnbrook Upper School,

Academy Federation of North Bedfordshire Schools

EMPLoYMENt LaWcorrectly handle your responsibilities

as an employer, comply with tUPE and understand variation of terms and

contractsHeather Bragg, Employment Solicitor, Browne

Jacobson LLP

16.30 Conference Close


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