CST Annual Virtual Conference 2021: A Bridge to the Future

Masterclass Options: Day Two

29th April 2021

cstuk.org.uk

Masterclass One

11:00 – 11:45

Option 1:

Helping to protect the education sector from fraud

Speakers: Martin Burge, Fraud and Financial Crime Specialist

Moderators: Phil Herriott, Education Specialist Relationship Manager – SME Banking

Fraud is the most prevalent crime in the UK and one of the most commonly targeted sectors

is education.

We would like to share recent examples of attacks on schools and run through some simple

measures that can be taken to reduce the risks to you in your own schools and share resources

that will help you to maintain a high level of awareness across your teams. Would you know

what to do if your school was a victim of fraud? We will also run through the key actions to be

taken on discovering fraud to help minimise the financial and reputational loss to your school.

Option 2:

Leading Professional Learning – A spotlight on change

Speakers: Denise Inwood, Founder and Managing Director

Moderators: Darren Bunyan, Chief Commercial Officer

Professional development is taking centre stage in many of our Academies and Trusts as we

move towards a person-centric approach to appraisal and the management of our staff

performance.

CST Annual Virtual Conference 2021: A Bridge to the Future

Masterclass Options: Day Two

29th April 2021

cstuk.org.uk

Can continuous professional development be the vehicle for achieving our school

improvement priorities whilst building skill, knowledge, and professional growth in our

own teams?

Is this a perfect route to embedded succession planning and enhanced recruitment

and retention?

What are the levers we need to pull to bring this engine to life and sustain a culture of

professional improvement?

In this workshop, we will explore this agenda and consider some of the possible solutions.

Option 3:

Communicate, Communicate, Communicate: How PR and public affairs can drive success

and protect your reputation

Speakers: Tiffany Beck, Senior Consultant

Moderator: Eve Preston, Senior Account Director

Even when we aren’t in the midst of a pandemic, day-to-day firefighting in schools and trusts

across the country is extraordinary. This means lots of ‘nice to haves’ and less urgent strategic

priorities understandably get pushed down the to-do list. But good strategic communications

are central to an organisation’s success.

Here, Tiffany Beck, Senior Consultant with PLMR, shares:

Why positive PR, proactive Public Affairs and a planned approach to crisis management

matters so much;

How to approach communications so that you get the full benefit; and

Practical tips to start using it to your trust’s advantage straight away.

CST Annual Virtual Conference 2021: A Bridge to the Future

Masterclass Options: Day Two

29th April 2021

cstuk.org.uk

Option 4:

Winning Together: How collaboration is the foundation to lasting success

Speakers: Nicola Furneaux, Director of Education, Primary, TKAT Trust

Moderators: James Willats, Education Marketing Specialist

When it comes to effective supplier relationships, the decision to purchase is just the start of

the story. In this Masterclass we’ll look at how an early decision to collaborate allowed the

Renaissance and TKAT teams to develop a framework for success; leveraging technology and

insights to enhance teaching and learning – and what other school trusts can learn from the

experience.

Representatives from TKAT and Renaissance will discuss how a strong, dynamic and mutually

reinforcing collaborative partnership has evolved to meet the trust’s specific reporting and

training needs.

Masterclass Two

11:45 – 12:30

Option 1:

Strategic Safeguarding in MATs

Speakers: Mark Blois, Partner and Head of Education and Dai Durbridge, Partner

Moderators: TBC

High quality safeguarding practice is important; getting your safeguarding strategy and

governance embedded across your school trust is critical. It can only be done with a strong,

CST Annual Virtual Conference 2021: A Bridge to the Future

Masterclass Options: Day Two

29th April 2021

cstuk.org.uk

properly trained and skilled Safeguarding Trustee working in unison with your lead DSL, and

a high functioning Board.

Led by safeguarding expert Dai Durbridge, and Mark Blois, NLG and Head of Education at

Browne Jacobson, this session focuses on excellence in safeguarding governance and the

importance of your Safeguarding Trustee, sets out what your Board needs to know (and the

detail it does not) and explains how to deliver on guidance and governance handbook

requirements.

Option 2:

Don’t have the energy to look at your utilities contracts? YPO’s energy expert is here to

shed light on the energy market.

Speakers: Daniel Veasey, Category Manager – Energy

Moderators: Liann Thomson, MAT Relationship Manager

Daniel Veasey, YPO’s energy expert is here to be your helping hand, giving you an overview of

the energy wholesale market, why a good buying strategy is important and why a fixed price

contract might not be the best option for your school. Get hints and tips on the right questions

to ask and all the information you need to know to get the best possible energy deal.

CST Annual Virtual Conference 2021: A Bridge to the Future

Masterclass Options: Day Two

29th April 2021

cstuk.org.uk

Option 3:

Cloud, Covid and the 5 Cs of Trust ICT - How to develop an effective vision and strategy

Speakers: Richard Hadland, Strategic Account Manager and Hannah Wornham, School

Trust Relationship Manager

Moderators: Martin Pipe, Head of Service Design

Covid-19 has accelerated change but posed challenges. Schools and trusts have implemented

new platforms and practices and loads of new devices. But some investment has been parked

and quick decisions to manage through the pandemic may not be fit for the future.

In this session we will explore key areas and considerations to refresh your vision for ICT and

pull together the strategy to deliver it. We will touch on how to maximise trust economies of

scale and the importance of compliance and managing change.

We will also discuss key areas to review and provide some simple takeaways to help frame

discussions with executive teams and trust boards.

Option 4:

Governance of the Future

Speakers: Paul Ireland, Trust Governance Manager at the Dean Trust and Clare Johnson,

Clerk to the Corporation at City College Norwich

Moderators: Robert Barham-Brown, Head of Customer Success at OnBoard

CST Annual Virtual Conference 2021: A Bridge to the Future

Masterclass Options: Day Two

29th April 2021

cstuk.org.uk

Centralised governance is a key starting point to ensure that governance at local level is

efficient, from the distribution of the most up to date policy, the provision of new guidelines,

the sharing of information and documents and as well as the monitoring of outcomes. So, how

can we support School Trusts and enable them to be agile and adopt good governance

practices? To tackle this issue, here at OnBoard, we are inviting two thought leaders to share

their knowledge and expertise about good governance practices.