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After the huge success of last year’s first ever Roundtable Event, Affinity are pleased to announce our second workshop for Multi-Academy Trust (MAT) leaders and executives.

 

‘Leading Together: An inclusive roundtable event igniting boundless success through collaboration’, allows members of Senior Leadership Teams to take part in an insightful discussion on current topics within the education sector.

 

Attendees will hear from guest speakers on the day, who have been invited to host workshops, covering topics like sustainability and the challenges faced in running a successful MAT. This will hopefully allow for open and honest discussions around best practice and the issues impacting the sector.

Lucy Fordyce, Business Development Manager at Affinity said:

 

 

‘We are thrilled to host another roundtable event. As a Managed Service Provider for Multi Academy Trusts we understand the need for events to be more intimate and less formal, which is why we strive to create a relaxed atmosphere at our roundtable gathering.

 

Sharing insights and best practices among peers is a cornerstone of our approach,  fostering collaborative learning and driving continuous improvement.’ 

Introducing our roundtable speakers

 

Below is our line-up of guest speakers and what their workshops will cover.

 

John Murphy, Education Leadership Mentor, Advisor & Public Speaker

 

The challenges and Opportunities of Growing a Trust

 

In this session, John Murphy will be explore what it really means to be a CEO in the current education landscape. Having successfully lead one of the largest MATs in the country for the last ten years and now mentoring numerous CEOs in the UK, he will explore what it means to go from being a successful school leader to running the fourth largest Trusts in the UK.

 

The learning outcomes for the workshop are:

  • Exploring what authentic leadership means
  • Exploring the principles of design of how leaders can develop and grow a Trust
  • Evidencing the lessons learned from systems leadership that lead to creating a sustainable organisation

Jeremy Meek, CEO of Kite Academy

 

Learning to be a CEO

 

In this session, Jeremy will explore how he prepared to transition to become the CEO of a ten school multi academy trust, the lessons learned following the first twelve months in post and the strategic approaches taken to build and embed a one team culture across an organisation.

 

The learning outcomes for the workshop are:

 

  1. Explore the principles of strategy design and implementation at a trust level
  2. Discuss strategies for aligning behind a shared trust vision, mission and values
  3. Examine approaches to reviewing the long term sustainability of a MAT

Tom Hague, Green School projects

 

Sustainability and Climate Education at your Academy Trust

 

A workshop from award-winning social enterprise Green Schools Project, which will:

 

  • Explore the current context of climate education in schools
  • Facilitate discussion around the status of sustainability across different Academy Trusts
  • Generate suggestions for practical steps along this journey with peers in similar positions
  • Introduce and discuss how education can be integrated with sustainability

This free event will take place on 19th June 2024 in Birmingham city centre. There are limited spaces available, with a maximum of 40 delegates invited to join.

 

A full list of speakers and their topics will be announced in the coming weeks.

 

For more information, please contact Lucy.Fordyce@affinityworkforce.com