Monday 28th April 2025
Everything you need right here
Tickets Release Date
Wed 19th March
Key points before you arrive...
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Conference starts at 9.00am (be seated for 8.45am) and ends at 3.30pm. Please don't arrive before 8.15am. On arrival, find your Headteacher to sign-in.
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Ensure you have booked in and chosen your 11am and 1pm sessions.
(Tickets available from 19/3/25)
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Bring your school ID badge to sign-in, and your own pen and notepad.
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Car share - Manor MAT school car parks are open to help with this.
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Lunch and refreshments are available. Allergies and specific diets have been catered for. If you would prefer to bring your own lunch, you are welcome to do so.
Conference Venue
Arrival from 8.15am
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MAT School car parks will be open to enable car sharing as there is limited parking at the venue
Ormiston NEW Academy
Marsh Lane
Wolverhampton
WV10 6SE
Tickets Release Date
Wed 19th March
Keynote Speakers
Here is who will be sharing with us throughout the day...
Hayley Guest
Our CEO, Hayley Guest, will be launching this years' conference with our theme "Stronger Together".
'Stronger together’- this isn’t just a phrase – it’s a mindset, a way of living and a reminder of what we can achieve when we come together to support and uplift one another. In our schools, ‘Stronger Together’ means championing and cheering each other on, showing up even on tough days and turning ‘I can’t’ into ‘we did’. Today’s conference is an opportunity to acknowledge and celebrate this.
Anita Cliff
O.B.E; B.Ed; M.Ed;NLE; FCCT
Our CEA, Anita Cliff, will be co-launching this years' conference with our theme "Stronger Together".
Shonette Bason-Wood
Shonette Bason-Wood is a Guinness World Record Holder, mother of four, an international speaker and award-winning author. She is different in style and content, from her look to her ability to lift an audience to a whole new level of thinking. She has created a positive global community within education in which educators put their own happiness first to impact on the children they work with. Famous for her fine muscle exercise Dough Disco, Shonette works internationally with over 26 countries with ‘Spread the Happiness’ educators. During the session Shonette will look at the importance of happiness, wellbeing in the adult in order to impact on the progress and learning of the children. She will also give top tips on how to raise happiness levels and how to deal with negativity.
Her education work spans all ages encouraging educators to take control of currents trends and agendas to truly accelerate children’s learning, growth and development, by focussing on happiness, humour, reality, risk taking and positivity.
For the passionate Early Years practitioners amongst you, there is also the opportunity to experience her Early Years workshop straight after the opening key note.
Professor Steve Peters
Professor Steve Peters is a medical doctor; he specialises in mental health and the functioning of the human mind.
He has dedicated his working life to help other people get the best out of themselves and to be in a good place. Steve’s work past and present in the field of psychiatry and education includes:
Clinical Director of Mental Health Services within the NHS at a district hospital, Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist at Rampton, Senior Clinical Lecturer of Medicine and Undergraduate Dean at Sheffield University.
He has been a consultant to over 20 Olympic and national sporting teams including Liverpool FC, British Cycling, GB Taekwondo, England Rugby and England Football. Prof Peters works with CEOs, senior executives, teachers, students, hospital staff and patients. Steven Gerrard, Sir Chris Hoy, Ronnie O’Sullivan, Victoria Pendelton, Katarina Johnson-Thompson, Lee Westwood, Jonathan Trott and Raheem Sterling are people that have all spoken publicly about how Prof Peters has helped them during their career.
Professor Steve Peters is also a bestselling author, and his latest book ‘A Path through the Jungle’ was published in 2021. Steve has also authored three books including the bestselling self-help book of all time in the UK, The Chimp Paradox, which has sold over a million copies – as per Nielsen TCM Chart 2020. Other achievements include attending Downing Street for winning the senate award twice for his excellence in teaching.
During today’s closing keynote you will get the opportunity to hear about the orchestra that’s happening in everyone’s head and learn about the neuroscience that underpins this.
Agenda
Arrival from 8.15am on Monday 28th April
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9am Keynote - Hayley Guest & Anita Cliff
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9.30am Keynote - Shonette Bason-Wood
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11am Sessions - see here for more information on each session
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Chimp Management - Tim Buckle (200 places)
EYFS - Shonette Bason-Wood (60 places, for EYFS staff)
EdTech Experience - Neil Beards (30 places)
Strategies to Support Emotional Regulation - Albright Education (60 places)
Speech & Language - Carol Sutton & Hazel Shaw (30 places)
English Specialist Practitioner - Mel Glazzard (30 places)
Pensions - Are You Missing Out? - Rebecca Fisher (30 places)
Strategic Leaders - Sir Steve Lancashire (Leaders only)
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12pm Lunch
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1pm Sessions - see here for more information on each session
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Chimp Management - Tim Buckle (200 places, repeated from the morning)
Subject Leadership - Wendy Kendrick (60 places)
EdTech Experience - Neil Beards (30 places, repeated from the morning)
Practical Approaches for Autism and ADHD in the Classroom - Albright Education (60 places)
Speech & Language - Carol Sutton & Hazel Shaw (30 places)
Administration Review Feedback - Ant Smith (30 places)
Teaching and Learning - Jo Leach & Steve Smith (30 places)
Kilter Leadership - Alan Rogers (30 places)
Archery - with Soccer2000 (60 places)
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2.15pm Keynote - Professor Steve Peters
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3.15pm MAT Choir Performance
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3.30pm Conference closes
Tickets Release Date
Wed 19th March
More Information on Each Session:
Tickets will be available from
Wed 19th March
Leaders & Director's Session - Sir Steve Lancashire
Steve has been involved in primary education for thirty years and as a Headteacher for the past twenty years. Hillyfield Primary Academy is a double outstanding school and REAch2 was founded on its success. As the founding Chief Executive of REAch2, one of the largest and most successful primary academy trusts in the country, Steve sought to establish a family of schools that share his passion and drive to secure the best possible outcomes for primary aged children and to ensure that primary education has a strong national voice. Ensuring there is enough capacity in the education system to enhance existing good schools and to tackle the issue facing failing schools is at the heart of Steve’s vision so that all young people have access to an exceptional education. Steve was Knighted for services to education in the Queen’s New Year’s Honours list in 2016. His workshop is aimed at leaders and Directors of the Trust as we prepare for future growth of Manor MAT.
Chimp Management - Tim Buckle
Tim has become an honourable member of the Manor MAT team this year! His impact is being felt far and wide across the Trust from staff, children and also to parents. His energetic and dynamic delivery never fails to engage you. During the workshop Tim will guide you through strategies to support difficult conversations that will speak to everyone’s human, tap into your computer and most importantly engage with your chimp! More info www.chimpmanagement.com
Teaching and Learning Workshop - Jo Leach & Steve Smith
Jo Leach & Steve Smith are the Strategic Leader for school improvement and the Headteacher of Oakhill Primary both within Orchard Community Trust respectively. They both have a passion and relentless drive for the ongoing development of high quality teaching and learning. During today’s session they will share their top six strategies to improve teaching and learning including a focus on adaptations within the classroom.
Kilter Leadership - Alan Rogers
As an Associate Headteacher, leadership development is in the DNA of Alan Rogers. He continues to impact both within the schools that he directly supports, across the Trust and beyond! During the workshop Alan will be sharing the development opportunities for leadership across the Trust taken directly from his up and coming leadership book ‘Kilter Leadership – 14 ways to make leadership teachable at every level’. This session is for those individuals that are already on the pathway of leadership and also for those that aspire to this.
Subject Leadership - Wendy Kendrick
As one of our Associate Headteachers, Wendy Kendrick continues to guide and lead our subject leadership, with every subject network meeting across this academic year. Whilst ‘deep dives’ are set to disappear in the new OFSTED framework, quality subject leadership will always be needed. The session will provide delegates with opportunity to revisit key aspects of ‘high quality’ subject leadership, the fundamentals in the creation of curriculums, as well as strategies that enable development and refinement.
Administration Review Feedback - Ant Smith
Following our MAT wide administration review, Ant Smith (CFO) will share the process, evaluation and outcomes. During the session Ant will share ‘golden nuggets’ discovered, including systems, procedures as well as ways to support all members of staff within our teams.
English Specialist Practitioner - Melanie Glazzard
As our English Specialist Practitioner for Manor MAT, Mel continues to sprinkle her magic across our schools! For anyone that has ever spent any time with her, they will know how passionate and inspiring she is in her quest to make children love reading. The workshop will reignite and inspire all of us in providing top tips and strategies to develop ‘a lifelong love of reading’ in all of us.
Pensions, are you missing out? - Rebecca Fisher
This pensions workshop focuses on what you may be missing out on and the key benefits. Clearly popular and in Bek’s own words ‘the rock and roll of pensions!’. This year the workshop will tackle pensions from a different angle. For staff new to the profession, why should you join the pension and what are the benefits?
EdTech Experience - Neil Beards
Technology continues to evolve and advance across the Trust, enabling all our children to achieve their full potential. The impact can be seen in our children’s level of independence and the levels of adaptation within and across their learning. Today’s workshop will be run twice and will share the different approaches and innovation that is being used across our schools, alongside our school leaders and teachers.
SEND - Albright Education Centre
We are delighted that staff from Albright Education Centre are able to join and support us again at this year’s conference. Through consultation with staff across the Trust, they will be offering two workshops including a focus upon Autism and ADHD, as well as a session to support staff with children’s emotional well being and anxiety.
Speech & Language - Carol Sutton & Hazel Shaw
This academic year we have had the privilege from benefitting from the expertise and knowledge of Carol Sutton and Hazel Shaw across all schools in our Trust to develop the speech and language needs of our children. Their positive impact has been felt in every school. Within today’s workshop they will share approaches that can be adopted by all staff to support our children and families with their growing and developing communication.
Archery - Soccer2000
This session has been a firm favourite at every conference that has been held since it has been hosted at Ormiston NEW academy. For those of you that need a sensory, physical break from the intense day of learning – this is for you!
