Seminar Programme
At The Academies Show London 2013, six show-floor Seminar theatres will host 30 hours of free, focused and interactive seminars presented by education experts, which will drill down in to the specifics of Academy conversion and management.
All sessions will be available to attend FREE OF CHARGE
Seminar Theatre 1
- 10.00 – 11.00 – Why convert to an Academy? Presented by the Department for Education
- 11.25 – 12.25 – Governance seminar: Academy conversion – the role and responsibilities of governors – presented by FASNA (Freedom and Autonomy for Schools – National Association)
- 12.45 – 13.45 – Going Beyond CPD for outstanding teaching – Presented by IRIS Connect
- 14.05 – 15.05 - Academy Governance – Presented by the Department for Education
- 15.25 – 16.25 – Alternative Provision Academies – Presented by the Department for Education
Seminar Theatre 2
- 10.10 – 11.10 – Academy Governance – Presented by the Department for Education
- 11.40 – 12.40 – Planning for the Unexpected – Presented by Zurich Municipal
- 13.00 – 14.00 – Finance seminar: Academy conversion from the perspective of the School Business Manager – Presented by FASNA (Freedom and Autonomy for Schools – National Association)
- 14.15 – 15.15 – Changes to school funding: impact and implementation – Presented by the Education Funding Agency
- 15.30 – 16.30 – School Direct – A Primary School’s Story – Presented by the National College for Teaching and Leadership
Seminar Theatre 3
- 10:20 – 11:20 - Changes to school funding: impact and implementation – Presented by the Education Funding Agency
- 11:40 – 12:40 – Tablets, Mobiles and Microsoft Office 365 – A joined up approach to Learning and Teaching – Presented by Civica UK Limited
- 13:00 - 14:00 – Academy budgets and financial assurance – Presented by the Education Funding Agency
- 14.20 – 15.20 - Independence for Innovation: how to utilise academy freedoms to transform learning – Presented by the Independent Academies Association (IAA)
- 15.35 – 16.35 – Working together to drive better value for schools and academies – Presented by Government Procurement Service
Seminar Theatre 4
- 10.00 – 11.00 - Academy Capital Projects – Presented by Lee Bolton Monier-Williams
- 11.25- 12.25 - Steps to building your own cloud service – Presented by European Electronique
- 12.45 – 13.45 – Capital Funding – Presented by the Education Funding Agency
- 14.05 – 15.05 – Why convert to an Academy? Presented by the Department for Education
- 15.25 – 16.25 – National Education Trust Academies – A Case Study- Presented by National Education Trust
Seminar Theatre 5
- 10.10 – 11.10 – How To Become An Academy Sponsor – Presented by the Department for Education
- 11.30 – 12.30 - How to use standardised assessment for tracking the impact of Pupil Premium spend strategies – Presented by GL Assessment
- 12:45 – 13:15 - Building your employee brand – Presented by Eteach
- 13:30 – 14:00 – Cloud based compliance software for Fire, Health & Safety – Presented by Eteach
- 14.15 – 15.15 - Successful Academy Procurement – Presented by the Department for Education
- 15.30 – 16.30 – Academy budgets and financial assurance – Presented by the Education Funding Agency
Seminar Theatre 6
- 10.20 – 11.20 – BYOD and Mobile Learning – Understanding the Network Implications – Presented by Meru Networks
- 11.40 – 12.40 – Special Academies – Presented by the Department for Education
- 12:55 – 13.55 - Sponsored Academy Conversion – Presented by the National Governors’ Association
- 14.20 – 15.20 - Academy Admissions – Presented by the Department for Education and the Education Funding Agency










