Summit Sponsorship Opportunities

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Summit Programme

8:15 - 9:00

Registration, Networking and Meet our Exhibitors

9:00 - 9:15

Welcome and Sponsor Address
Les Walton CBE

10:15 - 10:30

Break and Networking: Chat to our exhibitors

10:30 - 11:10

Sharing Great Practice with AoEA Senior Associates
Organisational Development, Change Management, Quality Systems

11:15 - 12:15

Expert Panel: Beyond Compliance: Values-Driven Leadership for Sustainable Improvement
Panel: Mike Ion with Emma Balchin, Rebecca Jackson and Mairéad Mhig Uaid

12:15 - 13:30

Lunch and Networking: Chat to our exhibitors

13:30 - 14:30

Sharing Great Practice with AoEA Associates
Effective Curriculum, Effective Professional Development, Effective Leadership

14:35 - 15:30

Keynote: Governance Matters
Felicity Gillespie

15:30 - 16:25

Keynote: Be More Toddler: A Leadership Education from Our Little Learners
Emma Turner

16:25 - 16:30

Closing Remarks

10:30 - 11:10

Sharing Great Practice with AoEA Senior Associates

Quality Systems

Manchester Suite

Organisational Development

Milano Suite

Change Management

Dublin Suite

Conversations That Connect: Listening, Belonging, and Compassionate Leadership in Action

Narinder Gill, DFE Rise Adviser and Director of Leadership and Transformation

From Access to Agency: Human‑Centred AI for Every Learner

Clare Evans, Principal, St Teresa’s Nursery School

Evaluation: From Accountability to Improvement

Louise Muteham, Head of School Improvement, Dysgu

13:30 - 14:30

Sharing Great Practice with AoEA Associates

Effective Curriculum

Manchester Suite

Effective Professional Development

Milano Suite

Effective Leadership

Dublin Suite

Designing Curriculum for Real School Contexts

James Bewsey, Quality Improvement Officer, Scottish Borders Council

Translating Theory into Practice: Embedding Cognitive Science and Metacognition

Gareth McQuillan, School Improvement Adviser, Education North Tyneside

Leading Systemic Change and Cultivating a Culture of Continuous Improvement

Séamus Ó Tuama, Principal, Bunscoil Phobal Feirste

Data-driven monitoring, staff coaching, curriculum redesign, and professional development

Louise Hall, Executive Headteacher, The Ashington Learning Partnership

Squaring up to leadership challenges and people politics to strengthen accountability at all levels

Zoubiya Ahmed, Educational Strategist and Adviser, Highbright Education / Verdant & Co

Designing and Embedding a Semi-Formal Curriculum in Pilot Schools

Adele Tong, SEND School Improvement Officer, Together for Children

Supporting a School Leader in a Period of Leadership Transition

David Godfrey, Headteacher, Valley Gardens Middle School

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