Events

The Assignment Report Education Summit

A half-day conference for education industry leaders in association with Oriel Square.
26th November 2024.
13:00-17:30 plus networking reception 17.30-19.00 supported by Cairneagle.
@ Holiday Inn Bloomsbury, London.

Delegate rates and registration
Subscribers: £250 + VAT = £300	Book
Non-subscribers: £325 + VAT = £390	Book

Hear from education sector experts on key challenges and opportunities for the schools sector:

Rethinking education: The impact of AI in the classroom and beyond.
Doing more with less: Improving ways of working in schools.
A great product is not enough: From UK to international K-12 markets.

Attend this event to:

Understand the threats, growth opportunities and constraints behind AI strategies, and how education companies, schools and MATs are responding to them.
Get insights into the behind-the-scenes changes happening in schools and MATs and what they could mean for your organisation.
Shape your strategic thinking around emerging international K-12 opportunities and get practical advice on making the most of them.
Network with industry influencers from publishing, investment, edtech, policy and school leadership.

PROGRAMME

13.00 - 13:45 Registration and refreshments

13:45 - 14:00 Welcome and introduction – Ed Tranham, Editor, The Assignment Report.

14.00 – 15.00 Session 1 – Rethinking education: The impact of AI in the classroom and beyond

Chair: Helen Drury, Executive Director of Education, Ark Curriculum Plus.
Greg Hughes, Trust Director of ICT and Leader for Digital Strategy, The de Ferrers Trust.
Seshni Jacobs, CEO, Hachette Learning.
Peter Kilcoyne, Managing Director, TeacherMatic.

The threats, opportunities and constraints posed by AI and other technologies and how education companies, schools and MATs are responding to them:

The key drivers for schools.
How AI can support teachers’ work through MAT-wide strategies.
AI-driven growth opportunities and constraints for education companies.

15.00 – 16.00 Session 2 – Doing more with less: Improving ways of working in schools

Chair: Sam Lecacheur, Partner, Cairneagle.
James Browning, Chief Operating Officer, Lift Schools (formerly Academies Enterprise Trust).
Chris Kenyon, CEO, The Key Group.
Jen Elliott, CEO, EPM.

The operational changes happening in schools and MATs and what they could mean for education companies:

What schools and MATs want from their suppliers.
How school budgets are impacting school operating models, and what suppliers are doing to meet changing needs.
Leveraging data and AI to improve strategic decision-making and reduce workload in schools and MATs.

16:00 - 16:30 Refreshments

16.30 – 17.30 Session 3 – A great product is not enough: From UK to international K-12 markets

Chair: Mark Allin, Strategic Advisor; former CEO of John Wiley & Sons.
Mary de Sausmarez, Managing Director, Renaissance Global.
Rebecca Harrington, Director of Global Sales, TTS Group.
MacKenzie Murray, Chief Operating Officer, Faria Education Group.

The emerging opportunities in international K-12 markets and how education companies can make the most of them:

Adapting your product or service for the different customer needs.
Pricing, sales and delivery models for international K-12 markets.
Region-specific barriers to developing your international K-12 business or markets.

17:30 - 19:00 Networking reception with canapés and drinks supported by Cairneagle.

Schedule

13:00 – 13:45	Registration and refreshments
13:45 – 14:00	Chair’s introduction and welcome - Ed Tranham, Editor, The Assignment Report.
14:00 – 15:00	Panel session 1: Rethinking education: The impact of AI in schools.
15:00 – 16:00	Panel session 2: Doing more with less: Improving ways of working in schools.
16:00 – 16:30	Refreshments
16:30 – 17:30	Panel session 3: A great product is not enough: From UK to international K-12 markets
17:30 – 19:00	Networking reception with canapés and drinks supported by Cairneagle

Substitutions, cancellations and refund policy

Substitutions welcome at any time.

Written cancellations made four weeks before the seminar date will be subject to a full refund. Written cancellations made two weeks before the seminar date will be subject to a 50% + VAT refund per ticket. Cancellations made less than two weeks before the seminar data cannot be refunded. All cancellations must be made in writing.

We reserves the right to alter the programme without notice due to unforeseen circumstances. We also reserve the right in our absolute discretion and without further liability to cancel the programme in which case all monies will be refunded.

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