Capita Announces Details of First Accountability and Governance in Schools Conference

London, United Kingdom, July 05, 2012 --(PR.com)-- Capita’s National Accountability and Governance in Schools Conference provides expert guidance on how to strengthen financial and educational accountability and achieve effective governance in order to drive forward school improvement.

The new Ofsted framework will hold senior leaders accountable for all aspects of school’s performance, making it crucial to strengthen your leadership through governance and ensure greater transparency. Coupled with an increasing role of Local Authorities in education to prevent schools from failing, this event comes at a crucial time to help you establish good governance essential to raising standards.

Key issues addressed at the event include:

- Methodology to improve the development and standard of governance
- Understanding new structures and ensuring greater accountability to achieve educational excellence
- Effective governance to strengthen leadership and improve outcomes
- Demonstrating value for money and clarifying how money is spent including the Pupil Premium through strong financial reporting
- Attend this timely event to learn the practices, principles and approaches used by some of the best governing bodies, outstanding school leaders and best practice case studies to improve your school’s transparency and raise standards.
Speakers include:
- Chair: Emma Knight, Chief Executive, National Governors Association
- Matthew Young, Deputy Director, Assessment and Accountability Division, Department for Education
- Gillian Cawley, Assistant Director, Standards and School Effectiveness, Hertfordshire County Council
- Chris Wheatley, Headteacher, Cotgrave Candleby Lane Primary School
- Matt Miller, National Leader of Governance and Chair of Governors, Highlands School
- Steve Kenning, Chief Executive, The Aspirations Academies Trust
- Kim Stoner, Headteacher, St George's CE Foundation School
- Nick Binder, Headteacher, The Sele School
Benefits of Attending
- Hear an update from the Department for Education on the way in which schools are held to account
- Explore the how Local Authorities are driving forward school improvement and find out how their role in education might look like in the future
- Take away practical advice on successfully demonstrating school effectiveness during your inspection
- Discover how strong leadership helps to ensure better accountability and governance as well as improve school performance
- Explore specific tools used to obtain an "outstanding" judgement and the methodology to improve the development and standard of governance
- Find out how to evidence the use of Pupil Premium and its impacts
- Learn how to take financial considerations into account whilst achieving school efficiency and value for money

For more information, please contact:
Stephanie Hartley - stephanie.hartley@capita.co.uk - 020 7960 7720
Or visit conference webpage: http://www.capitaconferences.co.uk/public-sector-conferences/education/full-conferences/article/accountability-and-governance-in-schools.html?code=SMMK

Download brochure: http://www.capitaconferences.co.uk/pdfgen.html?filename=Accountabilityandgovernanceschools.pdf&code=SMMK