Book your place at the CAPH Business Managers and Administrators Conference - Thursday 1st May 2025 - Click on the Events Calendar below
Book your place at the CAPH Business Managers and Administrators Conference - Thursday 1st May 2025 - Click on the Events Calendar below
Cornwall Association of Primary Heads

CAPH Business Managers, Administrators and Operational Teams Conference - Thursday 1st May 2025


  • Thursday 1st May
  • Royal Cornwall ShowgroundWadebridge PL27 7JE, UK map 


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    CAPH look forward to bringing you a dynamic and interactive day of operational updates and information supporting the effective running of your schools and MATS.

    The conference will provide interactive workshops from varying areas supporting education giving you an opportunity to tailor the day to your needs.

    Why Attend?
    Professional Development and Knowledge Enhancement: Hear about the latest trends and strategies in school business management, cost-saving techniques and sustainable procurement options.

    Empowering Workshops: Participate in hands-on workshops tailored to the specific challenges faced by school business managers and administrators: hear from industry leading speakers, and take practical solutions back to your schools and multi academy trusts.

    Networking Opportunities: Connect with peers, industry professionals, and solution providers to exchange ideas and foster collaboration.

    Vendor and Supplier Interaction: Engage with market leading education
    suppliers in a diverse exhibition marketplace.

    Wellbeing: Learn how to stay strong and build our wellbeing and that of
    our schools, whilst balancing the demands on our time.

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  Cornwall School Business Managers and Operational Teams Annaul Conference Annual                                                         Royal Cornwall Show Ground     
                                                 Thursday 1st May 2025
From 8.30am Coffee/Tea,  and Continental Breakfast - Educatering
09.15 - 09.20 Welcome, Introductions and Day’s Objectives - Emma Keer, Strategic Lead and Lucy Stein Business Manager: Cornwall Association of Primary Heads
09.25 - 10:10                          Keynote – Help I’m a Business Manager, get me out of  Here!                                                                         Lee Miller MBE, Deputy CEO Thinking Schools Academy Trust
10:15 - 10:45 The Benefits of Developing Good Estate Management Practices for Schools  – James Murphy and Chris Newton: Arcadis Consulting (UK) Ltd. Practical implications of the Employment Rights Bill and Strategic Absence Management  – James Twine and Victoria Sargeant - Wolferstans Solicitors
10:45 - 11:15 Tea/Coffee & cakes and Exhibition marketplace
11.15 - 11:40

Business Cost Reduction and the Challenges that Schools Face when Decarbonising their Estates - Steve Bolt - BCR Associates

Making Risk Management conversations wider than just the Business Manager - Lee Miller MBE, Deputy CEO Thinking Schools Academy Trust
11:45 – 12:10 Reducing Catering Costs & Improving Nutritional Content - Rob Stevens and Jamie Walsh, Goosemoor Educatering  Driving Sustainability and Climate Change
Helen Burge - Buoyant Impact
12:15 – 12:40 Helping you achieve your fundraising goals – Richard Manville, Community Inspired
12:45 – 13:45 Lunch and Exhibition Marketplace
13:45 – 14:10        The purpose of the Single Central Record, what it is and how it fosters a supportive safeguarding culture within an educational environement - Zen Educate – Lisa Thornley and Ollie Mann Powering Choices- Making Informed Decisions about Energy – Ginger Energy - Chris Felgate
14:15 – 14:45 The Latest Data Protection Hot Tips, Data sharing, Subject Access, Bio metrics, AI and More  – Ben Craig, SchoolPro
14:50 – 15:15 Cream Tea from Goosemoor Educatering and Exhibition Marketplace
15:15 – 15:40 Building Resilliance for the Time Poor - June Brade – Schools Advisory Service (SAS)
15:45 Summary / Prize Draw / Wrap up.

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