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Conference design, input and facilitation

We have many years experience in conference design and delivery. 
Kate has delivered keynote speeches and workshops for a wide range of  national, regional and local organisations and audiences including:
  • HomeStart
  • National Childminding Association.
  • The Department for Schools and Families (SureStart) and the Department for Education (DfE).
  • The Centre for Excellence and Outcomes.

  • The National Children's Bureau.

  • The Training and Development Agency for Schools. (TDA)

  • Children's Workforce Development Council (CWDC)

  • National College for Teaching and Leadership (NCTL)

  • Professional Association for Teachers (PAT)

Kate is qualified and experienced in online facilitation.

See below for examples of our work 

Conference Facilitation and Hosting

Recent examples of our experience include:

  • Co-facilitating the annual Inspiring Leaders Conference (2017).
  • Facilitating the East Midlands Teaching School Conference (2017, 2018).
  • Co-designing and facilitating the East Midlands South Yorkshire and Humber Teaching School Conference and Workshop (2018).




Conference Design

Examples of our experience include:

  • As Regional Manager for the Department for Children and Families, Kate designed and delivered a range of conferences for multi agency partnerships across the East Midlands and Nationally. (2005-2008).
  • As Regional Programme Leader for the TDA, Kate designed and delivered a range of conferences for Local Authority and School colleagues across the East Midlands region (2008-2011).


Conference Keynotes

Recent examples of our Keynotes include:

  • The Shape of Education - The Derbyshire Headteacher conference (2018) and the Derby City Headteacher's Conference (2018).
  • Teaching Schools in the Improvement Agenda - The Alfreton Nursery Teaching School Conference (2018).
  • Galvanising the Self Improving System to Effect Improved Outcomes in Our Schools  - The East Midlands, South Yorkshire and Humber Teaching School Workshop (2018).
  • Change, is it a threat or an opportunity? - The Kyra Teaching School Early Years Conference (2017).

Event workshops 

Selected examples of our workshop experience include:

  • A moment in time in Early Years  - University of Derby .
  • School Readiness - East Midlands Local Authorities and Teaching Schools 
  • Safeguarding for School Governors - Lincolnshire Teaching School Alliance 
  • Skills for Peer Review - East Midlands Local Authorities
  • School Improvement through Effective Partnerships - NPQH 
  • Solution Focussed Coaching - CfBT Schools Trust. 

Online Facilitation

Kate is a qualified Online Facilitator and Trainer. Examples of  experience include:

  • Monthly webinars for Children Centre Leaders (DfE, 2012-2014)
  • Working with Schools and Vulnerable Children (Interface, 2013)
  • Early Years Initial Teacher Training (DfE, 2015)

  • Design and delivery of multiple virtual and online events as networking and professional development opportunities.

"Kate is a highly skilled educational leader, adviser, coach and facilitator. Her energy and enthusiasm is infectious and motivating. Kate's empathy and positivity help her to engage naturally and easily with everyone. She has a deep understanding and wealth of experience of educational issues and has the ability to get to the heart of the matter quickly and wisely. As a conference facilitator she displays warmth and good humour; building rapport and confidence with organisers, delegates and presenters." 

Peter Smith

Colleague

"Kate is a visionary, committed leader with a wealth of experience at senior level in childre​n's services. She's an expert in the early years and schools agendas and has the rare ability to translate strategy into effective action."

Sue Sanford

Webinar Participant and Colleague

"Kate is one of those rare people who has a positive impact on a room of people as soon as she walks in. She combines the ability to relate to and enthuse people from all backgrounds and she manages to both be supportive and challenging in order to facilitate change. Kate is able to have a view to the higher level strategic objectives and how these translate into day to day actions; she can take or make the 'what' and shape the 'how'."

Matthew Payne

Colleague

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