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The Schools & Academies Show2019 brings together over 4,000 senior education leaders to tackle the biggest educational challenges eff
cademieies Sho ffecting the sector.
he Schools & Academies Show event returned to the NEC in Birminghamfor its 8th year on 13th & 14th November. After seven years as a one day show, the event returned this year offering a two-day format allowing school leadersmore dedicated content, the opportunity to choose one or two days to attend,more innovative suppliers and a wide array of new and exciting features aiming to further the conversation around change in the education sector.
Across the two days, over 4,000 de ucation
professionals and suppliers came together to share knowledge and experiences with their peers and learn through best-practice case studies, panel discussions, workshops and keynote
presentations, which featured over 160 education leaders, practitioners and pioneers.
Attendees also discovered the latest educational solutions for their organisation fromin excess of 230 exhibitors and heard fromthe wider sector how the suppliermarket can provide the solutions and expertise to drive efficiencies in their school and ensure positive outcomes for pupils and staff. The aimof the show this year was to introduce new and exciting additions to the event that revitalised the way in which visitors and exhibitors interacted and learnt about the ground-breaking work being undertaken across the UK. As such, we were delighted to see our new additions generate a huge level of interest, with ourMAT Matchmaking Area delivered in partnership with Schoolcomms and ParentPay providing attendees with the opportunity to drill into high-level topics at a greater level of detail in dedicated round table discussion groups, ourWellbeing Demo Area tackle some of themost pressing topics for frontline practitioners through interesting and live demonstrations, the Charity & Not-for-Profit Village provided attendees with an insight into the vital contribution the third sectormakes throughout education.Whilst the Network Manager Hub delivered in partnership with ANME (the Association of NetworkManagers in
Education) provided visitors with an in-depth look at the day-to-day challenges of implementing technological solutions in your school, which was highly topical due t o the Government’s Education Technology strategy announced earlier in 2019 at the Schools & Academies Show in London in April. The show this year also hosted the inaugural National Schools Awards delivered in partnership
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with the Institute of School Business Leadership (ISBL) and sponsored by EduCare Eduprise, Schools’ Buying Club and The Education Broker. This initiative was an opportunity to recognise and reward both individual education professionals and organisations for the amazing work they continue to do across the sector.
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With the first December Election in 96 years taking place onemonth after the Show, key event supporters; the Department for Educat Education & Skills Funding Agency wer take part throughout the two days. Ho key support fromthe National Governance Association, Confederation of School Trusts, NAHT, ISBL, nasen, Crown Commercial Service, Local Government Association, Nesta, AfPE, ANME, LACA, TechUK, Catholic Education Service, Church of England, Ambition Institute, Incensu and ESPO, the show provided dedicated streams covering School Improvement, Business & Finance, Recruitment &Workforce, Estates, Technology, Wellbeing andMATs, offering attendees a wealth of content to chose from, along with a variety of solutions throughout the exh help themovercome their current challenges. In light of the election, FreddieWhit aker, Chief Reporter & Political Editor of Schoolsweek hosted a Leaders’ Town Hall where themain political parties’ policies and party conference pledges were broken down and discussed within
wever, with e unable to ion and
ibition to large
interactive Q&A discussions with the audience. The show also saw support fromkeymedia publications including Education Technology, Education Business, QA Education, SEN, Headteacher Update, EducationMagazine, Independent Education Today, SecEd, Education Today and PSM.
Plans are already underway for the 2020
portfolio of events which will see the two flagship shows in London on and Birminghamon
NEC continue to provide a platformfor the education sector to address and overcome the biggest challenges effecting schools andMATs . You can register an interest in attending the shows at https:////s/
saashow.london/register-your- interest/
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We have also launched a Call for Content, for members of the education community to submit proposals for talks and seminars at our upcoming shows. The deadline for submission is 15th December and can be found at
https:////
saashow.london/call-for-content / If youwould like to find outmore about
howyou can join the leading education suppliers already benefiting fromexhibiting at the shows, then please contact
enquiries@saashowbirmingham.co.uk or call 0161 200 8689
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