BSA virtual one-day conference – SBF summer conference 2022

 

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• Date: June 14, 2022
• Time: 10:00 – 16:00
• Cost: Full member – £99, Full member additional attendee – £70, Non-member – £150
• Audience: Head, Deputy Head, Head of Boarding, Pastoral staff, all at state boarding schools
• Platform: Zoom

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The annual SBF summer conference is an opportunity for practitioners working in state boarding to come together and receive an update on the current position of the state boarding sector, specifically addressing the issues raised by SBF members at their regular forum, and to hear from government departments including DfE, Ofsted, MOD and FCO.
Following the conference, we will host an open forum for all members and the SBF Executive Committee meeting.

Training topics will include:

• The boarding landscape
• Current important updates for the state boarding sector
• Government department updates
• Raising standards
• EDI.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Session 1

10:00-10:10: Welcome and introduction

Dr Chris Pyle, Chair, SBF Executive Committee and Headmaster at Lancaster Royal Grammar School

 

10:10-11:00: The Boarding Landscape

BSA Group update & State of the boarding sector – Robin Fletcher, CEO, BSA Group

Wymondham College Prep School – the launch of a new boarding school – Jon Timmins, (Acting Head) Headteacher, Wymondham College Prep School

IICSA update – Dale Wilkins, Senior Director, BSA Group

Q&A – Chaired by Dr Chris Pyle, Chair, SBF Executive Committee and Headmaster,
Lancaster Royal Grammar School

11:00- 11:15: Break

 

Session 2

11:15-12:00: KCSIE / NMS update

KCSIE update

• Maria Wakefield, Senior Policy Advisor, Department for Education

NMS update

• Dale Wilkins, Senior Director, BSA Group;
• Denise Jolly, Senior Officer, Regulation, Social Care Policy, Ofsted

Q&A chaired by Claire Dan, Head of Safeguarding, Sacpa and BSA Group

 

Session 3

12:15-13:00: The Changing Hong Kong Market for UK Schools

Chair – Caroline Nixon, International and Membership Director, BSA Group and Director, BAISIS

Update on changes and trends for Hong Kong students studying in the UK, background and implications: Samuel Chan, MD, Britannia StudyLink

 

13:00-14:00: Lunch

 

Session 4

14:00-14:45: Recruitment & Retention of Boarding Staff

A panel discussion

Chair – Robin Fletcher, CEO, BSA Group

• Will Chuter, Headmaster, Cranbrook School
• Rachael Williams, Headteacher, Dallam School

 

14:45-15:00: Break

 

Session 5

15:00-16:00: EDI: Achieving Race Equity in our schools

Chair – Ammy Davies-Potter, Director of Guardianship and Inclusion, BSA Group

• David Woods, Principal, Hockerill-Anglo European College
• Rachel Macfarlane, Director of Education Services, Herts for Learning Ltd

 

16:00: Close and thanks

Dr Chris Pyle, Chair, SBF Executive Committee and Headmaster at Lancaster Royal Grammar School

 

16:10-16:30: SBF Executive Committee meeting – Open session

16:30-17:00: SBF Executive Committee meeting – Closed session

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Dr Chris Pyle, Chair, SBF Executive Committee and Headmaster at Lancaster Royal Grammar School

Chris Pyle is Chair of the State Boarding Forum. He has been Head of Lancaster Royal Grammar School since 2012. The school has grown significantly over that period and has welcomed Sixth Form girls as boarders and day students. It has been judged Outstanding in all categories in three successive Ofsted boarding inspections.

Chris was previously Deputy Head of the Perse School, Cambridge. Before becoming a teacher he completed a PhD in Geography at Cambridge University and also worked in the water industry.

He holds the NPQH, is currently studying for the NPQEL in school leadership, and is Executive Lead of the NNW Maths Hub. He is a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, and regularly writes resources for schools on natural hazards and environmental change.

 

Robin Fletcher, CEO, BSA and BSA Group

Robin Fletcher, MBA, MPhil is CEO of BSA Group, comprising the BSA (Boarding Schools’ Association), SACPA (Safeguarding and Child Protection Association) and BAISIS (British Association of Independent Schools with International Students). Robin was a journalist, editor and communications director before joining BSA in 2014.

As BSA CEO, Robin is a member of the Department for Education’s Systems Partnership Oversight Board. Outside BSA, he is an elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, an Honorary Fellow of Cardiff Metropolitan University, a Governor of Rugby School, President of the Rugbeian Society and a non-executive director of the national trade body Make UK.

 

Jon Timmins, (Acting Head) Headteacher, Wymondham College Prep School

Jon Timmins is Acting Head of Wymondham College Prep School and Head of Underwood Hall. He has extensive boarding experience in both the independent sector and state sector having worked previously at Junior Kings Canterbury and St George’s, Harpenden. Jon and his wife Maria live in Underwood Hall with their two children, Jess and Charlie, who both attend Wymondham College.

 

 

Dale Wilkins, Senior Director, BSA Group

Dale joined the BSA during Summer 2017 with responsibility for safeguarding and standards. In July 2019 he also assumed responsibility for the BSA’s training programme, including both day seminars and accredited training courses. Dale leads on all safeguarding and inspection matters for the BSA, including managing the Commitment to Care Charter, the annual Safeguarding Conference, the Safeguarding Forum. He has also developed a process of BSA Accreditation for our overseas members.

For 31 years Dale was a boarding practitioner. After boarding positions at Norwich School and Tettenhall College, Dale became a Housemaster at Old Swinford Hospital in 1992, and was promoted to Deputy Head in 2007, and subsequently also DSL. He has also been a multi-agency trainer for the Dudley Safeguarding Children’s Board and has been closely involved in inspection in state and independent boarding since 2002. Dale had previously been a BSA course tutor since 1998 and developed the BSA Self-Assessment Toolkit.

 

Maria Wakefield, Senior Policy Advisor, Department for Education

I am currently working as a Senior Policy Advisor with the Department for Education on the Teacher Regulation, School Safeguarding and Safety Team. My team deliver a range of policies, which aim to safeguard children in all schools and colleges and my role gives me joint responsibility, alongside colleagues, for the statutory guidance ‘Keeping children safe in education’ (KCSIE). All schools and colleges must have regard to KCSIE when carrying out their duties to safeguard and promote the welfare of children. This guidance provides governing bodies and proprietors with best practice advice on the management of safeguarding, to enable teachers to feel confident supporting pupils.

I am relatively new to this role and recently worked as a serious organised intelligence analyst with HMPPS. Prior to this, I held various roles with other civil service departments, including the Department for Works and Pensions; Child Support Agency; Disclosure and Barring Service. These roles have included complex casework; complaints handling and Human Resources. I have a passion for safeguarding and protecting others, which has hopefully been reflected in my career choices and the roles I have undertaken.

 

Denise Jolly, Senior Officer, Regulation, Social Care Policy, Ofsted

I have worked for Ofsted for about ten years, and for the policy team for six. A social worker, with a background in working with disabled children, residential schools and in local authority children’s services. In Ofsted, I carry out some inspection of schools, and develop policy and guidance for schools inspection, liaising with education colleagues to develop policies for aligned and integrated work.

 

Claire Dan, Head of Safeguarding, Sacpa and BSA Group

Claire is Head of Safeguarding for Sacpa and BSA Group, leading on the provision of safeguarding advice and support to members and the development and delivery of CPD and safeguarding consultancy services. Claire is a safeguarding specialist and leader with a background in education welfare, youth justice, and early help contexts which have involved a strong focus on diverse and collaborative partnerships, professional development and supervision of front-line safeguarding colleagues, and leading multi-disciplinary teams and projects. Since 2006, Claire has been involved with Luton Safeguarding Children Board as a lead multi-agency safeguarding trainer, developing and delivering single and multi-agency safeguarding training, pieces of bespoke consultancy work, and providing a range of safeguarding consultancy on a freelance basis.

 

 

Caroline Nixon, International and Membership Director, BSA Group and Director, BAISIS

Ammy is Director of Guardianship and Inclusion and a member of the BSA Foundation Trust. She joined the Group in 2020 following a career in education and was latterly a Deputy Head of an all-girls boarding school. Ammy is a member of the ISC inclusion group and is currently studying for a Masters in Inclusive Education.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Samuel Chan, MD, Britannia StudyLink

Founder and Hong Kong native Samuel Chan was enrolled in the British education system since 9-years-old, completing his degree in Economics at the University of Nottingham and post-graduate studies at the University of Warwick.

Samuel began Britannia StudyLink after realising students’ need for more transparency while he was teaching and mentoring students in an international school.

While in UK, Samuel spent a year knocking on doors of over 200 schools. Within 18 months, Britannia got connected with hundreds of schools, placing a whopping 300 students into over 70 schools.

 

Will Chuter, Headmaster, Cranbrook School

I started my teaching career in 2005, following a stint in publishing in London. I teach Classics, was Head of Department and Housemaster at Uppingham, then Deputy Head Pastoral at Gresham’s, and took on the Headship of Cranbrook in January 2021. I’m a passionate advocate of boarding and state boarding schools.

 

 

 

 

 

Rachael Williams, Headteacher, Dallam School

Rachael Williams MSc BSc, Headteacher at Dallam School since January 2021.Before joining Dallam, Rachael was Acting Headteacher of Maxwelltown High School in Dumfries, and Acting Headteacher of North West Community Campus, a 2-18 learning campus, also in Dumfries. Rachael’s journey in education has included working in the state and independent sector, as well as in schools in the Middle East and Scotland. She is passionate about improving the life chances of all students through high quality learning and teaching, rooted in educational research.

 

Ammy Davies-Potter, Director of Guardianship and Inclusion, BSA Group

Ammy is Director of Guardianship and Inclusion and a member of the BSA Foundation Trust. She joined the Group in 2020 following a career in education and was latterly a Deputy Head of an all-girls boarding school. Ammy is a member of the ISC inclusion group and is currently studying for a Masters in Inclusive Education.

 

 

 

 

 

David Woods, Principal, Hockerill-Anglo European College

Great teachers inspire their students and David was inspired by his Geography teacher and went on to study Geography and Geology. This led to a career in teaching in the UK and overseas. Posts as far apart as Kent, Jakarta, Sussex, Singapore, Geneva and most recently Bishop’s Stortford have enriched David’s career and given him a unique perspective on students and education.

 

 

 

 

 

Rachel Macfarlane, Director of Education Services, Herts for Learning Ltd

Rachel Macfarlane is the Director of Education Services at Herts for Learning. From 2007 until 2018 she was a National Leader of Education, serving as Headteacher of three contrasting schools over a sixteen year period. In 2011 Rachel joined Ark Schools to set up a new co-educational, all-through academy for 4-18 year olds in Ilford, East London. This was judged to be outstanding in all areas by Ofsted in 2014 and again in 2018.

From 2009-2018 Rachel was Project Director of The London Leadership Strategy’s Going For Great (G4G) Programme, which involved working with leaders of outstanding schools to share good practice and produce case studies for dissemination to London schools.

Rachel sat on the RSC’s Headteacher Board for NE London & the East of England Region.

Rachel is an honorary fellow at the UCL Institute of Education’s Centre for Educational Leadership. She is a fellow of the CCT. She is a Trustee of BIG Education and part of the core team at Rethinking Assessment.

Rachel has written and contributed to a number of books on the themes of educational disadvantage, the features of great schools and learning power approaches to education. Her latest book, Obstetrics for Schools, addresses the disadvantaged gap and how to overcome it.