What can your trust team expect from EdExec LIVE?
Each event features a curated agenda designed to reflect the real challenges and priorities faced by trusts and school business professionals — from central strategy to day-to-day delivery.
Finance & Strategic Planning
• Funding deep dive – navigating ongoing pressures and planning for sustainability
• Trust-wide financial strategy – balancing autonomy, oversight and impact
• AI and automation in school finance – reducing admin and improving insight
• Smart reporting – practical tools to strengthen budget control and decision-making
People & Culture
• Recruitment and retention – what’s working across trusts right now
• Staff wellbeing – building a sustainable people strategy across schools
• Values-led leadership – shaping culture across a diverse trust
• Developing business support talent – progression pathways for your team
Estates, Operations & Procurement
• Procurement that works – consistency, compliance and value across your trust
• Planning for Net Zero – sustainability that’s achievable in real schools
• Health & safety without the headache – keeping on top of the essentials
• Managing contracts across multiple sites – what good looks like in a MAT
CPD & Professional Growth
• How to lead without burning out – strategic time and energy management
• The art of saying no – managing competing priorities with confidence
• Career development for SBLs and central leaders – next steps and new roles
• Real-world case studies – what other trusts are doing (and what’s working)
And plenty of peer networking
With around 150 delegates at the event, EdExec LIVE gives your team a rare opportunity to:
• Connect with peers from other schools and MATs in the local region
• Share challenges and solutions in a relaxed setting
• Bring back practical ideas, fresh thinking and new contacts