Operational Excellence for Education
How Operational Excellence (OpEx) for Education can help solve your schools’ funding and resource issues
This session by ISBL explores Operational Excellence (OpEx), a proven methodology for improving efficiency and delivering high-quality services across all non-teaching processes. The session will provide the key findings from the innovative ISBL Operational Excellence (OpEx) research and insights into how OpEx in Education can be delivered within any school, trust or group of schools.
It will cover the principles of OpEx, its application in schools and trusts, and practical steps to embed continuous improvement while enabling teaching excellence.
TAKE HOME POINTS
· Insight into the latest research
· Implementation framework for school leaders
· Information on training and development
THIS SESSION IS FOR SCHOOL BUSINESS LEADERS WHO:
SBLs whowant to have a strategic impact across the whole of their setting as well as increasing their influence and recognition as an expert practitioner.
IN THIS SEMINAR WE WILL EXPLORE:
Why OpEx is fundamental to addressing funding pressure and ensuring resource optimisation in schools, trusts and groups of schools.
How to use the ISBL OpEx for Education framework as a guide and starting point for incremental improvements and capacity gains.
How OpEx can help school business professionals gain more recognition as critical leaders in our school system.
Laura Mellis
About the speaker
Laura has over 13 years’ experience in education, with the past seven at the Advance Learning Partnership (ALP), initially as head of data before becoming director of operations in 2021.
As director of operations, she plays a significant role in delivering the trust’s vision of enhancing both educational outcomes and organisational performance through the implementation of scalable systems and processes whilst empowering staff to drive improvements and deliver sustained impact. With her background in data, Laura uses insights and intelligence to drive operational excellence, inform strategic planning and support continuous improvement.