We look forward to bringing together colleagues from across our family of schools for our annual staff conference on Monday 3rd November 2025.
This year’s conference highlights include:
- Two inspirational keynotes
- 20 expert-led workshops
- Our inaugural Trust People Awards
- Opportunities to network and reconnect with colleagues
Meet this year's keynote speakers
Major Scotty Mills, Royal Marines Commando Officer (Ret’d)
Scotty Mills has led a life that he could never have dreamt of. From the backstreets of South London, he went onto serve his country and lead Britain’s Commandos around the globe as a Commando ‘Green Beret’ Officer.
Scotty’s incredibly compelling story is filled with exceptional stories of the power of human inspiration.
Now an accomplished world-wide motivational speaker, performance leadership and culture specialist, Scotty is continuing his life’s work to ‘Inspire People and Teams’ to achieve their impossible dreams.
Clara Heppleston, Tablet Academy
Clara Heppleston is an EdTech consultant and Program Manager for Microsoft Showcase Schools. With a background in teaching and leadership, she supports schools through TA Education, delivering training and consultancy.
Clara empowers educators to integrate Microsoft tools and innovative technologies to enhance teaching, learning, and professional development.
Simon Johnson, Tablet Academy
Simon Johnson is a senior consultant at Tablet Academy and former ICT/Computer Science teacher. He authored 100 Ideas for Secondary Teachers: Outstanding Computing Lessons and has taught across primary and secondary.
A Microsoft Certified Educator and Minecraft Global Mentor, Simon promotes technology to enhance teaching and learning across all subjects.
