Empowering leaders, connecting our city, driving positive change.

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Now in it’s 9th year, the annual Learning to Shape Birmingham Conference is returning again this Autumn term.

The Conference has always had the mission of bringing our community of Birmingham schools together. It is essential that we continue to connect to build strong, supportive and mutually beneficial local and city-wide partnerships, ensuring that no school is left isolated.

This year’s Conference puts leadership front and centre, with exceptional speakers such as Diana Osagie and Andy Hargreaves focusing on ‘Identity and Community’.

Gain the full conference experience, by joining our conference area events that will focus on the importance of building strong communities. These events will be led by Anna Robinson (BEP Mental Health lead), Robert Sharples (Bristol University) and our very own Tim Boyes. This will be an opportunity for all involved in leadership to celebrate, discuss and debate what is working well for schools in different parts of our city, and how we can sharpen our approach to filling any current gaps. By extracting ‘Butterflies’ of good practice we will weave highlights of these into the main event.  

The area events are scheduled for the 5th, 6th or 7th November, 1-4pm, at three conveniently located venues across the city:

• Nov 5^th offers an extra insight into Birmingham’s Hindu faith community with lunch and a temple visit at Shree Geeta Bhawan Hindu Temple
• Nov 6^th, with a discrete look at the most positive ways some mosques are playing a much wider role in partnership working and community building at Edgbaston Stadium
• Nov 7^th – Dr Andrew Smith, at Leigh Trust

This year’s conference will be held in the Lower Grounds Suite at Villa Park.