NNoSS Summer 8/07
School Business Leader Wellbeing Index 2025 – Jordan Stebbings, Senior Membership Advocate, Education Mutual
Join Education Mutual as they unveil the findings of their annual School Business Leader (SBL) Wellbeing Index for 2025. This session will guide delegates through key insights into the current state of wellbeing among school business leaders across the education sector.
Drawing on year-on-year data, the presentation will highlight evolving trends, reveal whether meaningful change is taking place, and assess the sector’s progress in addressing the wellbeing needs of its SBL community. Comparisons with previous years will shed light on persistent challenges and emerging improvements. New for 2025, the report includes an exclusive Multi-Academy Trust (MAT) edition, offering tailored insights and benchmarking data specific to MAT environments. Delegates will gain actionable recommendations to better support and sustain the wellbeing of SBLs within their organisations.
Accelerating Your Sustainability Journey with the Greener Schools Index – Helen Burge, Consultant School Business Leader, Castle Batch Primary School Academy, Tarina Chow, Executive Business Manager, Esteem Mat & Zoe Alcott, Trust Business Manager, Thrive Education Partnership
Discover how the Greener Schools Index (GSI) can become a powerful tool in your school’s sustainability journey. This session will explore how the GSI helps schools assess their current performance, identify practical opportunities for improvement, and track progress towards net zero and climate action goals.
You’ll hear from Helen Burge, one of the architects of the free tool, alongside Tarina Chow from Esteem MAT, reflecting on one year of using the index, and Zoe Allcott from Thrive Education Partnership who is just getting started and using it to drive next steps.
Through their case studies, you’ll discover how they are using the data and insights to:
- Prioritise actions with the greatest environmental and financial impact
- Inform the development of a Climate Action Plan
- Engage Staff and students in sustainability efforts
- Secure leadership buy-in and integrate climate goals into Trust-wide strategy
- Benchmark sustainability performance
Discover just how easy the GSI is to use, what information you need to get started, and examples of quick wins you can expect to uncover.
This session will highlight the benefits of using the Greener Schools Index s a foundation for long-term change and share information on other free tools, resources and CPD to help you take meaningful climate action. Whether you’re just getting started on your Climate Action Plan, or looking to refine your school’s strategy, this session offers practical insight and inspiration.
SBS ICFP: Benchmarking Apples to Apples – Connor Wilson, Head of Sales & Helen Dowsett, Product Specialist, School Business Services
Join Connor Wilson, Head of Sales, and Helen Dowsett, Product Specialist, for a look at SBS ICFP. Taking benchmarking to the next level and allowing you to compare apples to apples, giving you powerful benchmarking data, applicable to your organisation.
SharePoint Ordering Site Demonstration – Mark Linney, IT Manager, Durham Trinity School
To round off the morning, join Mark, IT Manager at Durham Trinity School, for a quick run through of the SharePoint Ordering Site he put together to help the school manage purchasing and track orders more easily. Mark will talk through how the system works, some of the steps involved in setting it up, and how you could adapt it to suit your own school’s needs. There’ll also be time for questions if you’re thinking about building something similar.