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What sets high-performing trusts apart – and how can others apply the same strategies to drive sustainable improvement?
Join Edurio for a virtual, half-day event designed specifically for academy trust CEOs, COOs, HR Directors, and Directors of Education. This conference brings together insights from Edurio’s research and award-winning trusts to explore the practical approaches that drive staff wellbeing, pupil engagement, and organisational success.
Sign up for the webinar →On the agenda:
Session 1 – The DNA of High-Performing Trusts
Speakers: Ernest and Windsor Academy Trust
10:00 – 10:30
An opening look at the defining characteristics of high-performing multi-academy trusts. This session explores what it means to lead with clarity, purpose, and sustained impact across a diverse trust landscape.
Related award – All, Windsor won 7 Edurio awards, the most any trust has won. But also, focus on the Trust Value award, as we don’t have a later session on this.
Session 2 – Balancing Staff Workload and Strategic Value
Speakers: Iona, Infinity Academies Trust and Co-op Academies Trust
10:30 – 11:30
How can trusts support staff wellbeing while maintaining high standards and strategic ambition? This session uncovers practical approaches to managing workload and aligning operations with long-term trust goals.
Related award – Staff Workload Balance Award
Session 3 – Pupil and Parental Voice in Trust Strategy
Speakers: Imanta, Trinity Multi-Academy Trust and Windsor Academy Trust
11:30 – 12:30
Trusts that listen deeply to their pupils and parents are better positioned to drive meaningful change. This session explores how stakeholder feedback can shape everything from classroom practice to central strategy.
Related award – Pupil Happiness/Choice and Parental Engagement
Session 4 – Becoming a Trust of Choice for Staff
Speakers: Iona, Cornwall Education Learning Trust and The Pinnacle Learning Trust
12:30 – 1:30
Attracting and retaining great staff starts with a strong culture. This session looks at how trusts build environments where people want to work – and stay – through leadership, opportunity, and trust-wide alignment.
Related award – Staff Choice Award
Session 5 – Using Feedback for Strategic Impact
Speakers: Imanta and Nova Education Trust
1:30 – 2:00
Feedback isn’t just about reflection – it’s a tool for action. This final session demonstrates how stakeholder insights are being used to inform trust strategy, drive improvement, and strengthen decision-making.
Related award – Not really related to an award, more because they’re our flagship trust for listening/stakeholder engagement. They did win an award for Pupil Choice, though.
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Why attend? You'll gain:
1. A clear view of what “top-performing” looks like:
Hear directly from the trusts that have received awards for staff wellbeing, workload balance, pupil happiness, and more, as they share what has helped them thrive, even in the face of sector-wide challenges.
2. Practical ideas to improve staff, pupil and parent experience:
Learn how top trusts are approaching workload, wellbeing, pupil voice, and parent engagement – without compromising on outcomes.
3. Peer-led inspiration from award recipients:
Hear directly from leaders of trusts recognised in Edurio’s Staff, Pupil and Parent Awards and discover what’s helped them succeed.
4. A chance to dig into what matters to you:
Join breakout discussions tailored to your priorities – whether that’s staff culture, parental involvement, trust strategy, or inclusive leadership.
5. Tools to use stakeholder feedback more strategically:
See how real trusts are using survey insights to inform decision-making, track progress, and strengthen alignment across teams.
Speakers:
Ernest Jenavs
Co-founder and CEO of Edurio
Ernest is the CEO of Edurio, England’s leading stakeholder feedback platform for schools and school trusts. He is a frequent public speaker both in the UK and internationally on the effective use of stakeholder feedback in schools and has published extensive research on stakeholder feedback, staff wellbeing and school improvement.
Iona Jackson
Managing director of Edurio
Iona leads on turning Edurio’s national datasets into useful and impactful insights for trust and school leaders. Since joining Edurio in 2021, Iona has worked on national reports focused on topics such as equality, diversity and inclusion and staff retention.
Imanta Nigals
Head of Customer Experience at Edurio
Imanta works with the Insights and Content team to build meaningful resources for customers around effective stakeholder feedback. She has developed and implemented guidebooks, seminars and other resources tailored to the needs of customers looking to get the most out of their survey data.
Jayne Clarke OBE
Chief Executive Officer at The Pinnacle Learning Trust
Jayne has had a long career in the sixth form college sector, as Principal of Oldham Sixth Form College prior to establishing The Pinnacle Learning Trust, which includes primary and secondary academies in addition to OSFC. She is committed to partnership working to transform young peoples’ lives and promoting the application of research evidence in education.
Claire Gething
Executive Leader at Windsor Academy Trust
Claire sits on the trust’s Executive Team and has overall responsibility for marketing and communications across the trust’s family of schools. Claire also has strategic oversight of Civic Leadership – one of the trust’s strategic ‘big moves’ – supporting schools with community engagement, leading civic partnerships and managing the WAT Community Foundation.
Dawn Haywood
Chief executive of Windsor Academy Trust
Dawn is the chief executive of Windsor Academy Trust, with 15 schools across five local authorities in priority and education investment areas across the West Midlands. She is a member of the Confederation of School Trusts Improvement Inquiry and sits on two DfE Priority Education Investment Area Local Partnership Boards.