Who we are
If you’re not familiar with us at EdExec, we’re education specialists. Our focus is school business and operational leadership, working with school business leaders (SBLs) who oversee the financial and business management of schools and trusts. We create a curated portfolio of resources that supports and informs the SBL community across the UK’s schools and trusts.
Our events sit at the heart of this, giving school business professionals space to learn, connect and stay ahead
​Our events bring SBLs together in an environment that encourages discussion, networking and practical learning and upskilling. The reason they work so well is simple. Everything is tailored. Everything is specialist. Everything is designed with SBLs in mind.​​
Here at EdExec, we champion the role of business and financial leaders in schools
The events are designed specifically for school business professionals and leaders whether generalists in finance, HR and operations, as well as COOs, CFOs and CMOs. The result is an interactive, relevant and genuinely useful experience that feels very different to the usual conference circuit.
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Our events give us the opportunity to bring this community together in person to benefit from a full day of CPD, learning and networking.
The day includes sessions focused on the real challenges schools and trusts are facing, and our events are known for being practical, relevant and packed with takeaways delegates can use immediately. Delegates curate their own day across finance, HR, procurement, estates, operations, leadership and change management, with a choice of sessions in each stream. We balance peer-led content from SBLs, CFOs, COOs and operations leads with specialist insight from experts and advisors who work closely with schools and trusts.
The result is a programme that is invaluable for building insight, sharing best practice and taking home practical ideas you can put into action.
Our seminars are expert-led and tackle the real issues shaping school business leadership and CPD right now. Every session is designed to be progressive, practical and genuinely useful.
Topics span finance, funding and income generation, leadership, HR, estates, operations, procurement, marketing and all the familiar acronyms such as CPD, HR, ICT and GDPR.
Our speakers include practising school business managers, finance and trust directors, CEOs, CFOs, COOs, independent consultants and sector specialists. Everyone on the programme is there to give you information and insight you can take straight back to your school or trust.
Don't just take our
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We could tell you how good the day is, but our delegates say it better than we ever coulD!
Why attend?
What's in it for you
and your school?
Relevance
Deepen your knowledge in the areas that matter most. Our programme blends peer-led sessions from practising SBLs, CFOs and COOs with expert insight from specialists who work closely with schools and trusts.
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QUALITY
The mix of peer-led and specialist content makes the day a smart investment of time at every level of business leadership.
Community
With around 120-150 delegates at each event, you can connect with colleagues from other schools, SATs and MATs, share challenges, compare approaches and build a supportive network.
SATs AND MATS
For those in trusts, the day provides space to step back, compare practice across multiple schools, gather quotes from high-quality suppliers and speed up procurement planning.​
Maintained Schools
For maintained schools, sessions focus on leadership, compliance, resource management and practical operational challenges, helping you bring back ideas that make an immediate difference.
you’ll leave with ideas you can use immediately to improve processes, support your team and strengthen the way your organisation runs
Scale
EdExec LIVE brings the scale and quality of a national event to an accessible, more intimate regional platform.
Choice
Curate your own CPD. Choose sessions across finance, HR, procurement, estates, operations, leadership and change management, with content shaped for your role and organisation.
Value
Taking a day out of school is hard, so we make sure it’s worth it. Whether you’re in a maintained school, a single academy, a small trust or a large MAT, the day gives you practical insight you can use straightaway.
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AT a day out at AN
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Each year we’re joined by a fantastic line-up of specialist supplier partners who help us make the event as informative, practical and useful as possible. They also subsidise the cost of the day for our delegates, which is what allows us to keep many of our tickets heavily discounted.
Every partner is chosen for their credibility, relevance and reputation in the sector, so the conversations you have on the day are worth your time. Take a look at our 2025 partners.
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They’re here because they add value, not noise.
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Take a look at our 2025 partners
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