Leading Schools' Development This Year's Speakers Include

2012 Annual Conference Leading Schools’ Development This Year’s Speakers Include: Thursday 21 and Friday 22 June 2012 The Celtic Manor Resort Toby Young Author, Broadcaster, Coldra Woods, Usk Valley, Newport Political Commentator and Journalist Barnaby Lenon Chairman, Independent Schools Council Debra Price Development Director, Benenden School Tania Jane Rawlinson Director of Campaigns and Alumni Relations, University of Bristol Dr Helen Wright Headmistress, St Mary’s Calne Europe’s Largest Schools’ Development Conference Welcome to the Celtic Manor and to the IDPE’s 11th Annual Conference It is a great pleasure to welcome you to the eleventh IDPE Annual relevant as it will be entertaining. Barnaby Lenon has kindly agreed Conference. Whether you are here to draw strength and knowledge to be our closing Keynote Speaker. One of the finest Head Teachers of from the experiences of others, to relax and reflect, to enhance your his generation, most recently at Harrow School, Barnaby now chairs range of professional contacts, or simply to enjoy one of the finest the Independent Schools Council. Like Toby, Barnaby is involved at the golf courses in the country, we are delighted that you are with us. cutting edge of progress in the maintained sector through his work as a Governor of the Chelsea Academy. The last ten years have witnessed an almost exponential growth in the I would like to thank all of those who have been involved in the number of schools embracing the need for fundraising, marketing, planning of this year’s Conference. Special thanks should go to Jo creative alumni relations programmes, communications and events Woods and her team who have worked so tirelessly and effectively on that engage, inform and involve. Such rapid progress, although your behalf. I would also like to thank the members of the Conference energising, brings with it challenges. How can we demonstrate that Committee, whose help was invaluable to me: Alison Graham, Mark our work makes the world a better place? Why do some Development Jefferies, Ali Massey, Wanda Nash, Amber Oliver, Katrine Scott- Offices thrive and others not? What can we learn from those operating Mitchell, Rebecca Ting and Jane Vines. Additional thanks should go to at the highest levels of the profession as well as those who have newly Suzie Peck for coordinating our buddy system, matching mentors with joined? How do we build a successful and secure career? What is the Conference newcomers. Finally I would like to thank our Sponsors and relevance of Baudelaire or Lady Gaga to Development work? These Exhibitors whose support is so important to us. questions and a myriad of others will be addressed during the next two days. I look forward to meeting as many of you as possible over the next couple of days and hope that you will gain inspiration, knowledge and We are hugely fortunate that Toby Young has agreed to open our a renewed energy and focus from your visit to Celtic Manor and to our Conference on Thursday. Many of you will be aware of Toby as a Conference. leading journalist, author and blogger, but it is as Chairman of Governors at the new, thriving, West London Free School that he has Tim Edge gained most recent prominence. His presence will, I’m sure, be as IDPE Vice Chair, 2012 Conference Coordinator Tim is currently Vice Chair of the IDPE. Tim has been Development Director of Worth School, St Edward’s Oxford and Charterhouse. He currently works at King’s College School, Wimbledon, recently described by The Tatler as the ‘most exciting day school in London’. Tim lives in Wimbledon and is a Governor of the London Oratory School. Keynote Speakers Opening Keynote Speaker TOBY YOUNG Author, Broadcaster, Political Commentator and Journalist Toby Young is Associate Editor of The Spectator, daily blogger for The Daily Telegraph and the founder of the West London Free School, which is the first school of its kind in Britain to sign a Funding Agreement with the Secretary of State for Education. After a successful career as a “professional failure” – How to Lose Friends & Alienate People, his book about failing to take Manhattan, was turned into a Hollywood movie starring Simon Pegg and Megan Fox – he has reinvented himself as a passionate advocate of the Big Society. Toby’s career has included co-founding and editing the Modern Review with Julie Burchill, writing for Vanity Fair and working as a regular judge on an Emmy Award-winning food reality show in New York and Las Vegas. Toby is a regular guest on TV and radio programmes including Question Time, the Today programme, Any Questions, the Daily Politics and the Review Show where his areas of expertise include education, the media and contemporary politics. Closing Keynote Speaker BARNABY LENON Chairman, Independent Schools Council Head Master of Harrow from 1999 – 2011, Barnaby Lenon taught at Eton for twelve years, was Deputy Head Master of Highgate School from 1990 – 1995 and Headmaster of Trinity School, Croydon from 1995 – 1999. He has been a Governor of ten schools and is currently a Governor of the Chelsea Academy. He is Chairman of the Independent Schools Council and Vice-President of the Royal Geographical Society. Barnaby has written books about London and statistical methods. He is currently living in Oxford researching historical demography. Guest Speakers Include: TIM BAINES DEBRA PRICE Partner, Crowe Clark Whitehill LLP Director of Development, Benenden School Tim provides audit and consulting services to a variety of charities Debra Price is believed to have been the first Development Director in London and across the south of the UK. He specialises in appointed in the UK. Since 1990 she has led, and developed, the advising large, national charities including major fundraising Development programme at Benenden School. With a team of nine, organisations, membership bodies and grant-making charities. her Development Office is responsible for Fundraising, Marketing, He is the audit partner for a number of the UK’s ‘Top 100’ Communications, Admissions and Alumni Relations. She is now charities. Tim is also the firm’s lead schools partner, with a widely working on her fourth multi-million pound capital campaign at acknowledged specialism in advising many of the UK’s leading Benenden, as well as working to establish long-term endowment. independent schools. He is the author of the annual Independent Schools Benchmarking Survey, now in its 16th year, and in 2010 he researched and launched the inaugural Teacher Salary and TANIA JANE RawliNSON Benefits Survey for independent schools. Director of Campaigns and Alumni Relations, University of Bristol RICHARD BIGGS Tania Jane Rawlinson has been Director of Campaigns and Headmaster, King’s College, Taunton Alumni Relations at the University of Bristol since 2003. In 2009 Bristol launched its £100m Centenary Campaign, of which Richard Biggs is Headmaster of King’s College, Taunton, which is a £82m is now pledged or committed. Prior to her appointment at co-educational school of 430 pupils, three quarters of whom board. Bristol, Tania Jane worked as Development Director at University The school is a member of the Woodard Corporation which values College Oxford, and ran a successful £15m campaign over five both the spiritual and moral development of each person with a years. She has acted as a Development Consultant for several sense of ‘faith, unity and vision’. Oxford colleges and private schools, and is now a Consulting Vice Richard taught Maths and Physics at Magdalen College School President for Grenzebach Glier and Associates (Europe). in Oxford and became Director of Studies there before moving on to Lancing College as Second Master. After a year of acting Headship at Lancing, he became Headmaster of King’s College, RUssELL SPEIRS Taunton, in 2007. CEO and Founder, RSAcademics After being appointed Uppingham School’s first Director of DECLAN HAMiltoN Marketing in 1997, Russell fell in love with the world of schools’ Volunteers’ Manager, University of Bristol Marketing and Development. He went on to found RSAcademics in 2002 which is widely acknowledged as the UK’s leading specialist Declan Hamilton returned to his alma mater, the University provider of marketing strategy, research, external relations and of Bristol, in October 2007 to become Volunteers’ Manager in recruitment services to independent schools. A regular speaker Campaigns and Alumni Relations. In 2009 he co-ordinated the at Conferences and Seminars, Russell has a real passion for volunteer network to help organise a centenary tour for the Vice- helping schools thrive. Chancellor which encompassed twelve overseas destinations. Prior to working in Alumni Relations, Declan was a Duty House Manager and Education Assistant at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden JAMES TURNER – experience which has been invaluable when it comes to dealing Director of Projects and Policy, The Sutton Trust with volunteers. James is the Director of Projects and Policy at the Sutton Trust, a charity dedicated to improving social mobility through education, CAROLINE PASCOE where he has worked for seven years. James led the Trust’s Headmistress, Truro High School recent successful bid for the £125m Education Endowment Fund and undertook the role of interim Chief Executive, overseeing the Caroline joined Truro High School for Girls as Headmistress in set up of the new EEF charity, its infrastructure and grant-making April 2009 having come from Wellington School in Somerset where processes. James is now one of the EEF’s Trustees and a member she was Deputy Head. Caroline is currently studying for an EdD in of its Grants and Finance Committees. Educational Leadership (Exeter University) having been awarded an MSc in the same subject from Leicester University. DR HELEN WRIGHT Headmistress, St Mary’s Calne Tracy PlaylE Founder and Director, Pickle Jar Communications Ltd Dr Helen Wright has been Head of St Mary’s Calne in Wiltshire since 2003.

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