Step Up Manchester Lead Meet

The Step Up Network CIC, the award-winning network and social enterprise for educational leaders is pleased to bring another face-to-face event to our community. This builds on two years of hard work by our volunteer team.

This year our Spring event is taking place in Manchester. We held our first event in Northern England back in April 2024 in the same venue that we're returning to; we then held our latest event in the North in Leeds last year. You can see highlights of these events on our website and our YouTube channel.

What will attendees and members of the Step Up community get as part of the event?

• Workshops from empowering presenters.
• Access to coaching circles facilitated by a qualified coach.
• Exhibitor marketplace access throughout the event
• Refreshments throughout.
• Promotional goodies from Step Up and partners.
• Lots of networking opportunities.
• Access codes and discounts exclusive to event attendees for other Step Up activity.

What topics and themes are being explored as part of the event?

• Leading LGBTQIA Inclusion.
• Leadership Journeys and Barriers.
• The power of community partnerships in schools.

Who will be speaking at the event?

We have a fantastic group of volunteer speakers, presenters and coaches joining us as part of our event:

Workshop Presenters

• : MAT Professional Development Lead.
• : Secondary Headteacher and WomenEd North West Network Lead.
• : Founder and Managing Director of BalanceEd, Keynote Speaker, Coach, Trustee and former Local Authority Director of Education.
• : Secondary Senior Leader, Staff Governor, Community Activist, Organiser and Director.
• : Senior Lecturer in Primary Education, College Academic Lead for Learning, Teaching & Student Experience, Author and Doctoral Student.

Coaching Circle Facilitators

Who is sponsoring, partnering and exhibiting at the event?

We are really fortunate to be partnering with who are sponsoring this event. We are also incredibly grateful for the support of who have helped bring this event to life:

• Assistant on the Go
• The Institute of Leadership
• Manchester Deaf Centre

We are also pleased to invite many of our partner organisations to exhibit at the event for the benefit of our community:

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