IEG Staff Development Conference Programme 2026

STAFF DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE

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Future Ready Mindset

26 June - 3 July 2026

Welcome

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WELCOME Welcome to the IEG Staff Conference 2026: Future Ready Mindset - Stronger Together This year, our conference is focused on the theme: Future Ready Mindset – Stronger Together. This theme is central to our collective growth, urging us to embrace change and unlock our potential through curiosity, imagination, and courageous collaboration. We will explore what progress we have made as an organisation and what our key priorities are as we go into the new academic year, all while strengthening our community and ensuring we are equipped for the future. I am so proud of what we have achieved together and there is so much more for us to do and so many opportunities to explore.

I am delighted to welcome Allister Frost as our key note speaker, who will be presenting Stronger Together: FutureReady at IEG. Allister’s keynote will focus on transitioning our team from the exhaustion of being reactive to the energy of being Future-Ready.

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He will start by challenging you to reimagine your relationship with change and recognise the scary limitations of comfort zones. He will then explore the three human superpowers: Curiosity (“Why?”), Imagination (“What If…?”), and Courageous Collaboration (“Yes, And…”).

By reanimating our natural curiosity, imagination, and collaboration, we don’t just keep up with change; we lead it from exactly where we are today.

Finally, Friday will also see us celebrating the exceptional achievements of our colleagues, as we host our IEG Staff Awards. Details of the award categories and nomination process can be found within this brochure and I would encourage staff to nominate colleagues and celebrate their achievements.

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I am so proud to be part of the team at IEG and work with such exceptional people. It is through your passion, expertise and dedication that IEG continues to flourish and we make such a difference to the students and communities we serve. My thanks go to all those involved in planning our staff conference – this is a huge task and I am so thankful for your efforts, no doubt it is going to be a great week.

The IEG Staff Conference 2026, themed “Future Ready Mindset – Stronger Together,” offers a comprehensive week of professional development and collaboration that spans inclusion training, curriculum innovation, wellbeing activities, and a dedicated Higher Education conference. This programme is designed to help staff across all campuses embrace change, share best practices, and celebrate collective achievements while preparing for the new academic year.

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Prepare to be inspired, challenged and empowered as we embark on this exciting journey together.

I look forward to seeing you all on Friday 26 June at New Theatre Peterborough, followed by our summer lunch back at Peterborough College campus.

Rachel Nicholls Chief Executive Officer

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Contents

CONTENTS Booking, Feedback & Online Sessions.............................................. 5 Friday: 26 June..................................................................................................... 6 Getting There............................................................................................ 9 Monday: 29 June................................................................................................. 10 Tuesday: 30 June................................................................................................ 14 Wellbeing Wednesday: 1 July................................................................... 15 Mental Health and Wellbeing Charter.................................. 16 5 Ways to Wellbeing............................................................................ 17 Thursday: 2 July - HE Conference.......................................................... 18 Thursday: 2 July................................................................................................... 22 Friday: 3 July.......................................................................................................... 26

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Booking, Feedback & Online Sessions

BOOKING, FEEDBACK & ONLINE SESSIONS The Staff Development Conference page on Inspire Insights goes live from Monday 15 June. Visit Insights to book sessions, leave feedback or to find the links to any of the online sessions delivered throughout the week

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Online Sessions Links to all the online sessions will be available on Insights before the session starts. Please register your attendance.

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Friday: 26 June

FRIDAY

26 June

New Theatre, Peterborough - All Staff

Arrival

8.00am - 8.50am

Breakfast rolls, pastries, fruit, tea, coffee and juice will be served upstairs in the Boizot Lounge.

Opening of Conference

9.00am - 9.10am

With conference host, David Connor, IEG Media Lecturer, plus opening performance by Level 3 Performing Arts students from Peterborough College.

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Welcome

9.10am - 9.20am

Welcome and introduction from Rachel Nicholls, CEO of Inspire Education Group.

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Key Note Speaker: Allister Frost ‘Future Ready Mindset’

9.30am - 10.30am

Allister Frost is a business transformation and growth expert, known for his passion for helping others thrive through change and uncertainty.

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As a former Microsoft leader, he seeks to inspire greater curiosity, imagination, and courageous collaboration to unlock continuous improvements, strengthen resiliency, and spark highperformance teamwork. He is the author of ReadyAlready and on a mission is to save more than a million working lives from the lethal complacency of the comfort zone.

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Comfort Break

10.30am - 10.50am

End of Year Address

10.50am - 12.00pm

End of Year Address from Rachel Nicholls, CEO of Inspire Education Group.

IEG Staff Excellence Awards

12.00pm - 12.50pm

Awarded by Rachel Nicholls, CEO of IEG and Tony Keeling, IEG Governor (Director of UCP and Chair of Audit Committee).

Our annual IEG Staff Excellence Awards are designed to recognise the outstanding hard work of staff members across the Group. Staff members that have been nominated by their peers for the hard work that goes into helping our students, innovating learning, building relationships with employers and the community and demonstrating the Group’s values. The categories are: •

Outstanding Contribution - Lecturer of the Year Award

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Outstanding Contribution - Student Support Staff Member of the Year Award

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Outstanding Contribution - Professional Services Staff Member of the Year Award

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Outstanding Contribution by a Member of Staff in Their First Year

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Digital Innovation and Excellence in Teaching Award

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Excellence in Customer Service Award

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Positive Contribution to Our Local Community Award

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The Award for Impact Through Partnership

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The Lifetime Achievement Award

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Inspiring Leadership Award

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The Award for Digital Transformation and Operational Excellence

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The IEG Brand Ambassador Award

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IEG Team of the Year Award

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Friday: 26 June

Closing Address

12.50pm - 12.55pm

With Tony Keeling, IEG Governor (Director of UCP and Chair of Audit Committee).

All staff to return back to Peterborough College.

Time to Connect

1.15pm - 2.45pm

Staff Summer Lunch at Peterborough College Campus.

Lunch sessions have been staggered to ensure that we can minimise queuing and give reassurance that we will not run out of your food choice. Please select your food truck preference and timing when booking. We ask that everyone keeps to their choice and time to enable the lunch time to run as smoothly as possible.

Please arrange to pop into the Exec offices at Stamford or Peterborough from Wednesday 17 June to collect your lunch token.

View the menus on Insights

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Session 3

Session 4

1.15pm - 1.35pm

1.35pm - 1.50pm

1.50pm - 2.05pm

2.05pm - 2.20pm

Team Time: Collaboration Session

3.00pm - 4.30pm

Opportunity for teams to come together from across the Group as directed by their line manager.

The purpose of the session is to reflect on the year, share successes and challenges, and think about one thing as a team you could collectively address to improve next year. By sharing expertise, insights and experiences, teams will be encouraged to apply curiosity and imagination to solve a challenge or spot an opportunity as we start to consider the year ahead.

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Getting There

GETTING THERE This year’s Staff Development Conference launch day (Friday) will be held at New Theatre Peterborough.

Reaching the venue on foot is simple. Park at Peterborough College and take the opportunity to walk with colleagues and get in your daily steps. For more information on how to access the venue, visit the New Theatre website.

Peterborough College, Park Crescent, Peterborough PE1 4DZ

New Theatre, 46, Broadway, Peterborough PE1 1RS

Access Information Entering the theatre: The Front of House areas are fully accessible from street level via a lift, this is located at the left side of the building via the glass doors. The lift accesses the Stalls Foyer where the Box Office and Stalls Bar are located. The lift also goes to the 2nd floor where the Circle Entrance and Circle Bar are located, along with the entrance to the Boizot Lounge.

There are 6 wheelchair accessible spaces, plus an additional 6 seats for essential companions if required. These spaces are located at the back of the stalls on a raised platform above the rest of the Stalls and provide a great view. The sound desk is also located in this area.

The New Theatre welcome guide and assistance dogs with open arms and a fresh bowl of water.

To support an inclusive environment, the Circle Bar has been designated as a quiet, accessible space for neurodivergent colleagues to utilise at any time whilst the main conference is underway.

The induction loop is available in the main auditorium in the Upper Circle.

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Monday: 29 June

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MONDAY 29 June Stamford College - All Staff Please ensure you bring lunch for this day.

Belong | Thrive | Achieve: An AllOrganisation Approach to Inclusion

Stamford College 8.30am - 5.00pm

For: Teachers, Assessors, Mentors, and Student Support Staff Enhance your teaching practice and align with the updated Ofsted framework by booking your place on our dedicated inclusion training sessions.

This targeted CPD programme offers a diverse range of interactive workshops designed to equip all college staff with actionable strategies to support our learners.

Sessions include practical toolkits for adaptive teaching and specialist experts, guidance on navigating EHCPs and Wellbeing referrals, and hands-on workshops for embedding inclusive digital technology, disciplinary literacy, and intersectional bias awareness.

Final details, including topics, speakers, session times, classroom locations and additional activities are available on the booking platform. All sessions should be pre-booked.

Some sessions are designed for all IEG staff to attend where relevant, these include: •

AoC Learning Week - online activities

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‘Rise of the Meh’ by Youth Employment

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Google Accessibility

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Reflecting on Perspectives: An Intersectional Approach to Navigating Bias and Assumptions in FE

See Inspire Insights for more details.

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AoC Learning Week (29 June - 3 July) For: Curriculum, Business Support, Curriculum Leadership and Senior Management Staff

Monday: 29 June

Online Monday - Friday 9.00am - 4.30pm

AoC Learning Week is back with a packed week of over 20 CPD sessions. Join colleagues from across the sector for a dynamic programme of sessions focused on teaching and learning, wellbeing, leadership and the key challenges shaping FE today.

Whether you work in teaching, support services, curriculum leadership or senior management, the programme offers flexible, relevant CPD that can support your development.

Click below to view the full programme of sessions.

Please note: Monday’s AoC sessions will be broadcast from the Conference Room at Stamford College.

AoC Learning Week 2026 Online via Zoom, 9 - 4.30pm Monday 29 June – Friday 3 July 2026

Join colleagues from across the sector for a dynamic programme of sessions focused on teaching and learning, wellbeing, leadership and the key challenges shaping FE today.

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A post-16 maths revolution: How to turn resistant re-sitters and other maths learners into resilient ones

Delivering inclusive teaching in FE colleges: Practical approaches for practitioners to embed inclusion in curriculum and assessment

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Stop telling, start asking

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Best practice session: Elevating practice: An evidence-based strategy

Best practice session: Digital student champions: A journey of growth and opportunity

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Inclusive by design: Making apprenticeship learning accessible for all

Introduction to FE finance

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Addressing microaggressions

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Five ways to re-find your motivation and drive: practical, productive and meaningful for you

Making ESOL work for employers: A practical progression model for FE colleges

Mentor mindset: Returning learning ownership to apprentices

Developing whole college approaches to mental health and wellbeing

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Ten things I wish teachers had known about me as a bright girl with undiagnosed neurodiversity

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Tuesday: 30 June

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TUESDAY 30 June Peterborough College - Curriculum Staff Please ensure you bring lunch for this day.

Ignite Your Curriculum: Designing the Future of Learning

Peterborough College 8.30am - 5.00pm

For: Teachers, Assessors and Mentors Welcome to a day dedicated to curriculum innovation. Backed by the collective expertise of managers from across our wider college group, today is your space to collaborate across departments and look fresh at our provision. Drawing on highimpact curriculum design models, we are looking to reshape the learner journey.

We want to help you seamlessly integrate skills development, employability insights, English and maths, digital skills, and enrichment opportunities directly into your course design. With regional economic needs shifting, today offers the time and space to embed employer insights and work experience into a curriculum that prepares students for meaningful destinations. Use today to collaborate, share ideas, and develop practical curriculum plans that help our students progress into successful careers. Let’s work together to design a future-facing learning experience where our students truly thrive.

Carousel of Excellence For: Teachers, Assessors and Mentors

Parcs Restaurant, Peterborough College 12.00pm - 2.00pm

Great teaching and classroom experiences shouldn’t be a secret.

This is an opportunity to share what is happening right here within our own college group. Join us for the Carousel of Excellence, a collaborative, highimpact session designed by teachers, assessors and mentors for you.

Colleagues from across the entire college group will share what really works for them. Join a marketplace of ideas where you can grab actionable strategies for boosting student skills, knowledge, and behaviours. Plus, get a first look at the diverse home-grown action research your peers have been working on. Come for inspiration, leave with a toolkit full of fresh ideas for your next lesson.

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Wellbeing Wednesday: 1 July

WELLBEING WEDNESDAY Peterborough & Stamford College - All Staff

Wellbeing Wednesday

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For: All Staff At IEG, we are committed to cultivating a thriving workforce where your wellbeing is a priority, and you feel valued, engaged, and empowered. Wellbeing Wednesday is dedicated to you!

This special day offers a range of fun and engaging activities that reinforce the NHS ‘5 Ways to Wellbeing’.

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Pay Attention to the Present Moment

Based on your valuable feedback, the Wellbeing Group has organised an exciting programme of some free and low cost activities you can join. Activities include: •

Silent Disco

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5-A-Side Football

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Mindfulness Sessions

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Making a LUSH Bath Bomb

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Team Quiz

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Sound Spa

Remote online learning sessions including: Mental Health Awareness, Nutrition and Health, Mental Health First Aid and Understanding Autism

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Pickleball

All scheduled activities are open to all staff. Beyond the main programme, staff teams are highly encouraged to consider how they would like to mark the day together. We invite you to plan your own team-based sessions, whether that means a team picnic in the park, volunteering, collective wellbeing walk, or other activities that give you the time and space to focus on yourselves and recharge.

How to Book: Bookings for all scheduled Wellbeing Wednesday activities will open on Inspire Insights at 9.00am on Monday 22 June 2026.

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Mental Health and Wellbeing Charter

Our Commitment To MENTAL HEALTH & WELLBEING IEG is dedicated to fostering an exceptional culture where wellbeing is prioritised, and every member of our community feels valued, engaged, and empowered. We strive to forge a truly inclusive organisation where everyone has equality of opportunity to succeed. This commitment is underpinned by the AoC Mental Health Charter and is central to our Mental Health and Wellbeing Strategy, which outlines our plan to create a supportive and thriving environment for all.

Leadership and Ethos We are committed to fostering a culture where mental health and wellbeing are championed at every level. Our leaders will:

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Visibly prioritise mental health and wellbeing.

Create safe and supportive spaces for all.

Champion a compassionate and inclusive culture.

Actively prevent discrimination and harassment.

Embed wellbeing in our vision, values, and practices.

Promote a sense of belonging for every individual.

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Supportive transitions throughout your studies.

Year-round wellbeing promotion and activities.

Easy-to-access, inclusive support services.

Targeted help when you need it, without stigma.

Workplace Wellbeing • Be Bold Prioritise your own wellbeing. We encourage you to seek support when needed.

• Be Brave Open conversations about mental health are essential. We’re committed to a culture of understanding and support.

• Be Exceptional Your wellbeing is vital to our success.

We’re dedicated to creating a thriving workplace where you feel valued and empowered.

IEG will ensure:

Proactive support to identify needs early.

A supportive and welcoming workplace culture.

Your feedback shapes our Mental Health Strategy.

Managers are trained to support your wellbeing.

Confidence in supporting student mental health.

Resources and support for your parents and carers.

Accessible support and interventions.

Targeted mental health training.

Strong partnerships with local health services.

Opportunities for reflection and development.

Ongoing development for specialist staff.

A curriculum that promotes wellbeing and self-care.

Scan to access Spectrum Life digital student support services.

Use organisation code: INSPIRE

Scan to access more information on our Staff Wellbeing and Mental Health Platform on Inspire Insights.

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WAYS TO WELLBEING Connect Talk and Listen: Improves wellbeing by 15%.

Join activity groups, talk to everyone you meet and try to make them smile :)

Be Active Improves wellbeing by 12%. Try yoga, walking, dancing, boxing or any other exercise.

Keep Learning Improves wellbeing by 15%. New skills or physical activities are a great way to learn and keep active.

Learn from others or help them which will help you to connect and give!

Give Giving through kindness or gratitude improves wellbeing by 24%. Smile at everyone you meet, kind words, kind deeds, write a positive journal.

Pay attention to the present moment Improves your wellbeing by 10%. Take some time to enjoy the moment and the environment around you.

This includes your thoughts and feelings, your body, and the world around you. Some people call this awareness ‘Mindfulness’.

Inspire Education Group in association with Mindspace Stamford

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THURSDAY

2 July

University Centre Peterborough - HE Staff HE Conference: “Forging the Future: Innovation and Impact in HE”

Welcome With James Whybrow

UCP 9.00am - 9.10am

For: All HE Staff

“Graff-HE-ti” Walls For: All HE Staff

Neurodiverse Learner - Neuro Inclusion With Paul Wilks and Kat Beeton

UCP 9.10am - 4.30pm

UCP 9.10am - 9.40am

For: All HE Staff Discover practical strategies to create an inclusive environment, while learning how to empower neurodivergent students with the tools and confidence to advocate for and support themselves.

‘Low-Tech’ Gamification in Your Classroom With Karen Fell

UCP 9.40am - 10.10am

For: HE Curriculum Staff The benefits of gamification include increased student motivation and engagement, in addition to improved knowledge retention. Today, the term is often associated with using computer games and ILT platforms. This session will provide an alternative perspective, by introducing you to some of the key features of gamification – without turning on a device.

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Customer Service Updates With Jemma Leggetter

Thursday: 2 July - HE Conference

UCP 9.40am - 10.10am

For: HE Business Support Staff This interactive workshop focuses on Business Support.

Careers and Employability Strategy Workshop

UCP 10.10am - 10.40am

With Jemma Leggetter For: All HE Staff This workshop focuses on our institutional Careers and Employability Strategy, exploring how support teams across all departments can actively champion and impact student outcomes. Together, we will map out practical ways to weave employability awareness into the support ecosystem, ensuring our students are confident, work-ready, and equipped for successful careers from day one.

Break (“Graff-HE-ti” Walls) For: All HE Staff

Marketing Your Programme With Kate Knight

UCP 10.40am - 11.00am

UCP 11.00am - 12.00pm

For: All HE Staff Beyond the design of your course, how do we ensure it stands out to prospective students? Led by our Marketing team, who will pull back the curtain on the current approaches we use to promote the institution and our specific programmes. Rather than just discussing theories, the team will share live intelligence on our latest marketing activities, alongside the actual analytics and performance data that drive our student recruitment.

Lunch (“Graff-HE-ti” Walls) For: All HE Staff

UCP 12.00pm - 1.00pm

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Canva With Nick Reinis-Keightly

UCP 1.00pm - 1.25pm

For: All HE Staff A cloud-based visual communication and graphic design platform. It allows users with little to no design experience to quickly create professional-looking graphics, presentations, videos, websites, and marketing materials using a simple drag-anddrop editor.

Please bring a laptop.

Bookcreator (Kami) With Sam Mackey

UCP 1.25pm - 1.50pm

For: All HE Staff A versatile, multimedia-rich digital publishing tool that empowers students and teachers to create, read, and publish their own interactive books. Acquired by the ed-tech platform Kami, it functions as a comprehensive platform for expression, enabling learners to demonstrate knowledge through text, images, video, and audio.

Please bring a laptop.

Canvas and AI With Kyle Shaw

UCP 1.50pm - 2.15pm

For: All HE Staff Discover how to utilise Gems to streamline your Canvas LMS workflow. This session offers an exclusive sneak peek into an upcoming training course. You will gain practical knowledge to optimise tasks and walk away with direct access to dedicated resource pages. Elevate your Canvas experience with Gemini Gems.

Please bring a laptop.

NotebookLM for Podcasts With Tony Warner

UCP 2.15pm - 2.40pm

For: All HE Staff Research and note-taking assistant developed by Google. Learn how to use the new features of NotebookLM to create customised podcasts, themed presentations and cinematic video overviews and much more.

Please bring a laptop.

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Thursday: 2 July - HE Conference

Break (“Graff-HE-ti” Walls) For: All HE Staff

Escape the Curriculum Forge With Dannie Abbott

UCP 2.40pm - 3.00pm

UCP 3.00pm - 4.20pm

For: All HE Staff Breakout activity designed to shake up how we think about teaching, learning, and assessment. It’s hands-on, teamed up with peers to solve a series of puzzles, unlock challenges, and beat the clock.

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UCP 4.20pm - 4.30pm

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THURSDAY

2 July

Borderville, Stamford - Business Support Staff Please ensure you bring lunch for this day.

Professionalism, Partnership and Recognition For: Business Support Staff (MIS, Finance, IT, Estates, Commercial Services, People Services, Marketing, IAG and Admissions, Work Experience, Library, Exams, Faculty Admin, Quality, Partnerships, Exec PAs).

Borderville Sports Centre, Stamford 9.30am - 4.00pm

We are thrilled to again dedicate a full day to our incredible Business Support Teams during this year’s Staff Development week! Without your hard work and dedication the organisation would not be able to provide the exceptional IEG student experience, generate the impact we have on our local communities, and uphold IEG’s ‘whole-College’ approach. We deeply value the dedication and hard work you bring to our community each and every day.

Join us for a dynamic day focused on professionalism, partnership, and recognition.

The day will feature: •

Reflecting on Success and Preparing for the Future: We’ll celebrate the achievements of 2025/26 and collectively look ahead to the opportunities and priorities of 2026/27. Let’s share our insights and build on our achievements from the last 12 months.

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‘Professional Services’ rather than ‘Business Support’: What does it mean to be part of a ‘Professional Services Team’, how does it feel to work in true partnership with other colleagues across IEG, and what will we change in the way we work on a day-to-day basis to achieve the benefits it brings. We’ll brainstorm what we think the IEG Professional Services may look like, the benefits that working in true partnership with colleagues will bring, and what we will need to change in terms of our own behaviours and responsibilities, to achieve the benefit for ourselves and the whole organisation.

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IEG Values: A reminder and refresh of the IEG values. Are we living them on a day-to-day basis and what can we do when we see others not displaying the values we expect? Are we brave enough to call it out?

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Alternative Awards: Get ready for the ‘Professional Services Alternative Awards’, a special moment to acknowledge and celebrate the outstanding contributions of our staff.

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Team Building Activities: Engage in meaningful networking and teambuilding activities.

Final details, including specific session times, locations, and additional activities, will be shared with managers and staff closer to the date.

Peterborough College - Curriculum Staff Please ensure you bring lunch for this day.

Mastering the Apprenticeship Journey For: All Assessors, Reviewers and Lecturers who work with apprentices.

Peterborough College 9.00am - 12.00pm

This mandatory workshop is designed exclusively for our apprenticeship delivery staff, including teachers, assessors, and mentors. Focusing on the end-to-end Apprenticeship lifecycle, this session will equip you with the vital tools and insights needed to streamline workflows, master compliance, and drive learner success from enrolment to the final End-Point Assessment (EPA).

Come prepared to collaborate, sharpen your delivery skills, and elevate our assessment standards across every stage of the journey.

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Enquiry to Enrolment: Managing initial expectations and establishing accurate learner starting points.

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Paperwork Expectations: Mastering compliance requirements for initial enrolment documentation.

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Getting to Know Forms and Delivery Plans: Effectively utilising these key documents to map out individualised learner paths from day one.

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The Critical First Six Weeks: Highlighting key expectations, milestones, and compliance requirements for weeks 1–6.

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OneFile Developments: Training on the latest platform updates, effective programme planning, and delivering robust feedback.

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The Action Plan Form: Utilising the new/updated Action Plan Form to set clear, impactful SMART targets.

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Completing an Effective Review: Best practices for conducting meaningful, compliant progress reviews.

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Additional Learning Support (ALS): Identifying learner needs, accessing support, and documenting ALS effectively on the programme.

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EPA Preparations: Ensuring learners are gateway-ready, managing the transition, and building confidence.

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EPA Completions: Finalising the lifecycle, mastering the administrative closeout, and celebrating success.

Exclusive Invite-Only Training Opportunities

Peterborough College 9.00am - 12.00pm

For: Invited Staff We are pleased to announce upcoming invite-only training sessions focused on two key areas: •

White Ribbon: Advancing our commitment to safety and inclusivity.

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Session 1: Reframing the Conversation around Masculinity – The White Ribbon Way This session explores the societal pressures affecting boys and men, blending a strength-based and trauma-informed approach to understand how masculinity is modelled from childhood through adulthood. Attendees will learn to reframe the discussion from “toxic masculinity” to an absence of positive masculinity, gaining key insights on how to adapt language and services to better engage men without excusing harmful behaviour.

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Session 2: The Impact of Pornography on Boys and Men This session addresses the prevalence of pornography consumption among males from an increasingly early age and its direct impact on Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG). Participants will explore how these trends manifest in society and learn how to define and recognise sexual harassment, breaking the taboo around this topic to effectively understand and challenge harmful behaviours.

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Session 3: Developing an Understanding of Healthy and Unhealthy Behaviours Focusing on adult romantic relationships, this final session helps participants differentiate between healthy and unhealthy relationship dynamics. Through two real-life case studies drawn from front-line experience with boys and men, learners will discover how certain outward behaviours can mask deeper underlying issues, gaining the tools to respond with empathy, understanding, and effective support.

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Thursday 2 July

AI for Schemes of Learning: Practical training to integrate AI tools into your curriculum planning and delivery. This professional development session introduces teaching staff to the ‘Gem Ecosystem’, an AI-driven workflow designed to assist curriculum planning. Participants will move beyond basic AI tools to master a ‘Multi-Notebook’ strategy, eliminating common AI pitfalls. By the end of this session, staff will be fully equipped to leverage custom Google Gems to efficiently construct ambitious, Ofsted-aligned Schemes of Learning that document adaptive teaching strategies and contextualise English and maths (E&M) within the curriculum.

Please keep a close watch on your inbox for an official invitation containing details on dates and how to secure your place.

Master Grofar: Streamline Your Placement Tracking

Online 10.00am / 1.00pm

With Ben Menzies from Grofar For: Mandatory for all staff managing Work Experience or T Level Industry Placements.

Optimise your management of student placements in this practical, interactive session. Designed for all staff overseeing Work Experience or T Level Industry Placements, this training ensures you can efficiently support your learners and maintain accurate records.

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Navigating the platform and managing logins.

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Locating learner profiles and viewing placement details.

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Spot-checking placement hours and reporting on placement status.

Session Options: Choose between two online sessions: 10.00am or 1.00pm.

Department Activities with your Line Manager For: All Curriculum and Student Support staff not involved with the above.

Peterborough and Stamford College 9.00am - 5.00pm

Activities will be happening in departments at your usual campus. Your Head of Faculty or line manager will let you know what is arranged.

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Friday: 3 July

Inspire Education Group Staff Development Conference

FRIDAY 3 July Peterborough & Stamford College - All Staff Please ensure you bring lunch for this day.

Department Activities with your Line Manager For: All Staff Activities will be happening in departments for all curriculum and student support staff. Your Head of Faculty or line manager will let you know what is arranged.

Peterborough College 10.00am - 4.30pm Stamford College 9.00am - 3.30pm

Business Support staff are to engage in departmental activities as directed by their line managers.

Ofsted Preparation: The New Ofsted Inspection Framework- Leading Your Team Through an Inspection For: All Curriculum and Student Support Managers Mandatory Ofsted training delivered by Emma Hemmings, Vice Principal Quality and Student Experience.

The Renewed Ofsted Framework For: Business Support Staff

Peterborough College, Enterprise Hall 9.00am - 10.00am Stamford College, Room YE-406 3.30pm - 4.30pm

Online 11.00am - 12.00pm

Join Emma Hemmings, Vice Principal of Quality and Student Experience, for this essential online session.

Designed for all Business Service and Support staff, this training provides a comprehensive overview of the renewed Ofsted framework and critical judgement areas. Gain a clear understanding of how your role contributes to our continued success and commitment to exceptional student experiences.

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Peterborough College www.peterborough.ac.uk 0345 872 8722 Stamford College www.stamford.ac.uk 01780 484300 University Centre Peterborough www.ucp.ac.uk 01733 214466

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