Capability Conference
Tackle under-performance quickly, kindly and legally
When?
Thurs 20th March 2025
Where?
Delivered online using zoom (save money and time and learn together as a team)
What?
Come along to our conference, where you’ll learn the key aspects of employment law in just one day, so you can manage your team with confidence and within the law
You’re expected to know the legal aspects of managing people, but have you been trained to?
Meet your expert guides for becoming confident in the key aspects of employment law you need to know
Clare Fowler, Employment Solicitor
At YESS law they believe ‘life’s too short to litigate’. She uses her wealth of experience to support many Educationalists’ navigate capability without going to court.
Sonia Gill, Founder & Director of Heads Up
Education leadership specialist and author of #1 Amazon ranked books ‘Successful Difficult Conversations in School’ and ‘Journey to Outstanding’.
Maria Brosnan, Wellbeing Specialist
Maria is a specialist in educational leadership, health, and wellbeing, with over three decades of experience as a counsellor, coach, author, and public speaker.
This one day conference is designed to help you resolve current issues with capability and sickness
- and avoid future ones
Your outcomes from this conference:
Manage capability better
Understand the law better and how to avoid needing to use the capability process
Manage wellbeing better
For you and your team
Manage sickness better
Know what the law says you can and can't do
And you'll receive:
Best selling book for each of your team
A copy of #1 ranked book: Successful Difficult Conversations in School
Q&A session
Your opportunity to ask experts for advice
Recordings of the talks
So you can use them in your school
The conference is rated on average 9.1/10
by all delegates since 2017
FAQs
Lol! We get it, but school leaders love our training because we’ve made it better by being on zoom. It’s very interactive, you don’t have any travel costs and it means more of your SLT can be part of the training which means it has great impact. This day always gets great feedback and attendees are pleasantly surprised by how well it works online.
Yes, and you’ll be given access via our online portal.
Yes, they’ll be available for you in our online portal.
One ticket gives access to up to 6 of your SLT. Additional places can be purchased, please book your ticket and email [email protected] to request additional places.
Schedule (TBC)
| 09:30 – 09:45 | Introduction to the day |
| 09:45 – 10:45 | Clare Fowler: “Managing capability: avoiding the pitfalls and working with Unions” |
| 10:45 – 10:55 | Break |
| 10:55 – 11:55 | Clare Fowler: “Managing sickness” |
| 11:55 – 12:40 | Lunch break |
| 12:40 – 13:40 | Sonia Gill: “Introduction to solving your difficult conversations (without capability or court)” |
| 13:40 – 13:55 | Break |
| 13:55 – 14:40 | Maria Brosnan: “Managing Wellbeing” |
| 14:40 – 14:55 | Break |
| 14:55 – 15:55 | Q&A with Clare Fowler, Maria Brosnan and Sonia Gill |
| 15:55 – 16:00 | Conference wrap up |