Program
| 08:30 | Arrival, registration and refreshments |
| 09:30 | Welcome Mike Jameson, Chair, Birmingham Bursars' Group |
| 09:35 | Opening Address Councillor Les Lawrence, Cabinet Member for Children, Young People & Families, Birmingham City Council |
| 09:45 | Back in the old days George Phipson CBE, General Secretary of the Foundation and Aided Schools National Association & Howard Jackson, Managing Director of HCSS Education Limited |
| 10:30 | The evolution of school business management Dr John Dunford, General Secretary, ASCL |
| 11:15 | Refreshments and exhibition |
| 11:45 | The likely future of school funding Dugald Sandeman, Director of the School Resources Group, DCSF |
| 12:30 | Lunch & Exhibition |
| 13:45 | Workshop 1 Dealing With Difficult People Karen Hughes, NASBM Workshop 2 Finding Efficiency Savings In Schools Tim Priestley, Audit Commission Workshop 3 Child Protection George Smith, Lindsworth School Workshop 4 The Grass Is Always Greener: an analysis of school budgets in Midlands schools George Phipson CBE, General Secretary of the Foundation and Aided Schools National Association |
| 14:45 | The Future of School Business Management Toby Salt B.Ed (Hons), M.Ed., F.R.S.A, Deputy Chief Executive and Strategic Director for School Leadership Development - National College for Leadership of Schools and Children Services |
| 15:30 | Prize draw & closing remarks |
| 16:15 | Close |