Proposed agenda

9.30 -10.00 – Arrive/register/network

10.00 – 11.10 – Inspirational speaker –Darren Edwards

11.10-11.30  – Coffee

11.30 – 12.30 – Mandy Coalter

12.15 – 1:15 – Lunch

1.15-2.15 – Mandy Coalter

2.15pm – Reflection, Networking time

About the speakers

Darren Edwards

Darren, a soldier and avid mountaineer, remarkably survived a severe climbing accident that left him paralysed from the chest down. Instead of succumbing to despair, he transformed this life-altering event as a catalyst for growth.

Now a record-breaking Disabled Adventurer and Inspirational Speaker, Darren has shattered perceptions about what’s possible for someone with a Spinal Cord Injury (SCI).

His feats include completing seven marathons in seven days on seven continents in a wheelchair, leading an injured veterans’ team in a kayaking journey across Great Britain, and pioneering a sit-ski expedition across Antarctica to the South Pole. Darren’s story, embodying resilience, adaptability, and mental fortitude, is a powerful inspiration.

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Mandy Coalter

‘Talent Architects – How to make your school a great place to work’

From 2012 to 2019 Mandy was Director of People at United Learning, one of the largest school groups in the UK, running circa 80 schools across State and Independent sectors and employing over 8000 staff.

The United Learning HR team won the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development ‘HR Team of the Year’ in 2016. HR Magazine listed Mandy in the top 10 ‘HR Most Influential’ in both 2018 and 2019 – where she was ranked the 7th most influential HR Director in the UK. Mandy was also shortlisted for the HR Excellence Awards ‘HR Director of the Year’ 2018.

Mandy has previously worked in the NHS, Local Government, the Charity sector and with schools. She is also a very experienced Board Director and advisor on aspects of corporate governance. She is a Trustee/Director of the Diocese of Coventry MAT and the National Teaching Awards Trust. Mandy is a graduate in Law, a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and an ILM7 Executive Coach.

Mandy’s successful book ‘Talent Architects; how to make your school a great place to work’ was published in 2018. The book features regularly as a best seller in Education leadership and is a core text for many of the sectors leadership provider programmes.

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