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3:00pm - 5:00pm, 1 October 2025
(Europe/London)
(Europe/London)
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Event Details
Education Sector
Wednesday 1st October
Registrations and refreshments 2:30pm-3:00pm
Meeting 3:00pm-5:00pm
Venue: Santander, 6th Floor, 1 Colmore Row, Birmingham, B3 2BJ
Networking drinks from 5:00pm
Kindly sponsored by
Key Takeaways
- A clearer understanding of how you can position your business more competitively to increase your chances of framework agreement approval
- A holistic approach to AI and process automation that will enable you to streamline your business so as to increase efficiency, reduce human error and be more commercially successful
Meeting Agenda
Recruiters in the education sector are being buffeted by twin forces that must be addressed in order to stay competitive: adherence to the requirements of framework agreements and managing the impact of AI and automation. Both require a holistic RevOps approach and both need to be understood in order to stay competitive - regardless of the size of your business.
Welcome & Introduction
Eddie Austin, Founder and CEO, Operam Education Group
Ed Groombridge, Operations Director, Anzuk Education
APSCo Update
Samantha Hurley, Managing Director, APSCo UK
Your guide to the new framework agreements
Tom Harper, Category Manager for the Supply Teachers Agreement, Crown Commercial Service
James Moreton, Commercial Lead - HR & Workforce, Crown Commercial Service
Molly McRae, Associate Commercial Practitioner, Crown Commercial Service
Framework agreements are being updated this year and recruiters in the education sector will need to resubmit their tenders to be included. Gain insight into what you will need to consider in your application and how you can position your business more competitively to increase your chances of success.
RevOps - a holistic approach to AI and automation for businesses of all sizes
Matt Gallivan, Sales Director - EMEA, JobAdder
Automation is often seen as only benefiting larger businesses, but in this session we will explore how recruiters of all sizes, who service the education sector, can use process automation to reduce human error and free up precious time.
We will go beyond compliance to look at automation through a commercial lens, and show you how AI can help to bring together different business functions so they have a clearer sense of how they contribute to your overall success.
Q&A and close
Speakers
Tom Harper
Crown Commercial Service, Category Manager for the Supply Teachers Agreement
Commercial Manager for the Supply Teachers team at Crown Commercial Service who has been part of the organisation for the past seven years. Tom works closely with schools and suppliers to help make sure education staff are sourced efficiently, fairly, and in a way that delivers real value.
Before joining CCS, he worked in recruitment, which gave him a solid grounding in how the staffing industry works and the challenges customers, suppliers and candidates face. That experience really helps to bridge the gap between commercial thinking and the needs of schools.
Tom is passionate about supporting schools and making a difference through smart, practical procurement solutions.
James Moreton
Crown Commercial Service, Commercial Lead - HR & Workforce
James is the CCS Commercial Lead for Supply Teachers and Non Clinical Staffing. His current role involves him overseeing management of frameworks and sectors relating to Health and Education. He has worked at CCS for 13 years across various functions including, Clinical Workforce, Estates Management and Procurement Operations.
James is a self-confessed ‘policy-nerd’ and shamelessly enjoys the aspects of the role related to contract and policy.
Molly McRae
Crown Commercial Service, Associate Commercial Practitioner
Molly currently serves as the Associate Commercial Practitioner within the Supply Teachers Team at Crown Commercial Service, where she is responsible for the day-to-day management and operational delivery of the framework agreement. In this role, she works closely with stakeholders to ensure the effective implementation and smooth running of the agreement, supporting schools and educational institutions in sourcing high-quality supply teaching staff.
She joined CCS at the end of 2024, marking her first role within the public sector. Prior to this, she built a successful career over eight years in the retail industry as a merchandiser, where she developed strong commercial acumen, stakeholder management skills, and a keen eye for data analysis.
Matt Gallivan
JobAdder, Sales Director - EMEA
An experienced Sales Professional with a passion for people, data, and tech, Matt has worked in sales for more than 20 years with 10 of those selling into the recruitment space. In that time Matt has worked with amazing people and companies, Manpower, Adecco, Michael Page and so many more. Matt has been involved with the growth and sale of multiple businesses and taken a number of new technologies to market. Matt now works with the team at JobAdder, heading up sales for EMEA and North America.
A father to four and husband to one when not in work Matt loves the outdoors, is continually trying to get back in shape and has a passion for anything with an engine.