Conference Topics

2010 Dean Close School 'Governance of Schools Today' - Stuart Westley

 

‘Successful Friend-Raising’ - Dr David Heathcote
  • Communications
  • Overseas Alumni
  • Engaging with Younger Members
  • Subscriptions
  • Parents, friends and OP Societies
  • Facebook Workshop
 Q & A Session
2009 Queen Elizabeth Grammar School ‘The Conservative Party Policy on Education’ - Nick Gibb MP

 

‘Measuring Schools’ - Pat Langham
  • Facebook Workshop
  • Liaison between Old Pupil Societies and Development Offices
  • Liaison with parents and other friends of the school
  • Smaller schools and smaller societies
  Q & A Session
2008 Kimbolton School In Search of the Past - Dr Chris Ray

Clubs and Groups: A Survey of Societies and their Affiliated Organisations - Roger Moulton

 "Circle of Friends" - Using Facebook and other web sites to extend alimni contacts and events - Joff Manning  Q & A Session
2007 Lord Wandsworth College Development Directors At Work - Kate Chernyshov & Ian Mclean

Two Into One Will Go: a survey of merged societies - Margaret Carter-Pegg
  • Life Subscriptions
  • Magazines and Newsletters
  • Attracting Younger Members
  • Software
  •  Hypothetical Ethical Dilemmas
 Q & A Session
2006 Malvern Girls Charities Legislation &  Old Pupils' Societies - Simon Weil
  • Girls Only Societies
  • Publications & Publicity
  • Financial Assistance
  • Ethical Dilemmas
  • Software 
Duties & Responsibilities of Officers & Committe Members

Q & A Session
2005 Merchant Taylors', Crosby Old Pupils - 2010 and beyond
  • Subscriptions
  • Girls' Only Societies
  • Merging Girls' & Boys' Socs.
  • Staffing Offices
  • Starting/Regenerating Socs.
 Communications
Q & A Session
2004 St Swithun's, Winchester Data Protection Acts - Ben Beabey of Farrers Registers  Society/School Relations
Q & A Session
2003 Abbots Bromley, Staffordshire The role of the Church of England in Education
Canon John Hall		 Working with the Development DIrector Running an Old Pupils' Association
2002 Hurstpierpoint Dealing with the challenges facing Independent Schools today - Alistair Cooke Websites  Attracting Younger Members
Q & A Session
2001 Wycombe Abbey "United We Stand" - David Williamson Life Subscriptions Archives
Q & A Session
2000 Bristol G S "Tightrope or Noose" - Ian Beer Registers, Magazines,Newsletters& Directories Websites."Roots and Wings" Mary Steel & Barbara Marlow
1999 Ackworth "Partnerships" - Pat Langham Syndicate Discussions Life Subscriptions and legal liabilities
1998  Bromsgrove Work experience Branches/networking Databases
1997 Bradfield Inter-related databases Publications Involving young pupils
1996 Shrewsbury Group Discussions Computers Careers
AROPS Survey of Co-ed Societies
1995 Eastbourne Group Discussions Marketing