Flourishing Trusts Network 2026-2027: Programme Overview & Membership Subscription Form

The National Society for Education's Flourishing Trusts Network offers a collaborative space to listen, engage and discuss insights, to be challenged and supported with peers and other experts sharing educational, business and Christian perspectives.

Programme Overview 2026-2027

COLLECTIVE VOICE Briefing 1: Tuesday 29 September 2026 (Teams) 8:30-9:30am

Delivering Inclusion at Scale: SEND Reform and the Future of Trust Responsibility

EVENT 1:

Securing the Future of Trust Leadership - Are we building tomorrow’s Trust Leaders—or quietly losing the leadership pipeline?

Thursday 12 November 2026 10am-3:30pm

Venue: Birmingham - The Studio - 7 Cannon St, Birmingham B2 5EP

COLLECTIVE VOICE Briefing 2: Tuesday 1 December 2026 (Teams) 8:30-9:30am

Fully Human, Fully Alive: Embracing AI Innovation Without Losing Ourselves – An update from our working party

EVENT 2:

FlourishED National Conference 2027

Friday 5 February 2027 9:30am-3:30pm

Venue: Hackney Church (St John at Hackney), London

COLLECTIVE VOICE Briefing 3: Tuesday 9 March 2027 (Teams) 8:30-9:30am
The future of small and rural schools

EVENT 3: Flourishing Trusts Network 2-Day Residential -

From Endurance to Design: Building a Flourishing Schools System Together

Date: Thursday 22 April 2027 9:30am- Friday 23 April 2027 3:30pm
Venue: Conference Aston - Hotel and Conference Centre
(Day 1 is included in the subscription. Overnight accommodation and attendance on Day 2 are available for an additional £175.)

COLLECTIVE VOICE Briefing 4: Tuesday 11 May 2027 (Teams) 8:30-9:30am
Curriculum and assessment reform – RE focus / Unlocking Enrichment through partnerships

EVENT 4:

Anchored in Faith – Leading an Organisation that’s Deeply Christian, Serving the Common Good

Key question:

How do we intentionally develop the language, confidence and practice of faith in leadership?

Where is God in our leadership—are we bold enough to name it?

Date: Thursday 24 June 2027 9:30am-3:30pm
Venue: St John’s Church, Waterloo

COLLECTIVE VOICE Briefing 5: Tuesday 13 July 2027 8:30-9:30am
Church/School Partnerships / Developing Young Leaders

Flourishing Trusts Network Membership Costs

Annual Subscription for Trusts: £1,500

Do you have under 1200 pupils? Small trust subscription £800

Are you a primary only trust? Primary only subscription- £1,300

What’s included?

• 5 Collective Voice Briefings - all members of the executive team are welcome
• 4 in-person events (including the residential first day) 1 ticket per event
included
• 1 FlourishED National Conference Ticket
• Partnership/developmental conversation
• National Secondary Leaders Network Membership for Trusts with
secondary schools (2 in-person tickets per event x 3)

Additional Trust Leaders can attend in-person events subject to availability.
Additional tickets cost £120 per person per event.

Additional Senior Trust Leaders in your team can attend Online Briefings – FREE

When subscribing to the Flourishing Trusts Network you are agreeing to comply with the FTN Membership Terms & Conditions 2026-2027.

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Membership Contact Details

First Name

Surname

Job Title

Contact Phone Number- Landline

Contact Phone Number- Mobile

Work Email

Personal Assistant Full Name (if Applicable):

Personal Assistant Phone number (if Applicable):

Personal Assistant Email address (if Applicable):

Name of Trust

Diocese (if applicable)

Number of Pupils within Trust

Finance Contact Details

Please provide the details of the person who is responsible for finances within your organisation. We will send the invoice to this contact.

Name of organisation to be invoiced

Postcode of Organisation

Email Address of Finance Contact

Finance Contact Phone Number

Please provide your organisation's purchase order number (if required).

Schools within the Trust

Are the schools in your Trust (tick all the boxes that apply)

Primary SchoolsSecondary SchoolsAll through Schools Alternative/ Special Provision schools

National Secondary Leaders Network

As a Trust with secondary school(s), the National Secondary Leaders Network membership is included in the FTN membership price.

The NSLN brings together Headteachers and Senior Leaders from secondary schools across the country for national CPD events and regional network meetings. In all of our Dioceses, there are significantly fewer secondary schools than primary schools, and so this network provides encouragement and support across the country in phase-specific leadership development.

Included in each FTN membership are:

2 free tickets to each NSLN national event per trust
Attendance at regional networking events for senior leaders and headteachers.

Our full calendar of events can be found on the NSLN page of our website.

NSLN Programme Overview for 2026-2027

Event 1: “Wisdom at the core” – Inclusion as the Thread of a Flourishing School
National Event Date: Wednesday 7 October 2026
Location: Stepney All Saints School, London

🔹 What must shift in our approach to inclusion so that every pupil grows in wisdom and knowledge, experiencing a coherent, inclusive and purposeful journey?

Event 2: ‘Dignity at the Centre – God given Worth and Flourishing in Practice’
National Event Date: Thursday 4 February 2027
Location: The Urswick School, London
🔹 How do we enable pupil leaders to shape culture and practice so that dignity, hope and flourishing are woven into school life?

Event 3: ‘Let Hope Be Seen – Deeply Christian Serving the Common Good’
National Event Date: Thursday 24 June 2027
Location: St John’s Waterloo, London
🔹 If we truly believe in flourishing, where must we act differently - together?

Please provide the contact information for the lead Trust staff member who will receive details of NSLN events to share with secondary headteachers:

Staff Name

Staff Email Address

If you do not wish for your secondary school(s) to be included in the National Secondary Leaders Network, please leave the staff name and email address fields blank and inform the Partnership & Engagement Team by emailing nsenetworks@churchofengland.org

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