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EPM Update webinar

Date20 Jan 2026 2pm - 3pm
CostFREE
LocationVirtually (Microsoft Teams)
Recommended forCEOs, CFOs, HR Directors, HR Managers, School Headteachers and Business Managers
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Your essential update on the changes shaping schools and trusts

Our EPM Update brings everything you need into one supportive, easy-to-follow session.

Stay informed, prepared, and confident about what's coming next in the education sector, with specialist guidance from our team. Think key developments, insights, and practical guidance that will help you navigate upcoming changes in 2026.

Join us for our termly one-hour virtual update, where we’ll guide you through the main factors affecting your School or Trust.

Session highlights

  • Updates across our software - EPM Connect and our Customer Communication Platform
  • Possibilities and opportunities to make the most of through our new Education Leaders network, nEdEx
  • How data will shape future ways of working
  • The latest on the Pay Review Body and Ofsted framework implications
  • Guidance on restructures, change management, and practical commercial solutions using SOSR to resolve issues early

  • Essential operational updates on:
    • Payroll
    • The Pension Dashboard
    • Teachers’ Pensions transition to TTCS
  • Upcoming training and events, and a clear action checklist to support your next steps.

 

You'll also have the chance to ask our team questions in our live Q&A - because, while technology supports what we do, it's our people who make the difference.

 

For those needing a deeper dive into legislative change, we’re also running a dedicated Legislative Update on 27 January, focused on the Employment Rights Bill and its practical impact on schools and trusts ahead of the changes.

 

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Jen Elliot

Chief Executive Officer

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Having joined the company in 1995 and worked her way up through the business, Jen was appointed CEO in 2017. She has been instrumental in growing the organisation, joining the Citation Group in 2017 and acquiring a like-minded business to enhance EPM's services. Jen brings considerable experience of working within the education sector, having worked with some of the UK’s largest MATs. She has supported academy leaders and CEOs with complex staffing issues and worked with the DfE on some of the first MAT conversion projects.

Andy Mackey

Chief Operating Officer

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Andy has over 25 years’ experience running operational teams and delivering technology-enabled change across a wide range of sectors. He most recently ran a 2-year transformation programme at Azets, a top-10 UK accounting firm, which consolidated over 70 businesses and created a platform for further growth. Andy has held numerous director-level positions, including IT Operations Director, MD and divisional Chief Information Officer.

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Alexandra Hawkins

Director of HR

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Having worked in the education sector since 1995, Alex provides strategic leadership to our HR advisory, consultancy and contracts administration teams. She manages relationships with some of our largest MAT clients, supporting CEOs and academy leaders with HR solutions including complex staffing issues, TUPE transfers, harmonisation, and complex case management through to employment tribunal preparation. Alex also has significant experience supporting trusts with negotiating changes to terms and conditions.

Lisa Longstaff

Director of HR Services North

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Lisa has a remarkable background in transforming HR within education, with 13 years of experience supporting multi-academy trusts, particularly with trust boards, utilising data in decision making and securing better outcomes for those working in education. As Director of People at The Education Alliance, Lisa worked alongside the CEO to weave strategic people initiatives into the Trust's overall strategy, impacting on culture - improving recruitment, reducing staff workload, enhancing benefits, and creating flexible career development opportunities that invested in high-quality CPD.