Find out what’s on at ArborFest and book your spot!

Maddie Kilminster - 3 November, 2020

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Find out what’s on at ArborFest and book your spot!

Click here to find out about ArborFest: The New Features Edition, taking place virtually on May 5th, 2022. With just over one week to go until ArborFest – our free virtual conference dedicated to schools and trusts – we wanted to tell you all about what’s on so you can book your place! From 12th-13th

Click here to find out about ArborFest: The New Features Edition, taking place virtually on May 5th, 2022.

With just over one week to go until ArborFest – our free virtual conference dedicated to schools and trusts – we wanted to tell you all about what’s on so you can book your place!

From 12th-13th November, ArborFest is your chance to hear how fellow school staff have transformed the way they work with Arbor MIS. You’ll discover best practice in all areas – from assessment, to reporting, to parental engagement. We’ll also give you a sneak peak of what’s coming up on our Product Roadmap. 

If your school isn’t yet using Arbor, it’s a great opportunity to get a taste of what it’s like to be part of the UK’s fastest-growing MIS community, and to see first hand how our schools use Arbor day-to-day.

Here’s a look at what’s on and all the links you need to sign up – just click the title of the talk! Click here for the full programme

Thursday 12th November

Morning sessions

Theme 9.30-10am 10-11am 11am-12pm
Getting the most out of Arbor 

Best practice and advice from schools and trusts using Arbor MIS

Welcome to ArborFest!

Arbor’s CEO James and Chief of Customer Success Sonia will welcome you to ArborFest and let you know all about the top sessions to look out for.

Transformative Reporting: Using Arbor’s in-built Reporting Tools to Change the Way you Work

Find out how to use Arbor to get even greater insight into your students.

Improving Parental Engagement with Arbor MIS

Find out how Arbor’s tools could help you communicate in a more dynamic way with your school community.

What’s next in Arbor

Hear about our new releases, and take part in workshops to shape the future of Arbor

How we Build a School-Centric Roadmap

Ever wondered how an EdTech product team works? Arbor’s Head of Product Hilary will reveal how we decide what to develop to help schools work better.

New Feature Reveal: My Classroom and My Homepage

Discover two of our brand new features for Teaching Staff – an all-in-one classroom management tool and a personalised dashboard.

Feedback Forum: Navigation and Layout in Arbor

If you’re using Arbor MIS, this is your chance to tell us what you think about the design, usability and layout to help us improve the experience.

(For Arbor customers only)

MAT Feedback Forum: Teaching and Learning in Group MIS

If you’re a MAT Central Team using Arbor, this is your opportunity to tell us what you think of Arbor’s Group MIS to help us improve the experience.

(For Arbor customers only)

Afternoon sessions

Theme 1-2pm 2-3pm 3-4pm 4-5pm
Getting the most out of Arbor

Best practice and advice from schools and trusts using Arbor MIS

Keynote Speech Planning for Uncertainty: How to Reflect on Rapid Transformation

Our Keynote Speaker, Rachel Coldicutt, expert on the relationship between social impact and tech, will show you how you can manage uncertainty and move on after Covid-19.

A Deeper Dive: Attendance Analysis and Reporting in Arbor

We’ll show you how you can quickly access the attendance data you need in a few clicks using Arbor’s out-of-the-box reporting.

Best Practice: Primary Assessments in Arbor

Join former Headteacher, Jackie, to find the right approach to assessment and progress tracking for your primary school, and how to implement it in Arbor.

Discover Arbor MIS for Primary Schools (Demo with Q&A)

If you’re a primary school discovering Arbor for the first time, join this demo to see Arbor MIS in action.

Teacher Twilight

Hear top tips from fellow Teachers for managing your class and keeping on top of your admin! We’ll also show you how Arbor helps reduce workload, plus our new teacher-focused features.

What’s next in Arbor

Hear about our new releases, and take part in workshops to shape the future of Arbor

Arbor’s Vision for Assessments

Join Arbor’s Assessments Lead, Chris, to find out how we’ve built school and MAT-level assessments in Arbor, and what’s on the horizon.

Best Practice: Secondary School Assessments in Arbor

Join Martyn, Deputy Head at The Reach Free School, and Chris, Arbor’s Assessment Lead, to learn how you can get greater insight into student progress in Arbor.

Discover Arbor MIS for Secondary Schools (Demo with Q&A)

If you’re a secondary school discovering Arbor for the first time, join this demo to see Arbor MIS in action.

MAT Feedback Forum: Back Office

If you’re an administrator at a trust using Arbor MIS, this is your chance to tell us what you think of Arbor’s Group MIS to help us improve the experience for trust Office Staff.

(For Arbor customers only)

What’s Next for Group MIS

Join Stephen, Chris and Nataliia from Arbor to hear how we’re shaping Arbor to best support MATs over the long term.

Friday 13th November

Morning sessions

Theme 9-10am 10-11am 11am-12pm 12-12.30pm
Getting the most out of Arbor

Best practice and advice from schools and trusts using Arbor MIS

An Overview of Arbor’s Training and Services

Arbor’s Chief of Customer Success, Sonia, will walk you through the support we provide throughout your life with Arbor, to help drive long-term impact.

How to Use Arbor to Support your School During Covid-19

We’ll show you how Arbor makes the DfE Daily Form easy, plus how to keep track of student and staff sickness and absences.

Best Practice: Exam Entries and Seating in Arbor

Meet fellow Data Managers, Exams Officers, Admin Staff sharing top tips for managing exams in Arbor.

ArborFest Closing Talk

End your ArborFest experience with closing remarks from the Arbor Team. Hear about what’s coming next and how you can keep up-to-date with what we’ve got coming up. See you there!

Discover Arbor MIS for MATs (Demo with Q&A)

If you’re discovering Arbor for the first time, join this demo to see Arbor’s Group MIS in action.

What’s next in Arbor

Hear about our new releases, and take part in workshops to shape the future of Arbor

New Feature Reveal: Arbor Enterprise

Discover our brand new toolkit for schools and trusts that are large, complex or want more control of their data and system infrastructure. 

We really look forward to welcoming you at ArborFest this year. It’s a great opportunity not only to learn more about Arbor MIS but also to network with fellow school staff from across the country.

If you’d prefer to arrange a 1-on-1 demo of Arbor for your school, one of the team would love to speak to you. You can book that here.

Otherwise, see you online!

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