EBDOG online conference - 17th September 2025 hosted by Coventry City Council - Via MS Teams

The next EBDOG conference will be online and hosted by Coventry City Council. Contact details are: education.consultations@coventry.gov.uk

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EBDOG Conference Leeds 2023 - Hilton Leeds City Hotel

Presentations kicked-off with an introduction to the conference and a rundown of the agenda for the day by Graham Olway (EBDOG Executive Committee Chair). Tom Riordan, Chief Executive of Leeds City Council, welcomed attendees to Leeds followed by presentations from speakers, including the DfE. After lunch delegates had the option to attend 2 of 4 possible workshops covering themes around SEND, place planning, Land transactions, Net Capacity and DfE data collections. View the slide packs from the event in the Document centre.

EBDOG / DfE Conference 24 June 2022 - Virtual Conference

EBDOG and the DFE hosted its third digital conference on 24 June 2022.  Presentations included, Headline updates from DfE and EBDOG, Capital and revenue funding, including SEND pupil places/basic need, Net Capacity Assessments Programme, Land Transactions, School Rebuilding Programme, Pressures in the construction industry, Moving the school estate towards carbon zero. EBDOG-DfE Digital Conference, 24 June 2022 – master slidepack Ebdog unanswered questions - NCA July 2022 v2

EBDOG Conference 7 June 2019 - Sheffield -

Workshop themes included; Housing Growth - Securing contributions for education from housing developments, Special Educational Needs & Disabilities - Planning places and the Design of school environments to improve outcomes for children with Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) needs, Procurement - NEC v JCT Contracts - Pros and cons of single vs two-stage tendering, Building Condition - Condition Data Collection (CDC) update and Good estate management (GEMS). View the slide packs in the document centre.  

Spending Well Conference 2018 - Birmingham -

The Department for Education (DfE) and EBDOG hosted a conference, ‘Spending Well on School Places’. The aim of the conference was to help Local Authorities to improve their capital efficiency and explore ways to make their money go further. The day included a keynote speech from Lord Agnew, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for the School System. Conference material and presentations can all be found in our document centre.

EBDOG Conference 22 June 2018 - International Convention Centre

The 2018 EBDOG conference took place on Friday 22 June 2018.  All the conference presentations and materials from the conference can be in our document centre

EBDOG 2017 Conference - Swindon -

Swindon Borough Council hosted the 2017 EBDOG Conference. Please visit the Document Centre for copies of the presentation packs.    

Ebdog 2016 Conference, 9th June, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk - The Apex

On 9th June 2016, Bury St Edmunds hosted the EBDOG conference. Please visit the Document Centre for copies of the presentation slides.

EBDOG National Conference, 6th November 2015 - EBDOG 2015 Conference

On 6th November 2015, North Somerset Council hosted the EBDOG Conference. Presentation slides can be found in the document centre.