1. John Bush: John is an academy principal with a difference: he is a joint school leader and talks about the logistics of sharing the role
2. Sara Ford: reflections on what to look out for in your leadership contract from ASCL’s Pay & Conditions Specialist
3. Nick MacKenzie: Education Partner at legal firm Browne Jacobson, Nick reflects as a parent on what he hopes education will provide for his children
4. Julie Robinson: the General Secretary of the Independent Schools Council talks about partnership projects between state and independent schools
5. Mark Dawe: the Chief Executive of the Employment and Learning Providers describes developments in technical education and, in particular, the importance of apprenticeships
6. Claire Somerville: the Director of Children & Young People’s Programmes at One Dance UK, Claire reminds us why dance – and the arts generally – matter so much in education
7. Matt Davis: Matt is Director of UK Education at the Education Development Trust. He talks about ingredients in successful collaboration between schools, and describes the groundbreaking Future Teaching Scholars programme in recruiting future teachers
8. Claudia Harris: the Chief Executive of the Careers & Enterprise Company describes ways in which schools and colleges can improve the quantity and quality of young people’s encounters with the world of work
9. Sam Kent: an assistant headteacher in the South West of England who explains why he aspires to be a headteacher
10. Daisy Christodoulou: the Director of Education at No More Marking describes how comparative judgements can cut teacher workload and restore teachers’ professional expertise
11. Sir David Carter: the National Schools Commissioner talks about key elements in successful MATs, the time it realistically takes to improve a school, and reacts to being presented with a Geoff Barton Christmas CD
