ASCL General Secretary Geoff Barton talks to:
• Professor Becky Francis, Director, Institute of Education: on teacher training, recruitment, and teachers using research
• Russell Hobby, Chief Executive, Teach First: on the developing role of Teach First and the new leadership development programme
• Mary Myatt, writer and consultant: on hopeful schools and sensible school improvement
• Neil Carberry, Managing Director, Confederation of British Industry (CBI): on developing the skills of young people and what business looks for in an age of automation
• Professor Sam Twiselton, Director of Sheffield Institute of Education, Sheffield Hallam University: on collaborative approaches to teacher recruitment, training and retention
• Anne Murdoch, General Secretary, Principals’ Professional Council: on the work of PPC, on being a former principal of a further education college, and on the role of FE colleges in their communities
• Martyn Oliver, Chief Executive, Outward Grange Academies Trust (OGAT): on the way OGAT works, on moving from headship to executive leadership, and the joy of developing the next generation of educational leaders
• Jonathan Simons, Director of Policy, the Varkey Foundation: on the Global Education & Skills Forum in Dubai and the work of the Varkey Foundation
• Michelle Thomas, Executive Principal, New Wave Federation, London: on fast-paced school improvement and the use of technology to improve teaching and learning
• Stephen Tall, Director of Development, Education Endowment Foundation (EEF): on the ways the EEF Toolkit should be used and what research says about the impact of teaching assistants
• Carolyn Roberts, Headteacher, Thomas Tallis School and Chair of the Ethical Leadership Commission: on the need for an ethical framework in education and why all schools school have an art gallery
