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Education Business magazine’s pick of the fifty most influential people that have shaped education over the years

Welcome to our first EB50 Most Influential – our pick of the people that have shape the education system over the years. All schools, in whichever model they’re run, have the same fundamental goals – to offer the best possible education for pupils. The Coronavirus-pandemic has shaken-up the education system in the last 18 months, with unprecedented school closures forcing the majority of pupils to learn remotely from home. And while schools are open, they are expected to provide a quality remote education should pupils have to self isolate. Schools have risen to the challenge and adapted their practices to provide a virus-safe environment for pupils and staff, and address the learning-gaps caused by the pandemic. In recent years, education has gained a greater focus on levelling-out the playing field, so that children from disadvantaged backgrounds or poorer areas are given the same possibilities as their wealthier peers, and that those with special educational needs or disabilities are not held back from achieving their academic goals. There is a huge expectation on schools to provide an outstanding education against a backdrop of the pandemic, shrinking budgets, rising pupils numbers, and teacher recruitment and retention issues. Thankfully there are plenty of outstanding individuals that are committed to improving the educational experiences and outcomes for pupils and those that work in the profession – whether they’re working on the frontline, shaping policies, or lobbying for change. Our first EB50 Most Influential list is our pick of the people that have made an impact on the education system in England. It includes government officials, head teachers, heads of MATs, teachers, charities, union representatives, lobbyists and so on. They have all played their part in shaping how schools are run, how teachers teach, and how pupils are assessed. Congratulations to those on the list.

50 Hywel Roberts Author, speaker, and former teacher

Known for being able to ‘trick’ children and young people into learning, former drama teacher Hywel’s award winning book ‘Oops! Getting Children to Learn Accidentally’ has proved very popular with educators around the world and is now on the reading list of many university teacher training courses.

49 Andrew Hammond Senior Director of Learning and Community, Discovery Education

Andrew Hammond has worked in schools for twenty years, in both leadership and as class teacher. He is currently senior director of learning & community at Discovery Education, leading on professional development for teachers and leaders. Andrew regularly visits schools, colleges and conferences to deliver CPD training and workshops on a range of teaching and learning issues, specialising in the ‘hidden curriculum’: how we observe, track and report on the attitudes, behaviours and skills that lie behind academic grades. His latest work is the Invisible Curriculum Series published by John Catt.

48 Caroline Wright Director General, British Educational Suppliers Association (BESA)

Before heading up BESA, Caroline worked in communications across a range of government departments, including the Department for Education, Ofsted and Partnership for schools. Caroline was the recipient of the Education Investor’s prestigious ‘Outstanding Contribution to Education’ award in 2017, and is currently a member of the Worlddidac Council, the Education Investor Advisory Board, and is a school governor at Chingford CofE Primary School. Caroline is also Director of EdTech start-up network organisation, EdTech Exchange.

47 Hilary Spencer Chief Executive Officer, Ambition Institute

Hilary has held a range of senior positions in the Civil Service, including more than a decade at the Department for Education, leading Civil Service Learning, and leading the Government Equalities Office. She is a school governor, and helped set up an outstanding secondary school in Lambeth.

46 Tom Sherrington Consultant

Tom Sherrington is an experienced teacher and headteacher, having worked in schools for 30 years. Through his consultancy – Teacherhead Tom works with teachers and school leaders to explore and implement contemporary educational ideas to deliver an excellent all-round education for young people. He regularly contributes to conferences and CPD sessions and is the author of a several education books.

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45 Matthew Burton Headteacher, Thornhill Community Academy Matthew shot to fame when he appeared on the TV show Educating Yorkshire when it aired in 2013 and captured the hearts of the nation by helping one of his pupils overcome his stammer and deliver an emotional end-of-year assembly speech. Burton was promoted to headteacher at Thornhill Community Academy and remains influential in the education community, most recently speaking out about the challenges of delivering remote learning during the pandemic.

44 Mark Anderson Head of Education, NetSupport Known as the ICT Evangelist, Mark is a former school leader with more than twenty years of experience in the classroom. He is a passionate advocate for the purposeful use of technology linked to pedagogy. His ICT Evangelist blog won the Education Blog of the Year award in 2015 and he has picked up numerous other accolades over the years. His book ‘Perfect ICT Every Lesson‘ has topped the Amazon education charts on numerous occasions and he has contributed to many more books, such as ‘There Is Another Way: The Second Big Book of Independent Thinking‘.

43 Dr Debra Kidd Teacher, author, consultant Debra has worked in every phase of education, from nursery and EYFS all the way through to further education. Her first book tackles the conflict schools face trying to balance government expectations with doing the best thing for pupils and provides reassuring ideas about how schools can do the best possible job all round. Her second book encourages us to take a fresh look at the nature of teaching, learning, human interactions and possibilities in every classroom.

42 Dominic Norrish Chief Operating Officer, United Learning Dominic is an experienced teacher, school leader and educational researcher. He joined United Learning - a large group of academies and independent schools in the UK - as group director of technology, having led the development of technology-enhanced projects across two new-build academies within the group. Prior to this, Dominic spent five years working as an ICT Consultant for Becta and various Academy and BSF projects supporting schools in the development and realisation of their visions for technology. This was preceded by ten years teaching in schools, with the last four as a Deputy Head teacher.

41 Fiona Aubrey-Smith Director, One Life Learning Fiona Aubrey-Smith is a former teacher and school leader who founded and now leads One Life Learning. Fiona provides education consultancy services to schools and trusts, professional learning providers and EdTech companies. She is also an Associate Lecturer at The Open University, a Founding Fellow of the Chartered College of Teaching and sits on the board of a number of multi academy and charitable trusts.

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Former head teacher Dr Max Coates has worked for 15 years for the Institute of Education, now part of University College London. During this time, he has lectured on leadership, coaching and team development. Max has published a number of books and has contributed to other publications including research into pupil underachievement, place and belonging and most recently into the emerging role of chief executive officers of Multi-Academy Trusts.

39 Ross Morrison McGill Founder and Chief Executive Officer, TeacherToolkit

A school leader for 20 years, Ross has worked in some of the most challenging secondary schools in London. Today, he works with pupils, teachers and school leaders across the world, supporting teaching and learning, workload and teacher mental health. In 2015, he was nominated as one of the ‘500 Most Influential People in Britain’ by The Sunday Times.

38 Joe Perkins Education Leadership and Learning Manager, Apple

Joe leads the strategy and development of Apple’s learning and leadership programmes for schools, colleges and universities. His previous role within Apple still focused on education, supporting teams in the areas of curriculum, transformational learning, school change management, professional development, educational research and strategic planning.

37 Chris Rothwell Director of Education, Microsoft

Chris leads on Microsoft’s work with education customers, to help them use Microsoft technology to achieve their goals. Office 365 for Education was widely used during home-learning, keeping pupils in touch with the classroom during school closures. Chris’ passion is to help teachers learn digital skills that they can pass on to pupils and to help schools embrace modern technology to help them work and teach more effectively.

36 Liz Sproat Global Head of Learning Outcomes, Lego Education

Liz headed up the education devision of Google for seven years, and has recently moved to Lego Education. With more than 15 years’ experience in education, Liz was responsible for working with schools to bring technology into the classroom. Google Classroom has been instrumental for many schools operating during the pandemic.

35 Emma McCrea Head of Curriculum, Oak National Academy

Emma leads on Curriculum at Oak National Academy. She is taking leave from her role as senior lecturer at the University of Brighton, where she specialises in the design and delivery of evidence-informed teacher training for both trainee and experienced teachers. She is a Fellow in Teacher Education, an EdTech start-up founder and author of ‘Making Every Maths Lesson Count’. E

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34 John Moore Director, Renaissance Learning

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John heads up Renaissance Learning, which creates educational software that tests, marks and analyses pupils’ knowledge. Renaissance Learning UK and the Education Policy Institute are working together on a DfEfunded project exploring whether and how learning loss due to the pandemic is recovered over the academic year.

33 Robert Gasson Chief Executive, Wave Multi Academy Trust

Rob has worked extensively with pupils who exhibit challenging behaviour and those who are unable to access school due to their health. He has contributed to developing leading policy and practice in this field and is a passionate advocate of inclusion.

32 Dame Joan McVittie Consultant

Dame Joan has had a long career in teaching and in school leadership. Her work as head of Woodside High in Haringey resulted in the school being rated outstanding by Ofsted in two successive inspections. Dame Joan was a School Improvement Partner for two London local authorities and was a member of the Governing Council for the National College for six years. In 2011 – 2012, Dame Joan was the President of ASCL. In July 2011, Woodside High was designated as a National Support School and Dame Joan as a National Leader in Education. In December 2012, Joan was awarded a Damehood in honour of her contribution to education at both local and national level.

31 Sarah Hewitt-Clarkson Head, Anderton Park Primary

Sarah has been recognised for her unwavering commitment to teaching children about LGBT equality, despite enormous adversity. Anderton Park School in Sparkhill became the focus of a campaign to halt LGBT equality messages being taught in the classroom, with protesters claiming the school was “promoting homosexuality” by teaching equality of gay people to pupils. Sarah led her school through eight weeks of protesting and a court battle, from which the school emerged victorious.

30 Ian McNeilly Chief Executive, The de Ferrers Trust

Ian McNeilly has worked in education for 27 years. He has an unusual breadth of experience having held prominent leadership roles in three different, distinct areas of education: Curriculum, as head of a national professional body for English teachers (NATE); Accountability, as Senior Her Majesty’s Inspector for Ofsted for several years; and now back in more frontline education as the CEO of The de Ferrers Trust which has both primary and secondary schools in the Midlands. He is known for his forthright approach and is never afraid to challenge in the interests of children, particularly those who are disadvantaged. His Trust is underpinned by the very simple values: Work hard, be kind, choose wisely.

29 Tom Bennett Independent Behaviour Advisor, DfE

Tom Bennett is the founder of researchED, a teacher-led project that aims to make teachers research-literate and pseudo-science proof. Since 2013 researchED has grown from a tweet to an international conference movement. In 2009 Tom was made a Teacher Fellow of Corpus Christi College at Cambridge University. He was a weekly columnist for TES and is the author of four books on teacher-training, behaviour management and educational research. In 2015 he was long listed for the GEMS Global Teacher Prize, and in that year was listed as one of the Huffington Post’s ‘Top Ten Global Educational Bloggers’. He recently chaired the Behaviour Management Group for the UK Department of Education and is currently their Independent Behaviour Advisor.

28 Professor Dylan Wiliam Emeritus professor, UCL Institute of Education

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Dylan Wiliam has had a significant affect on classroom practice over time. He stared in BBC2’s 2011 documentary series on teaching techniques, The Classroom Experiment, but became a guru in the world of education research after his paper ‘Inside the Black Box’ – written with Paul Black, made waves offering teachers practical, evidence-based advice on how to improve pupil learning through formative assessment.

27 Marcus Rashford Footballer and campaigner

Professional football player Marcus Rashford is using his popularity to help end food poverty in children and is campaigning for the expansion of the free school meals programme and the provision of meals during the school holidays. His campaigning was credited as a major turning point in governmental talks in June 2020 which resulted in a change in policy regarding the extension of free school meals for children during the summer holidays.

26 Alex Quigley National Content Manager, Education Endowment Foundation

Alex joined the EEF in 2018 after fifteen years working as an English teacher. Alongside his teaching role, he was the Director of Huntington Research School, in York. He is author of books including ‘Closing the Vocabulary Gap’ and ‘The Confident Teacher’ and he regularly writes columns for TES and Teach Secondary magazines. Alex also co-authored the ‘Metacognition and self-regulated learning’ guidance report’.

25 Daisy Christodoulou Director of Education, No More Marking

It was Daisy’s time training as a teacher that developed her interest in evidence-based practice – methods that have made a big impact in the classroom and made her a big name in the world of assessment. In 2013, she published ‘Seven Myths About Education’, which addressed some of the most common preconceptions in UK education. Her second book, ‘Making Good Progress? The future of Assessment for Learning’ was released in February 2017. Prior to joining No More Marking, Daisy was head of assessment at Ark Schools.

24 Damian Hinds MP EdTech APPG Chair

Former Education Secretary Damian Hinds chairs the All-Party Parliamentary Group on education technology, which reviews the use of digital technology in delivering remote and classroom learning. He also chairs a newly created all-party parliamentary group for T Levels - a qualification that he oversaw while heading up the Department for Education. Damian has served on the Education Select Committee, and chaired the All Party Parliamentary Groups for Social Mobility.

23 Dame Christine Lenehan Director of the Council for Disabled Children

Christine fights to challenge barriers faced by children and young people with SEND. She has carried out reviews for the Department for Education in the past, and more recently, has spoken out about how many children with special needs haven’t had their additional needs met when learning remotely during the pandemic. E

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22 Matt Hood Oak National Academy 

Matt is the Principal at Oak National Academy, an online classroom and resource hub created in response to school closures during the coronavirus pandemic and very widely used during home learning. Matt is an economics teacher by training and was a founder at Ambition Institute. He is Chair of Governors at Bay Leadership Academy in Morecambe, a Trustee at the Brilliant Club, and an independent government adviser on professional development.

21 Shelagh Legrave OBE Further Education Commissioner As Chief Executive, Shelagh successfully led the Chichester College Group through two mergers to achieve an outstanding judgement from Ofsted in 2020. As Further Education Commissioner, Shelagh leads a team of 18 deputies and advisers, working closely with the Education and Skills Funding Agency, to support and strengthen the leadership and governance of colleges, ensuring they are well run and continue to offer high quality education and training.

20 Dr Patrick Roach General Secretary, NASUWT Dr Patrick Roach was appointed General Secretary of NASUWT in 2019 and previously served as the Deputy General Secretary of the union for ten years. He taught politics and sociology in colleges and lectured on social policy issues in universities, before working on projects focusing on teacher education, disaffected and excluded young people and engaging parents and local communities. He is also chair of an anti-racism task force.

19 Kevin Courtney and Dr Mary Bousted Joint general secretaries of the National Education Union Kevin and Mary are joint general secretaries of the National Education Union, the largest education union in Europe, supporting and representing more than 450,000 members. Both Mary and Kevin have been vocal about ensuring schools are safe places for staff and pupils during the pandemic, as well as calling on the government to address funding cuts, teachers recruitment and retention, and rising class sizes.

18 Paul Whiteman General Secretary, National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT) Paul is general secretary for the NAHT, speaking out for school leaders and working to create a better education system for both education professionals and students alike. Most recently during the Covid-19 pandemic, Paul has fought to keep school staff and pupils safe and the association has helped schools navigate the guidance on operating during a pandemic.

17 Geoff Barton General Secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL) Geoff Barton will serve a second term as the union’s General Secretary after being re-elected unopposed. Barton was first elected as General Secretary in 2017 following a career in education which included 15 years as headteacher of King Edward VI School, Bury St Edmunds. Barton is not afraid to work with those in power to create positive change for the union’s members and wider education system.

16 Sir David Carter Executive Director of System Leadership, Ambition Institute Sir David Carter started his career as a music teacher before spending thirty years in school leadership. He became one of the first Regional Schools Commissioners and then National School Commissioner in 2016. He has used his experience of being responsible for multiple schools to write his recent book, ‘Leading Academy Trusts: Why some fail, but most don’t’. In November 2018 Sir David took up the role of Executive Director of System Leadership at the Ambition Institute, leading the training programmes for trust leaders as well as designing and leading a new model of reviewing and assessing Multi Academy Trusts.

15 Professor Becky Francis CEO of the Education Endowment Foundation Throughout her career, Becky has worked closely with teachers and policy-makers to maximise the impact of academic research. She has led high-profile research programmes assessing the impact of major reforms in the English school system on educational inequalities, and is sought out internationally as an advisor to Governments on education policy.

14 Professor Dame Alison Peacock Chief Executive Officer, Chartered College of Teaching

Prior to becoming CEO of the Chartered College of Teaching, Professor Dame Alison Peacock was Executive Headteacher of The Wroxham School in Hertfordshire. Her career to date has spanned primary, secondary and advisory roles. In 2018, she became an Honorary Fellow of Queen’s College, Cambridge, one of the first ever female Fellows admitted. She is also a Visiting Professor of both the University of Hertfordshire and Glyndwr University.

13 Baroness Berridge Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the School System

Baroness Berridge was appointed Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for the School System at the Department for Education in 2020. With responsibilities including the intervention in underperforming schools, and school capital investment (including pupil place planning, new school places and school condition), Baroness Berridge is in a position of great influence on the schools system.

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12 Chris Russell National Director of Education, Ofsted

Chris Russell has recently become the new national director of education for Ofsted, replacing Sean Harford. A former headteacher at the Grange School in Christchurch, Russell was appointed as a Her Majesty’s Inspector in 2006. He has been a regional director since 2014 and is now national director. Ofsted’s national director of education leads the development of policy and of guidance for inspections and so holds significant power when it comes to how schools are held accountable.

11 Simon Lebus Interim Chief Regulator, Ofqual

Simon Lebus is the interim chief regulator of Ofqual until Dr Jo Saxton takes her position pending further approval. He had the difficult task of calming the storm after the 2020 exam cancellation fiasco – with disruption still ongoing. Simon has a wealth of experience in education technology and curriculum delivery, most notably as Chief Executive of Cambridge Assessment from 2002 to 2018. Lebus was said to have driven Cambridge Assessment through major organisational change, including the introduction of on-screen marking and computer-based testing.

10 Samantha Twiselton Director of Sheffield Institute of Education

Samantha has dedicated much of her career to ensuring trainees and newly qualified teachers get the support needed to start and stay in the profession. She has been heavily involved in influencing government policy in this area, and was a member of the Advisory Panel for the DfE Carter Review of ITT in England, the DfE Expert Behaviour Management Panel and the Ofsted Expert Advisory Group for the Ofsted Curriculum Research Project.

9 Sir Michael Wilshaw Former Chief Inspector, Ofsted Former Ofsted boss Sir Michael Wilshaw, 74, returned to the classroom last year to help out during Covid-related staff absences, and has now taken over as interim head of JFS – a large Jewish mixed comprehensive school in Kenton, northwest London. He served as Ofsted Chief inspector from 2012 to 2016. Prior to joining Ofsted, Sir Michael had a long career as a teacher for 43 years, 26 of these as a headteacher in London secondary schools, and most recently as executive principal at Mossbourne Community Academy in Hackney. Sir Michael was also director of education for ARK, a charitable education trust running a number of academies across England.

8 Dominic Herrington National Schools Commissioner

Dominic Herrington was appointed National Schools Commissioner in April 2019, after holding the position on an interim basis since September 2018. Drawing on four years’ experience as Regional Schools Commissioner for South London and South-East England, he works closely with the eight regional schools commissioners and plays a big role in intervening when schools are underperforming. His previous roles include director of the Academies Group at the Department for Education.

7 Leora Cruddas Chief Executive Officer, Confederation of School Trusts (CST)

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Leora Cruddas believes in education for the common good. She is the CEO of the Confederation of School Trusts (CST) – the national organisation and sector body for school trusts in England. She has advised successive governments and sits on several DfE Advisory Bodies. She is the vice chair of the Head Teacher Standards Review Group. Prior to establishing CST, she was director of policy and public relations for the Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL). Leora has six years of experience as a Director of Education in two London local authorities.

6 Sir Peter Lampl Chairman of the Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) and Founder and Chairman of the Sutton Trust Sir Peter Lampl is acknowledged to be the UK’s leading educational philanthropist. He founded the Sutton Trust in 1997 to combat educational inequality and remains the Trust’s chairman. Sir Peter is chairman of the Education Endowment Foundation, an independent charity with the aim of breaking the link between family income and educational achievement. Lampl was appointed an OBE in 1999 for services to Access to Higher Education, and knighted in June 2003.

5 Sir Kevan Collins Former Education Recovery Commissioner Sir Kevan Collins was, until recently, the government’s education recovery commissioner, tasked with ensuring pupils catch up on their learning following school closures during the Covid-19 pandemic. He resigned after the next phase of the government’s catch-up plan was released, saying successful education recovery wasn’t credible with support of such size. Sir Kevan has worked in the education sector for over 30 years as a teacher, a director of children’s services and most recently as chief executive of the Education Endowment Foundation. He continues to be a prominent figure in education.

4 Dame Rachel de Souza The Children’s Commissioner for England Dame Rachel de Souza is tasked with improving the life chances of disadvantaged children. Dame Rachel turned around two schools from struggling to outstanding, before founding and leading the Inspiration Trust, a family of fourteen schools in East Anglia. She has, however, been criticised in the past for potential “offrolling” at one her former schools as a deliberate strategy for turning it around – an accusation that de Souza denies. Dame Rachel is currently conducting what is reported to be the biggest ever consultation with children in England, to find out what their priorities are post-Covid. She was made a Dame in 2014 for services to education. E

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3 Gavin Williamson Education Secretary 

Whether liked or not, the current education secretary Gavin Williamson is the frontman of the Department for Education. Unlucky for him, he was only in the position for a few months before the Covid-19 pandemic hit, and then had the unenviable task of seeing the sector through such an unprecedented situation. Needless to say, he was criticised for his handling of the pandemic, including the lack of clear guidance on how to navigate online teaching, rules that were changed at moment’s notice, as well as the predictive grades fiasco following cancelled exams. He has also been criticised for the package of support for education recovery. His allies however say that he has been unfairly condemned for decisions driven by the changing pandemic. Virus-talk aside, the education secretary is pushing to get more local-authority maintained schools to become academies and join multi-academy trusts, saying that this would end the “pick and mix” of school types in England, and is continuing to drive forward T Levels and reforms to technical education.

2 Nick Gibb Minister for School Standards While education ministers come and go, Gibb has enjoyed a long career within the Department for Education, serving as Shadow Minister for Schools from 2005 until 2010, and as Minister of State for Schools from then until September 2012, a position he returned to in 2014 and retains. He has had significant influence on education policy, particularly around phonics and children’s reading. As Minister for School Standards, his responsibilities include the recruitment and retention of teachers, funding, assessment, and school accountability, and in more recent times – Covid recovery. His consistent career in education politics has enabled his views to carry weight within the education sector.

1 Amanda Spielman Chief Inspector, Ofsted As Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector since 2017, Amanda holds a significant amount of influence over how schools are run and the quality of the education system in England. While never a teacher, she chaired exams regulator Ofqual between 2011 and 2016, and helped set up academy chain Ark Schools in 2005. She was also a council member for the Institute of Education and an education adviser to Ark, the education charity. Spielman has made substantial progress in hailing the importance of the curriculum in schools, and dropping the focus of inspections on exam results so they reflect more about what and how children are taught. She’s had the difficult task of overseeing the quality of education during the Covid-19 pandemic – which saw a blend of remote and in class learning for many. Ofsted is now looking at the extent school closures had on creating learning gaps and has published two reports on the matter, including the experiences of children with SEND.

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Amanda Spielman Chief Inspector, Ofsted

24 Damian Hinds MP EdTech APPG Chair

Nick Gibb Minister for School Standards

25 Daisy Christodoulou Director of Education, No More Marking

Gavin Williamson Education Secretary

26 Alex Quigley National Content Manager, Education Endowement Foundation

Dame Rachel de Souza The Children’s Commisioner for England

27 Marcus Rashford Footballer and Campaigner

Sir Kevan Collins Former Education Recovery Commissioner

28 Professor Dylan Wiliam Emeritus professor, UCL Institute of Education

Sir Peter Lampl Chairman of the Education Endowment Foundation (EEF)

29 Tom Bennett Independent Behaviour Advisor, DfE

and Founder and Chairman of the Sutton Trust

30 Ian McNeilly Chief Executive, The de Ferrers Trust

Leora Cruddas Chief Executive Officer, Confederation of School Trusts (CST)

31 Sarah Hewitt-Clarkson Head, Anderton Park Primary

Dominic Herrington National Schools Commisioner

32 Dame Joan McVittie Consultant

Sir Michael Wilshaw Former Chief Inspector, Ofsted

33 Robert Gasson Chief Executive of the Wave Multi Academy Trust

10 Samantha Twiselton Director of Sheffield Institution of Education

34 John Moore Director at Renaissance Learning

11 Simon Lebus Interim Chief Regulator at Ofqual

35 Emma McCrea Head of Curriculum, Oak National Academy

12 Chris Russell National Director of Education, Ofsted

36 Liz Sproat Global Head of Learning Outcomes, Lego Education

13 Baroness Berridge Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State

37 Chris Rothwell Director of Education, Microsoft

for the School System 14 Professor Same Alison Peacock Chief Executive Officer, Chartered College of Teaching 15 Professor Becky Francis Chief Executive Officer of the Education Endowment Foundation

38 Joe Perkins Education Leadership and Learning Manager, Apple 39 Ross Morrison McGill Founder and Chief Executive Officer, TeacherToolkit 40 Professor Max Coates Senior Lecturer, University College London 41 Fiona Aubrey-Smith One Life Learning

16 Sir David Carter Executive Director of System Leadership, Ambition Institute

42 Dominic Norrish Chief Executive Officer, United Learning

17 Geoff Barton General Secretary, National Association of School and College

43 Dr Debra Kidd Teacher, author, consultant

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44 Mark Anderson Head of Education at NetSupport

18 Paul Whiteman General Secretary, National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT)

45 Matthew Burton Headteacher at Thornhill Community Academy

19 Kevin Courtney and Dr Mary Bousted Joint General Secretaries of the

46 Tom Sherrington Consultant

National Education Union

47 Hilary Spencer Chief Executive Officer, Ambition Institute

20 Dr Patrick Roach General Secretary, NASUWT

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