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Rachel Younger, school business leader and NAHT president

Jessica Hill — Fri, 03 May 2024 04:34:00 +0000

This weekend, Rachel Younger will take to the stage in front of hundreds of school leaders as the first president-elect in NAHT’s 127-year history, who is not, and has never been, a headteacher. Given the worsening financial storm in schools, perhaps it’s apt for the union to be fronted by someone with first-hand experience of […]

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Oli de Botton, The Careers & Enterprise Company

Jessica Hill — Mon, 29 Apr 2024 04:00:00 +0000

After putting oracy at the heart of a counter-cultural school that has helped shape Labour’s election offer,  Oli de Botton is on a mission to transform careers education At a recent parent’s evening, Oli de Botton was told his son’s Year 3 class would be studying oracy this term. He began to well up. And […]

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The rebel CEO with a community cause

Jessica Hill — Tue, 23 Apr 2024 05:30:00 +0000

Wayne Norrie is a MAT chief determined to always put children’s needs first, even if that means clashing with others … Wayne Norrie says he’s not accountable to the Department for Education or Ofsted. The chief executive of Greenwood Academies Trust (GAT) says he’s only accountable to the parents and children of his 37 schools, […]

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