Supper Seminars
Supper Seminars in 2011
David Frost, Faculty of Education, The International Teacher Leadership project
Ger Graus, Chief Executive of the Children's University, A University for Children
Nina Bascia, Chair of the Department of Theory and Policy Studies at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education at the University of Toronto (OISE), Can the Teaching Profession be an Equal Partner with Governments and Employers in Developing and Implementing Education Policies?
Supper Seminars in 2010
Robin Alexander, Director of the Cambridge Primary Review, From 'a state theory of learning' to accountable autonomy: how can it be achieved?
Supper Seminars in 2009
David Hargreaves, Associate Director for Development and Research for the Specialist Schools and Academies Trust (SSAT), Can the new technologies transform learning?
Ciaran Sugrue, Faculty of Education, The Centre for Commonwealth Education (CCE): Leading an Epistemic Imperialism or a Polyphonic Dialectic?
John Bangs, Assistant Secretary of Education, Equality and Professional Development, National Union of Teachers, Personality, Agency and Chance in Educational Policy Making
Supper Seminars in 2008
John Gray, Faculty of Education, Adolescent Well-being and School Experiences: a problematic relationship?
Lesley Saunders, Senior Policy Adviser for Research, General Teaching Council and a Visiting Professor at the Institute of Education, London, Towards Core Principles of Pedagogy
Alan McMurdo, Principal, Thomas Deacon Academy, Peterborough, Convergence and Transformation
Supper Seminars in 2007
Pete Dudley, Director, National Primary Strategy, The National Primary Strategy: Aspirations and Challenges
Maurice Galton, Faculty of Education, Personalised learning or personalised schooling?
John MacBeath and Sue Swaffield, Faculty of Education, Schools Facing Exceptionally Challenging Circumstances
Supper Seminars in 2006
Kate Myers, Teachers Behaving Badly
Maurice Galton and John MacBeath, Faculty of Education, The Costs of Inclusion
Led by John MacBeath and based on an article by Andy Hargreaves, Sustainable leadership
Supper Seminars in 2005
Ken Boston, Chief Executive, QCA
Carol Adams, Chief Executive, General Teaching Council (England), Teachers as leaders of learning
Tom Bentley, Director, DEMOS
Supper Seminars in 2004
Mick Waters, Director Curriculum Division, QCA
Tom Wylie, Head National Youth Agency
Supper Seminars in 2003
David Hopkins, Head of Standards and Effectiveness Unit, DfES, Towards a high equity, high excellence education system: issues for school leaders
John Bangs, Assistant Secretary, National Union of Teachers, Policy with the gloves off
David Normington, Permanent Secretary, DfES, The Leading Question: School Leadership and Transformation
Supper Seminars in 2002
Bob Doe, Editor, Times Education Supplement, Leading locally in a centrally led system
David Bell, HMCI, Inspecting our schools
Ralph Tabberer, Head, Teacher Training Agency, Leading our organisations