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The Foundation for Education Development is dedicated to promoting a long-term vision and plan for education in England. From the outset, and working through our ‘neutral space’ for discussion (Fedspace) over the past twelve month, we have been gathering feedback as part of our wide-ranging FED National Consultation on a long-term vision and plan for education. We have looked at the whole education system through the lens of life-long learning – from cradle to career.
We have welcomed the growing public debate around the need for a long-term approach to education planning, and how such an approach is even more important as we move to the stage where we are navigating out of the Covid-19 pandemic. As we move towards the publication of our one-year FED National Consultation Report later this year, we look forward to further discussion that will take place at our National Education Summit.
We will be hosting the FED National Education Summit between Monday 1st – Thursday 4th March. An international cast of educators, business leaders and politicians will look at education through a long-term lens over a series of events in a four-day summit programme. It will highlight key issues for the future of education from both a national and international perspective.
Monday 1st March: Building forward together – How can we move beyond our immediate challenges to create a long-term successful future for our children and life-long learners?
Tuesday 2nd March: Building place-based education for long-term renewal – How can long-term place-based strategies strengthen our communities?
Wednesday 3rd March: Building a shared culture in our education system – How do we ensure equity and trust become a catalyst for long-term success?
Thursday 4th March: Building long term success into our education system – How can we ensure education becomes the catalyst for social and economic renewal?
We are delighted to announce that our current list of confirmed speakers includes:
Keynote: Rt Hon Gavin Williamson CBE, The Secretary of State for Education.
Amjad Ali, Founding Member of BAMEd
John Allen CBE Chairman Tesco Plc
Gavin Anderson, Managing Director of Cognition Education
Mark Anderson Educator, Author, Speaker, Consultant, Trainer
Professor, Dr Ann Bamford OBE Strategic Director of the Education, Culture and Skills for the City of London
Professor Liz Barnes, Vice Chancellor and Chief Executive Staffordshire University
Geoff Barton General Secretary of ASCL
Hardip Begol CBE Chief Executive – Woodard Academies
Stephen Betts, CEO Learn Sheffield
Lord Bilimoria of Chelsea CBE DL CBI President
Professor Sonia Blandford CEO Achievement for All
Oli de Botton CEO Careers & Enterprise Company
Mary Bousted, Joint General Secretary NEU
Sir Tim Brighouse, former Chief Commissioner for Schools
Nick Brook Deputy General Secretary NAHT
Cllr Abi Brown, Leader of Stoke on Trent Council and Meir Park Ward
Andy Burnham, Mayor of Greater Manchester
Sam Butters CEO Fair Education Alliance
Sir Roger Carr Chairman BAe Systems
Dr Seb Chapleau, Headteacher and Community Organiser, Citizens UK
Kate Chhatwal OBE, Challenge Partners
Gina Cicerone Co-CEO Fair Education Alliance
Dame Julia Cleverdon DCVO CBE, Vice President of Business In The Community and former Special Advisor to The Prince’s Charities
Sir Kevan Collins, Education Recovery Commissioner
Patrick Craven Executive Director of Strategic Partnerships, Policy & Stakeholders, City & Guilds
Leora Cruddas CEO Confederation of School Trusts
Kirstie Donnelly MBE CEO of City & Guilds
Susan Douglas CEO of the Eden Academy Trust
Ed Dorrell Director at Public First
Paul Drechsler CBE Chancellor Teesside University
Dr Karen Edge Reader in Educational Leadership UCL
Craig Fenton, Director of Strategy and Operations for Google
Rokhsana Fiaz OBE, Mayor of Newham
Professor Fiona Forbes Education Change Consultant, Founder, CEO, & Fed Director
Sam Freedman, CEO of Education Partnership’s Group
David Gallagher CEO NCFE
Christine Gilbert CBE Former HMCI
David Goodhart Journalist, Commentator and Author, Head of Policy Exchange’s Demography, Immigration, and Integration Unit, and Director of the Integration Hub website
David Gregson, educationalist and business leader
Rt Hon Robert Halfon MP Chair of the Commons Select Committee for Education;
David Harkin, CEO 8billionideas
Matt Hood OBE Principal, Oak National Academy
Nasreen Hussain, Director of Finance and Resources – Soha Housing
Peter Hyman Co-Director of Big Education and co-founder and first headteacher of School 21
Dame Sue John, Challenge Partners
Lord Jim Knight Chief Education and External Officer TES Global Ltd
Emma Knights OBE, Chief Executive of the National Governing Association
Al Kingsley, Group Managing Director of NetSupport
Priya Lakhani OBE Founder CEO, CENTURY TECH, FED Director
The Rt Hon David Laws, Executive Director of EPI
Michael Lemin, Head of Policy, NCFE
Barnaby Lenon CBE, Professor and Dean of Education, University of Buckingham
Dr Ann Limb CBE DL Chair.The UK Innovation Corridor
Joy Madeiros Group CEO OasisCharitable Trust
Baroness Nicky Morgan of Cotes Former Education and Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Secretary of State
Baroness Estelle Morris of Yardley Chair of the Birmingham Education Partnership
Professor Steve Munby CBE, former CEO NCSL
Rajay Naik Keypath Education Chief Executive Officer (Europe)
Ndidi Okezie OBE, CEO UK Youth
Lamide Odanye, co-founder of LIVE
Diane Osagie CEO the Academy of Women’s Leadership
Professor Tanya Ovenden-Hope Professor of Education and strategic lead for Marjon University Cornwall.
James Palmer, Mayor of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
Professor Dame Alison Peacock, CEO of the Chartered College of Teaching
Vivienne Porritt Leadership Consultant, Strategic Leader of #WomenEd Vice President of Chartered College of Teaching
Charlie Radman, Global Business Development Lead for Hewlett Packard
Sir Mike Rake Chairman Great Ormond Street Hospital
Laura-Jane Rawlings CEO Youth Employment UK
Patrick Roach, General Secretary of NASUWT
Andreas Schleicher, Director for Education and Skills at the OECD
Jonathan Simons Director at Public First and Head of the Education Practice
Jonathan Slater, former DfE Permanent Secretary
Rae Snape Headteacher/National Leader of Education, Milton Road Primary School
Michael Stevenson, OECD PISA Senior Advisor
Alastair Stewart OBE, English journalist and newscaster
Wes Streeting MP, Shadow Minister for Schools
Luke Tryl, Director at Public First
Professor Sam Twiselton OBE, Director of the Sheffield Institute of Education. Vice President (external) Chartered College of Teaching
Les Walton CBE Chair of Association of Education Advisors
Professor Mick Waters, former Director of Curriculum at QCA
Paul Whiteman, General Secretary of NAHT
Dr Rebecca Winthrop, Senior Fellow and Co-Director of the Center for Universal Education at the Brookings Institution Washington DC
Bukky Yusuf, Senior Leader, EdTech Thought Leader
Come and participate in the National Education Policy Summit on 1st – 4th March to help us shape the future – events.fed.education
