Professor Ken Muir retired in March 2021 from his post as Chief Executive and Registrar of the General Teaching Council for Scotland. Prior to his appointment in 2013, he worked for Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Education and as Strategic Director (Schools) and Director of Inspection.
Dr Breakspear is a Researcher, Advisor and Speaker on Educational Leadership, Policy and Change. He is also Adjunct Senior Lecturer in the School of Education at University of New South Wales.
Founder of Courageous Leadership & The Academy of Women’s Leadership
Dr Paul Thomas, Co-Director / Founder, DNA Definitive
Professor David Hopkins, Chair of Educational Leadership at the University of Bolton and Professor Emeritus at the Institute of Education, University College London and the University of Nottingham.
Cerys Furlong is Chief Executive of Chwarae Teg Wales’s leading economic development agency for women and charity that campaigns for gender equality.
Dai is an authentic, humanistic, and values driven leader with 22 years of practical experience in senior strategic leadership roles at all levels of the education sector as well as professional sporting environments.
Professor Damian Hughes is an international speaker and bestselling author who combines his practical and academic background within sport, organisational development and change psychology, to help organisations and teams to create a high performing culture.
Benna Waites, Consultant Clinical Psychologist and Joint Head of Psychology, Counselling and Arts Therapies and Dr Adrian Neal, Consultant Clinical Psychologist, Head of Well-being for Aneurin Bevan University Health Board.
Michael Fullan is the former Dean of the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, Professor Emeritus of the University of Toronto and is co-leader of the New Pedagogies for Deep Learning global initiative.
This episode features Meilyr Rowlands, Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Education and Training in Wales.
Leadership Unlocked is the National Academy for Educational Leadership Wales' webinar series. It is a professional learning programme that explores leadership in Wales and its educational context.
Stephen was a schoolteacher for more than a decade and has been a professor since 1989. He has worked with governments around the world, international agencies, schools and communities.
Major Marcus Heslop is a regular serving officer in the Royal Tank Regiment. Born into a military family, his entire life has been shaped by public service and the army values and standards.
Laura is Professor of Public Policy and the Governance of Wales at Cardiff University's Wales Governance Centre. Her research centres on Welsh politics, devolution, electoral reform, and gender.
Professor Mick Waters has worked at national policy level with the Welsh Government offering advice and support and has been instrumental in the development of the professional standards for teaching and leadership.
Steve Munby is a self-employed consultant and speaker on leadership and on system reform, working with governments and with groups of schools around the world.
Dr Beatriz Pont, Senior Policy Analyst with the OECD, has worked on education policy reforms and school leadership internationally.