What if… we really wanted to support schools facing the greatest challenge?

Breaking that link has been a focal point for education policy and many high profile organisations in education over the past two decades. There are occasional signs of progress, but they have often been modest and faltering. How far can we get with school-based interventions, and are there any such interventions, existing or hypothetical, that we should pursue with greater vigour?

Come and debate sector leaders' views on which policies and interventions we should prioritise in order to cut through this problem once and for all, and what wider reforms would best help more schools in challenging circumstances.

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Speakers

• Sir David Carter, National Schools Commissioner, Department for Education
• Vic Goddard, Headteacher of Passmores Academy, Harlow
• Lucy Heller, Chief Executive, Ark
• Sam Freedman, Executive Director of Participant Impact and Delivery, Teach First
• Chair: Becky Francis, Director, UCL Institute of Education
• Vic Goddard, Headteacher of Passmores Academy, Harlow
• Lucy Heller, Chief Executive, Ark
• Sam Freedman, Executive Director of Participant Impact and Delivery, Teach First
• Chair: Becky Francis, Director, UCL Institute of Education