Education A Manifesto for Change with Richard Gerver – NAPE 024
Richard Gerver has been described as one of the most inspirational leaders of his generation. He is an award-winning speaker, bestselling author and world-renowned thinker.
Richard began his career in education, most notably as headmaster of the failing Grange Primary School. In just two years, famously transformed into one of the most acclaimed learning environments in the world. He was celebrated by UNESCO and the UK Government for its incredible turnaround.
Richard has since transitioned to the global stage where he uses his trademark humour and natural style to deliver passionate, provocative and authentic speeches. He draws upon the first-hand experiences and unique insights garnered from frontline education to explore the links between great leadership, human potential, change and innovation. His ability to connect experiences across many seemingly different environments helps people to expand their thinking and perception of potential. It is this authenticity and uniqueness which has helped Richard win him global acclaim and invitations to speak on the most recognised stages, including TED, the RSA and BBC radio.
The three core principles underpinning Richard’s philosophy are communication, empowerment and impact. He argues that great leadership is first and foremost about serving the needs of the people who work for you. His mantra: systems and structures change nothing; people do.
Having successfully transitioned from teacher to thought leader, Richard has had the opportunity to regularly advise governments and major corporations globally, including Google, Visa, Microsoft, Morgan Stanley, Deloitte, Harrods, Puig and Telefonica. His unique experience and insight into realising human potential also see him working in elite sport, with Olympic and Paralympic coaches, EPL Soccer coaches, England Golf and professional cricket teams. He has recently started working with the British music industry to help develop a capacity for forward, proactive and sustainable change.
Richard is also a bestselling author. His first book, Creating Tomorrow’s Schools Today (now in its second edition), has become a seminal text around the world for those engaged in the transformation of education. His other books are explorations of human potential, leadership and success. In Change and Simple Thinking, Richard explores the world beyond school, through the eyes of an educator. Both have received critical and public success; both achieving global bestseller status. All his books have been translated into a multitude of languages including Spanish, Chinese and Korean. Richard will also be publishing a new book: Education: A Manifesto for Change, to be published in April 2019, this book will explore how our school system can be made fit for purpose in our turbulent 21st-century world.
Most importantly, Richard is always humbled to be able to share his lifelong commitment to living, learning and laughing.
Twitter @richardgerver
Take a break – NAPE 023
Here are the details for the Christian Schiller Lecture 2019.
We are taking a 2 week break for the Easter Holidays but will be back and revitalised in the summer term.
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4th Ultimate Wellbeing in Education Conference – NAPE 022
NAPE was recently invited to the 4th Ultimate Wellbeing in Education Conference in London. Robert Young – General Secretary/Interim Chair and Mark Taylor attended.
In this episode Mark discusses his thoughts about the event and also provides an update on the Christian Schiller Lecture 2019 with guest speaker Prof. Teresa Cremin.
Christian Schiller Lecture 2019
FREE ENTRY but you are requested to register in advance by emailing name(s) and contact email addresses to nationaloffice@nape.org.uk (01604 647646)
MONDAY 29 APRIL 2019, 5.30pm – 6.45pm with registration and refreshments from 5.00pm
OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY Harcourt Hill Campus, Harcourt Hill, Oxford OX2 9AT
‘The 4th Ultimate Wellbeing in Education Conference with Damian Hinds MP.
This landmark event will explore ways in which both student wellbeing and staff wellbeing can be improved in schools, colleges and universities.
Through discussions and advice from a range of leading wellbeing and education experts, delegates will leave with a thorough understanding of the need for wellbeing education and practical ideas on how to implement in their school.
Great networking opportunities will exist with IPEN members and senior leaders and teachers involved in the implementation and day to day management of wellbeing within their schools and universities.
This one-day event hosted by Sir Anthony Seldon (Vice Chancellor of the University of Buckingham, President of IPEN, and co-founder of Action for Happiness) the event will begin with a keynote address by the Secretary of State for Education, Damian Hinds MP.
Tower of London – NAPE 021
Following my interview with Lucie Parkes – Formal Learning Manager at Historic Royal Palaces (episode NAPE 011), I was invited to shadow a school visit around the Tower of London.
It was such a delight to see one of their education projects in action and witness first hand how a yr3 class were captivated by the stories and history of such a magnificent historical landmark.
In this this episode you will hear from the teachers and children who took part in the tour around the Tower of London.
Oxfordshire Headteachers’ Conference – NAPE 020
https://www.oxonheadsconf.org.uk
Below you can see the conference programme and links for those organisations who chatted to me on the podcast.
Layla Moran, MP for Oxford West & Abingdon
Layla Moran is a Physics teacher by profession, formerly working in a state secondary school, as a Head of Year in an international school and latterly with an Oxford-based Education organisation.
She read Physics at Imperial College and holds an MA in Comparative Education. She is a school governor at a primary school in her constituency. Layla was inspired to go into politics by her passion to see that every child, no matter their background, should have a fair chance of making the best of this world. She overturned a 9,500 vote Conservative majority to win Oxford West & Abingdon in June 2017. She is the Liberal Democrat spokesperson on Education, and sits also on the Public Accounts Select Committee.
Layla has an international background; she has lived in many countries including Belgium, Greece, Ethiopia, Jamaica and Jordan and speaks French fluently along with some Spanish, Arabic and Greek.
Baroness Floella Benjamin, OBE DL
2019 Conference Programme
National Association for Primary Education
Our aim is to achieve a higher priority for the education of children from birth to 13. High quality learning in the early years of life is vitally important to the creation of an educated society. Young children are not simply preparing for the future, they are living a never to be repeated time of life and the best way to learn is to live.