This Forum provides attendees with an invaluable opportunity to hear the latest policy updates and initiatives from senior policymakers designed to reduce the education attainment gap of schools and academies in the north of England. Participants will also be able to listen to best-practice case studies from leading Northern schools and academies demonstrating successfully proven approaches to raising standards and improving attainment. This event is a must-attend for Headteachers, Assistant and Deputy Heads, Principals and Vice Principals, Directors of Academy Trusts, Directors of Education, Heads of School Improvement, School Improvement Managers, Heads of School, and Governors.

Confirmed keynote speakers include Sarah Lewis, Deputy Director, Opportunity Areas, Department for Education; Geoff Stevenson, School Partnerships Area Director for the North of England, Ambitions School Leadership; and Martin Shevill, Elected Member, Lancashire and West Yorkshire Headteacher Board, and CEO, Consilium Academies Trust.