This one day workshop provides a unique opportunity for attendees to hear the latest policies to deliver school improvement in the Midlands from senior policymakers and leaders in educational reform. Participants will be able to listen to best-practice case studies from leading Midland schools and academies, demonstrating successful approaches to improving early year development, raising school attainment and broadening school horizons.

Key speakers confirmed:
• Professor Kathryn Mitchell, Chair, Derby Opportunity Area Partnership Board
• Catherine Atkinson, School Improvement Executive, The Rivers C of E Multi Academy Trust, Lead Advocate, Chartered College of Teaching, and Specialist Leader of Education
• Christine Quinn, Regional Schools Commissioner for West Midlands
• Jo Hutchinson, Education Policy Institute (EPI).