In seven years at the helm of the ASCL, Geoff Barton has been one of education’s most prominent figureheads – but now, embarking on a new challenge, he tells Tes that he sees himself very differently to his public image

In seven years at the helm of the ASCL, Geoff Barton has been one of education’s most prominent figureheads – but now, embarking on a new challenge, he tells Tes that he sees himself very differently to his public image