Education Britain Conversations give The Education Foundation the opportunity to shine spotlights on to the UK’s leading education practitioners, policy makers and projects.
In this episode, Ty Goddard speaks with Andy Brown, OBE covering:
- the national education landscape,
- issues in the north east,
- moving from being a headteacher to a chief executive of an academy trust.
Andy Brown OBE is a retired headteacher after almost 21 years in the job and a lifelong career in education which has seen him teach in schools in Marske-by-the-Sea, Guisborough and Middlesbrough. He is currently chief executive of the AdAstra Academy Trust.
The Education Britain Conversations focuses on celebration, ambition and inspiration. A desire to have a different conversation about education and to look to the future; to change our system so it is able to meet the major challenges and identify what is important and what is working and to rediscover our national education treasures.