Jonathan Lear
Apart from being a first-rate teacher,
Jonathan has made a name for himself as an entertaining and challenging speaker
who never fails to entertain and enthral an audience. Drawing on his experience
both in the classroom and as a deputy head, he is not only able to share with
his audiences many practical ideas to improve the quality and nature of
teaching and learning in the classroom, but also an understanding from a
leadership position of how to make change happen - and what might get in the
way.
Jonathan brings the
curriculum to life for children of all backgrounds and academic abilities
through a combination of exciting and authentic real-life experiences, coupled
with teaching children the skills of peer critique, mastery, thinking for
themselves and taking a huge amount of care and pride in their work.
It is a no-nonsense
approach to bringing the best out of children that hits all the right buttons
when it comes to Ofsted and SATs, even though hitting the Ofsted and SATs
buttons is the last thing they are trying to do!
Ross Morrison McGill, Teacher Toolkit
Ross is
the founder of @TeacherToolkit and is an experienced senior teacher with a
career spanning 25+ years working in state schools across London. He is also an
award winning teacher, author and blogger. In 2015, Ross was nominated
for ‘500 Most
Influential People in the Britain’ by Debrett’s for his
influence on education. He is currently training teachers and studying for his
doctorate at Cambridge University. The sessions will cover how to implement the
curriculum in a way that excites and motivates the pupils to make rapid
progress.