We Are In Beta - Series 2: Trailer

Oct 20, 2019

We Are In Beta opens its second series. Host Niall Alcock gives you a taste of what's new and what to expect from upcoming episodes. There's a new addition to the team too. Meet our new producer, Jay.

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Coming up in this series, learn how school leaders are:

• driving whole-school, organisational behaviour change
• breaking ground in co-headship
• building schools from the ground up with flexible working in mind
• understanding what student behaviour is really communicating in PRUs
• meeting students' needs through unconditional positive regard in special schools
• building school communities through traditions
• using experiences of sexism to design recruitment processes
• promoting gender equality as a HeForShe advocate
• improving BAME leadership, representation and diversity
• providing allyship to support under represented groups

Featuring appearances from:

• Leann Swaine (Headteacher, East Barnet School)
• Lisa Farmer (Co-Headteacher, Thomas Russell Infants School)
• The founding team of The Shared Headship Network
• Sue Plant (Head of School, John Taylor Free School)
• Lucy Rose (Teacher & Co-Founder, Flexible Teacher Talent) 
• Emma Sheppard (Lead Practitioner & Founder, MTPT Project)
• Marie Gentles (Headteacher, Hawkswood Primary PRU)
• David Whittaker (Director of Learning, Wellspring Academy Trust)
• Manny Botwe (Headteacher, Tythertington School)
• Clare Marie Cuthbert (CEO, Evolve Trust)
• Chris Hilldrew (Headteacher, Churchill Academy & Sixth Form)
• Allana Gay (Headteacher, Vita et Pax Preparatory School / BAMEed Network)
• Patrick Ottley O'Connor (Executive Principal, North Liverpool Academy) @ottleyoconnor  
• Pran Patel (Decolonise the Curriculum)
• and...
• ...their colleagues, parents, students and governors.

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