Data Use & Assessment to Support Progress - Speakers

Daisy Christodoulou
Author and Director of Education, No More Marking

Daisy works closely with schools on developing new approaches to assessment. Before that she was Head of Assessment at Ark Schools, a network of 35 academy schools. She has taught English in two London comprehensives and has been part of government commissions on the future of teacher training and assessment. 

Mick Walker
Former Executive Director of Education, Qualifications and Curriculum Development Agency

Mick's teaching career extended over eighteen years, including work in secondary, sixth form and Further Education institutions, as well as work in Higher Education as an external examiner.  Mick played a key role in the National Assessment Authority's (NAA) modernisation programme.

Damian Haigh
Director of Teaching & Learning and Assessment, Wilmslow High School

Damian has taught mathematics for twenty years and been a Senior Leader for ten. His work ranges from helping teachers to use research about cognition and memory to improve their effectiveness in the classroom, to devising assessment and data management approaches that ensure students in a very large school are motivated to improve their performance and monitored efficiently and effectively.

Dr Rebecca Allen
Director, Education Datalab

Dr Rebecca Allen is an expert in the analysis of large scale administrative and survey datasets, including the National Pupil Database and School Workforce Census.  Her research explores the impact of government reforms on school behaviour, with a particular focus on accountabiilty and teacher labour markets.

Dr Verity Jones
Freelance Education Consultant

Verity has worked as a primary teacher, Deputy Head and consultant to local authorities. Over the last five years she has managed the More Able and Talented website for Wales, been advisor to London Gifted and Talented, launched Bristol Gifted and Talented and developed a UK wide freelance consultancy supporting schools in developing teaching and deeper learning.

Ruth Powley
Deputy Headteacher, Wilmslow High School

Ruth believes strongly that the best way to improve educational outcomes is by aspiring teachers to 'reclaim the pedagogy' and use this intelligently, efficiently and proactively in their classrooms.  She also has a website and blog that provides evidence-based resources and ideas.