Laura Parker CTeach (Leadership)
Laura has dedicated over 20 years to working in special education needs, starting her career in therapy before progressing into teaching, middle leadership, SENCO and senior leadership roles across specialist SEND provisions. With a wealth of experience in curriculum and assessment, Laura has established herself as a specialist in therapy provision, curriculum design, assessment, instructional […]
Tracy Goodyear FCCT
Tracy Goodyear began her teaching career in 2009 as an English teacher and form tutor, progressing through roles as a middle leader, Gifted and Talented lead, and senior leader in multiple schools across the West Midlands. She now serves as Director of Teacher Development at The Mercian Trust, where she leads strategic professional learning across […]
Saiqua Zaneb FCCT
Saiqua Zaneb is an Assistant Headteacher with a proven record of raising standards and securing strong outcomes across KS3–KS5 in large, diverse London secondary schools. Departments she has led—and schools she has served—have consistently performed in the top 10% nationally. Her leadership focuses on purposeful curriculum, valid assessment, intelligent use of data, and developing middle […]
Kate Owbridge FCCT
Kate has been in primary teaching since 1993, and leadership since 1997. She first became a head in 2004, and has been head in three schools, an executive head in a fourth, and supported two others in an interim capacity, both Church and Community schools, across four different LAs, and three Dioceses over 21 years. […]
Emma Blake MCCT
Emma is an experienced educator, leader, and governance professional with extensive experience in curriculum development, professional learning, teacher development, and school improvement. With over a decade of experience across the education sector, she currently serves as a Trust Lead Practitioner, leading Communities of Practice focused on curriculum development, pedagogy, and evidence-informed practice. As a newly […]
Dr Chris Baker FCCT
Chris is a teacher, leader, coach and author who currently leads professional development and teaching & learning across 36 schools in the Cabot Learning Federation. He has a doctorate in leadership development and is fascinated by the role that confidence, coaching and systems thinking have on the performance and well-being of students, teacher and leaders. […]
Harroop Sandhu FCCT
Harroop has over 20 years’ experience as a teacher and senior leader in secondary education. She now works as an EDI consultant and coach, drawing on her expertise as an EDI Fellow and EMCC-accredited coach. As a working parent of three, she brings a clear understanding of how evolving identities shape leadership and relationships.
Adam Kohlbeck FCCT CTeach (Leadership)
Adam Kohlbeck is the Director of Teacher Quality at Chiltern Learning Trust. Adam has a passion for professional development. He has been teaching and leading in schools for 17 years and has an undimmed love for teaching. Adam was a finalist in the 2025 National Teaching Awards and is the author of three education books, […]
Dr Laura Kerslake
David North
