APSEND - The National MAT CEOs network
We are the national network for specialist MAT CEOs providing a collective voice and strategic representation • Chair - Mark Vickers, CEO of Olive Academies • Strategic lead - @eleanorbernardes.bsky.social
@headfirstroly.bsky.social
Headteacher, CogSci, High Expectations, Kindness and Clear Modelling. Trad Teaching. Be Kind Always. MSc MA MSc(Oxon) EdD FCCT FRSA - Views Own
@informededucation.com
AI Lead @ PurposefulVentures.org; Co-lead of MathsHorizons.uk; Formerly Founder/CEO TeacherDevTrust.org; former physics/maths teacher, Trustee teachingawardstrust.com. 🏳️🌈 (he/him, cis) http://www.informededucation.com/about/
@raviguru.bsky.social
CEO, Nesta and Behavioural Insights Team. Governor, Health Foundation. What I do: applied research, venture building, policy. Particularly in net zero, education and health.
@dianecoyle1859.bsky.social
Bennett Professor of Public Policy, University of Cambridge; economist
@lukesibieta.bsky.social
Research Fellow at IFS and EPI, independent consultant, posts about about school funding, education, inequalities and cycling
@ldfreedman.bsky.social
Emeritus Professor of War Studies King's College London. Latest Book Command: The Politics of Military Operations from Korea to Ukraine. Substack Comment is Freed https://samf.substack.com/
@oldandrewuk.bsky.social
Teacher and blogger. My blog can be found at https://andrewold.substack.com/ #ukteaching
@natashaporter.bsky.social
CEO and founder Unlocked Graduates Board for Children’s Commissioner, Impetus, Get Further & The Times Crime and Justice commissioner. Young Australian of the year in the UK 2025. Into all things education/prison reform/leadership
@tombennett71.bsky.social
Behaviour advisor to the UK Department of Education. Founder of researchED. Professor of School Behaviour. Academica University of Applied Science.
@nimishlad.bsky.social
Trust Head of Curriculum Development | Assessment | Physics | Author: MARGE model of learning in Action | UCL grad | Primary school governor | Views are my own | All typos owned and apologised for in advance https://researcherteacher.home.blog/
@alexjquigley.bsky.social
Education, education, education. Work at the Education Endowment Foundation. Write books, write for TES, and blog: https://alexquigley.co.uk/
@matthew.mcw.org.uk
Founder and Director of Mastery | Clarity | Wisdom Ltd. Leadership and governance advisor, former Chair of ISBL, serial adopter of greyhounds
@missis-scs.bsky.social
Chief Education Officer at Advantage schools in Bedfordshire. Trustee of SMART_CJS in Bedford, a charity providing safe spaces and support for people experiencing or at risk of homelessness. Blogs about English teaching, school and trust leadership
@moderncassie.bsky.social
Education | Inclusion Executive Officer (IEO) | Trustee | Music | Infrequent blogger | Runner #NPQH #NPQEL #RunningPunks
@dr-stefguene.bsky.social
Retired primary school trust leader. Teacher. EdD. FCCT. Still interested in teaching, learning, leadership, Lesson Study, curriculum and sundry other stuff.
@jonhutchinson.bsky.social
Director at the Reach Foundation. Previously primary teacher, A Level Religious Studies teacher and senior leader at an all-through school. Chair of governors of a primary cluster board. Collect all the other bits and pieces at www.jonhutchinson.com
@dhaywood77.bsky.social
CEO of Windsor Academy Trust serving 10,000 children in 15 schools across the WM.
@emmanorris.bsky.social
Deputy Director of @instituteforgov. Chair of Young Women’s Trust. Think tanker. Westminster watcher. Walthamstow resident. 🏳️🌈
@philippacordingley.bsky.social
Passionate, still, re CPDL (don't forget the L) for educators & their leaders
@bennewmark.bsky.social
Teacher, parent, school governor. Occasional blogger. https://bennewmark.wordpress.com/
@missmc.bsky.social
Co-Founder of TeacherTapp, daily poll of 12k teachers. Former editor of Schools Week & Guardian columnist. Once a teacher, always a teacher. SAY: Laura 'Mack & Ernie' (like there's 3 of us!)
@samgibbs.bsky.social
Director of Education, GMET | Deputy Chair, TrustCPDLeads | Speaker, co-Author ‘The Trouble With English’, ‘Love the One You’re With-Why Teachers Stay & What We Can Learn From Them’. | NPQEL | LeadingTrusts100 | Running, Reading, Red | Views My Own.
@claresealy.bsky.social
Head of Education Improvement for the States of Guernsey. Blogs at primarytimery.com #UKteaching
@clairestoneman.bsky.social
Principal, Lift Schools▫️English teacher▫️Brum▫️organiser researchED Birmingham & researchED Leicester▫️Visiting Professor, School of Social Sciences and Humanities, Aston University▫️views own▫️blog here: https://birminghamteacher.wordpress.com
@michaelfordham.bsky.social
Headteacher of Thetford Academy (UK). Trustee of Diocese of Ely MAT. Interested in history, school music, and educational philosophy. All views my own.
@suchmo83.bsky.social
Experienced primary teacher, school leader and author. Feel free to DM if you are looking for professional development relating to reading or just free advice.
@simonknight100.bsky.social
Joint Headteacher of a Special School with an interest in all things SEND, BWFC and Under 15s Football coaching.
@ollielane10.bsky.social
Political & media consultant. MD @PLMRLtd. PRCA 2020 Consultant of Year. Ex-journalist; ex-DCSF/DfE, No10 comms. @HarvardHBS. Father. ME13. SE3. SW1.
@marymyatt.bsky.social
Education writer and speaker. CPD resources on Myatt & Co https://www.myattandco.com/ Resources to support the primary curriculum: The Teachers' Collection https://theteacherscollection.com/
@saysmiss.bsky.social
Executive SI Lead▫️Curriculum and Assessment ▫️ Founding CEO @LitdriveUK▫️Council Member @CharteredColl▫️Fellow @AstonUniversity▫️MA▫️NPQEL ▫️FCCT Blog: http://www.saysmiss.wordpress.com
@moremorrow.bsky.social
Trust Leader (CELT, Cornwall) Educator Live in beautiful Devon All views my own
@trivium21c.bsky.social
Author: Trivium 21c, Athena vs the Machine, Curriculum Revolutions. Education Consultant.
@samtwiselton.bsky.social
OBE Emeritus Prof, Education Policy Advisor Visiting Prof UoS, Former Founding Director of SIoE,Chair of DfE ITT CCF Group, PFHEA FCCT. Proud Cumbrian Samantha.twiselton@shu.ac.uk
@tomboulter.bsky.social
Director of Secondary Education at River Learning Trust. Based in Oxford, UK.
@daisychristo.bsky.social
Director of Education at No More Marking, an ed tech start-up. Author of 3 books about education & 1 about football. West Ham & cricket fan. Subscribe to our free newsletter: https://substack.nomoremarking.com
@gregashman.bsky.social
School leader who teaches a bit. PhD in Instructional Design. Writer. Podcasted for a bit. Part-time Professor. Honorary Fellow. Views entirely my own. Ballarat. fillingthepail.substack.com
@dtwuva.bsky.social
Professor @UVa who's puttin' the funk back in functional brain imaging and the psycho in psychometrics. One study is just one study, folks.
@michaelsavage.bsky.social
Media Editor for @theguardian.com. Likes ≠ endorsements, obv. Story? 👇👇👇 Michael.savage@theguardian.com
@stephenkb.bsky.social
Associate editor and columnist @financialtimes.com. Post too often about culture, public policy, management, politics, nerd stuff, Arsenal, wosoc. Try my UK politics newsletter for free here: www.ft.com/tryinsidepolitics
@keziah70.bsky.social
Executive Headteacher. Co-founder WomenEd. Co-chair of Headteachers’ Roundtable. FCCT. Writer of Punk Leadership. Pug wrangler. From Bath to Brum.
@jim.londoncentric.media
Journalist. Editor of @londoncentric.media, a modern news outlet covering London in the old-fashioned way: www.londoncentric.media
@paulgosling.bsky.social
Ex-School Leader (32 years teaching & leading in primary). Doctor of Education. Interested in natural history, birds & cetaceans. Songwriter. Grew up in Canning Town, lives in Devon.