Heads & Tales

Next up on Heads & Tales is Bill Watkin CBE. After cutting his teeth as a foreign language teacher in some of the country's most challenging schools, Bill now oversees the education of over half a million 16 to 19-year-olds as CEO of the Sixth Form Colleges Association. Earlier this year, in a car packed with relatives and some other obscure objects (tune in for the full story), he arrived at Windsor Castle to be awarded a CBE for the resounding impact he's had on the education of young people across the country.

Amongst many other educational feathers in his cap, Barnaby Lenon is the ex-head of Harrow, Professor of Education at the University of Buckingham  and founding Chair of the London Academy of Excellence.

Katy Granville-Chapman wears many guises. Amongst many other titles and feathers in her cap, she is the Deputy Head Teacher at Wellington College, co-founder of Global Social Leaders and associate fellow of The Oxford Character Project. She joined Walter Kerr on Heads & Tales to discuss what has been a fascinating and diverse journey to where she is now, from aspiring Olympian and Iraq veteran to published author and lecturer at Oxford University.

We're back with a brilliant new episode featuring Sam Hart, Headmaster at Giggleswick. Take a listen to find out why he's not passing VAT on to parents.

A true champion of the development of young people, next up in the Heads & Tales hot seat is Jonathan Harper FRSA. Once a reluctant leader, Jonathan is now the CEO of Future Foundations, an award-winning, global enterprise that develops training programmes and experiences for the next generation.

Next up on Heads & Tales, we are excited to welcome Liz Robinson, the CEO of Big Education. Liz brings with her a wealth of experience and expertise from the UK education sector.

This week we are delighted to have Su Wijeratne, Head of Latymer Upper School, on Heads & Tales as she dives into the cornerstones of her career in education.

If you follow the state of education in the news, you're probably familiar with Aatif Hassan and his burgeoning enterprise, Dukes Education. Since founding it in 2015, Atif has grown the company to be one of the largest education groups in Europe, looking after some of the finest independent institutions, from nurseries to colleges. In this latest episode of Heads & Tales, he joins Oppidan co-founder Henry Faber to discuss his journey from childhood struggles to educational heavyweight.

On this week's episode, we are joined by Louisa Mitchell. Louisa is CEO of AllChild, formerly West London Zone, whose mission is to ensure every child has the opportunity to flourish.

Next up on Heads & Tales is Jodh Dhesi, CEO of The King Edward VI Foundation, a family of schools in Birmingham including one in particular that Jodh has a soft spot for.