The two gents are joined by three senior education leaders from the south coast: Shelley Baker, Will Baldwin and Grainne Byrd.
All 3 share a strong commitment to the importance of citizenship and use it to drive school improvement through engagement and connection. An interesting week for the chat with the Prime Minister announcing a number of education and infrastructure decisions. The chat considers many of these and reflects on how open and transparent the decision-making process was and how it contrasts with the way the education leaders would have made important decisions.
If you fancy an insight into the Post 16 exam reforms, cancellation of HS2, the persistent problem of poor attendance, schools as a sanctuary and the use of the word ‘I’ then this chat is for you.
Frank Norris and Stan Johnson have been friends since 1995. Both have had successful and lengthy careers in education. Frank was a very senior HMI with Ofsted for 11 years and was CEO of the Coop Academies Trust for 6 years.
Stan was seconded to Ofsted for a year and then returned to headship before working as a senior adviser with Lancashire LA. He has latterly led a successful education consultancy in the North West. Prior to Covid-19 the two colleagues would meet in Manchester for a pint or two but the pandemic put an end to that.
On 1 May 2020, they recorded their first video chat as a way of recording their emotions and reactions to the pandemic. After putting the video on Youtube as a safe place to store their discussions they realised that some followers began to appear and were interested in their leadership perspectives. Now, with over 170 weekly episodes and usually an eminent guest joining them, they have a growing and increasingly influential following.
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