“However hard it’s been, and it has been very difficult most of the time, schools never stopped, not once, to put themselves first. At every moment they have done their civic duty. I think they are exceptional. I think they are a national treasure.”
This week we talk to Leora Cruddas, CEO of The Confederation of School Trusts (CST), about her views on the role of trusts in the education system and how CST has been supporting its members during COVID-19. We think about the various ways in which schools in trusts have potentially fared better over the past year and consider some of the longer-term consequences of the pandemic.
We talk about:
Leora ends the podcast by reading some extracts of a poem by Maya Angelou called ‘Continue’ you can read it in full here
You can learn more about CST and its work here
“As we were going into a global pandemic and a national crisis, what CST members needed was an organisation that pivoted to speak directly to them and act directly for them, so that’s what I decided CST had to become.”
Key Voices #85 - Combining teaching with parenthood with Emma Sheppard
Key Voices #84 - Changing the story on school exclusion with The Difference
Key Voices #83 - Focussing on reading with Alex Quigley
Key Voices #82 - Social and emotional learning and the new normal with the Centre for Education and Youth
Key Voices #81 - Research into the challenges of school business management during COVID-19
Key Voices #80 - Recognising the teaching profession with The Chartered College of Teaching
Key Voices #79 - Examining the National Tutoring Programme with MyTutor, Action Tutoring and Nesta
Key Voices #78 - How have schools coped with COVID-19? with Edurio
Key Voices #77 - Mental health and the return to school with Tana Macpherson-Smith
Key Voices #76 - Rehumanising headship with Darren Morgan
Key Voices #75 - Keeping children safe during lockdown and beyond with MyConcern
Key Voices #74 - Leading academy trusts: why some fail, but most don't, with Sir David Carter and Laura McInerney
Key Voices #73 - Rural schools, SRE, Pupil Voice and Ethical Leadership with The Revd Nigel Genders
Key Voices #72 Reviewing a year of Key Voices
Key Voices #71 - A look at Oak Academy’s role in supporting remote learning
Key Voices #70 - Reflections on a long career in governance with Fiona Millar
Key Voices #69 - How to deepen engagement with the parent community with David Sammels
Key Voices #68 - Using apprenticeships to develop the education workforce with Nick Heard
Key Voices #67 - What impact will Covid-19 have on the teaching profession? with Dr Becky Allen
Key Voices #66 - School business leadership during the covid-19 with ISBL, part two
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