EduKIT: Driving Inclusive Excellence across Trusts and Schools

EduKIT date: 22 June 2027 REGISTER VIA AOEA HUB HERE This EduKIT will be hosted by Dean Jones, Chief Strategy Officer at Turner Schools. The session will explore how trusts can strengthen inclusive education for pupils with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) through a collaborative, trust-wide approach. Against a backdrop of rising needs, funding […]
EduKIT: Closing the Gap: Transforming Academic Tracking, Workload, and Culture to Drive Sustainable School Improvement

EduKIT date: 18 May 2027 REGISTER VIA AOEA HUB HERE This EduKIT will be hosted by Kyle McCallan MBE, Headmaster of Lurgan College, Northern Ireland. This session presents a strategic case study on replacing rigid, bureaucratic tracking systems with an agile, proactive digital intervention model at Lurgan College. Appointed Headmaster in 2022, Kyle McCallan has […]
EduKIT: Building a School-Led Evidence Base: Scaling Teacher-Led Micro-RCTs Across the North East

EduKIT date: 20 April 2027 REGISTER VIA AOEA HUB HERE This EduKIT will be hosted by Dr Wayne Harrison, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of WhatWorked Education. This session will focus on the practical challenge of scaling a school-led evidence model beyond a single pilot: how to redesign interventions that don’t transfer cleanly across contexts […]
EduKIT: Why Fly So Low?… When You Can Soar with the Team

EduKIT date: 23 March 2027 REGSITER VIA AOEA HUB HERE This EduKIT will be hosted by Fiona Kearney, Principal of St. Johns Primary School in Swatragh, Northern Ireland. The session will explore the reintroduction of Research Lesson Study following a sustained period of ‘action short of strike’, with the aim of strengthening subject leadership and […]
EduKIT: Securing Future Sustainability

EduKIT date: 23 February 2027 REGISTER VIA AOEA HUB HERE This EduKIT will be hosted by Suzann McCafferty, Principal of Good Shepherd Primary and Nursery School in Derry, Northern Ireland. This session explores how strategic leadership can increase school enrolment and ultimately improve funding access and transform school culture, systems, and outcomes. On appointment as […]
EduKIT: Protecting Leadership, Boundaries and Organisational Trust

EduKIT date: 19 January 2027 REGISTER VIA AOEA HUB HERE This EduKIT will be hosted by Dr Vic Carr, Headteacher of Woodlands Primary School, Cheshire. Drawing on anonymised leadership experience and realistic scenarios, this session explores how small departures from good governance can escalate; from governors becoming involved in staffing matters and informal conversations occurring […]
EduKIT: Building Strategic SEND Capacity: Moving from Short-Term Fixes to Sustainable System Improvement

EduKIT date: 24 November 2026 REGISTER VIA AOEA HUB HERE This EduKIT will be hosted by Danny Kilkenny, a SEND Consultant & Educational Adviser. This session explores how local authority and advisory partners can move beyond reactive, short-term solutions to build long-term SEND capacity across diverse school contexts. Drawing on a city-wide pilot, the session […]
EduKIT: Classroom Enquiry to Promote Teacher Reflection and Development

EduKIT date: 20 October 2026 REGISTER VIA AOEA HUB HERE This EduKIT will be hosted by Rebecca Roach, Adviser for Early Careers and Appropriate Body at Central South Consortium, Wales. This session will explore the transformation of Wales’ NQT induction process from evidence-heavy Professional Learning Experiences to a meaningful classroom enquiry approach. The change aimed […]