Evelyn Forde, Headteacher, Copthall School - BAME leadership: how do we make it more representative in schools?

In this episode of the We Are In Beta Podcast, Evelyn Forde, Headteacher at Copthall School, shares her thoughts on:

• how her daughters inspired her to make a change,
• how she overcame the odds to secure her dream role at Copthall,
• how she led the school to achieve exceptional results,
• how she improved teaching and learning through incremental coaching,
• what she is doing to improve staff wellbeing,
• which stakeholders she included in developing the school’s culture,
• which headlines do headteachers a disservice and why,
• how performance tables can actually deter schools from off-rolling rather than incentivise them,
• the one question she would like to ask every headteacher if she could,
• what excites her about the future of education and why,
• how running for presidency always make her smile, even when she’s feeling a bit down.

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