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John Murphy has recently resigned from his position as Chief Executive of Oasis Community Learning, one of the UK’s largest multi-academy trusts with 52 primary and secondary Academies clustered in five regions across the country.   With over three decades of experience in school leadership, he has dedicated his career to raising aspirations for all young people and closing the attainment gap for...

Catherine Baker is the Chair of O Shaped and an ex-Linklaters lawyer who has for the second half of her career focused on leadership and mindset. Catherine specialises in blending business and sports insight to drive performance, coaching CEOs and other senior leaders to improve and develop their leadership skillset.  Let us know what you think of this episode - drop us a message and connect via L...

Sir Julian Hartley joined NHS Providers as chief executive in February 2023, having been chief executive of Leeds Teaching Hospitals since 2013. He previously worked as managing director of NHS Improving Quality - a national organisation set up to drive change and improvement across the NHS.  Drawing from this wealth of experience, Julian delivers some straight-talking insight into leading cultura...

In this second episode of EdInfluence Season 3, we hear from Dame Ann Limb DBE DL FRSA FCGI, who describes herself as ‘a philanthropist, mover and Quaker, trying to navigate her way through life by doing least harm to people and planet’.  Ann is currently Pro Chancellor of the University of Surrey, Chair of the City & Guilds of London Institute, and Board member of LTE Group in which capacity...

This special edition of #EdInfluence was recorded at the ASCL annual conference 2023, where Nick was able to hear from a range of sector leaders, who shared their varying approaches and perspectives on leadership. Interviewees include: Pepe Di'lasio - ASCL Past President & Head of Wales High School Liz Anderson, CEO of Djanogly Learning Trust Steve Rollett - Deputy Chief Executive of the...

In the first episode of EdInfluence Season 3, we hear about the importance of communication and gain a global perspective from Fiona Forbes, Professor of Practice in the School of Education at La Trobe University Victoria, Australia. In conversation with our sector leading education lawyer Nick MacKenzie, Fiona shared her leadership insights from a 30 year+ international career in education, drawi...