Speaking on AI, Leadership and Reflective Practice

I speak to school and trust leaders on responsible AI adoption, coaching, and strategic leadership in education.

Sessions are grounded in lived senior leadership experience and focused on practical clarity rather than hype.

Audiences

Headteachers and Senior Leadership Teams
Multi-Academy Trust Executives
Governance and Board-Level Audiences
Teaching and Learning Conferences
Professional Development Events

Speaking Themes

1. Responsible AI Adoption in Schools
How leaders can move beyond experimentation to coherent strategy, with governance and workload at the centre.

2. AI and Professional Judgement
Why AI should strengthen — not replace — professional expertise, and how to build confidence across staff teams.

3. Leadership in a Time of Technological Acceleration
Balancing innovation with safeguarding, culture, and clarity.

4. Coaching and Reflective Practice in the Age of AI
How transcript-based insight across lessons, meetings, and leadership conversations is reshaping professional development and school-wide decision-making.

Speaking Experience

Former SSAT National Trainer
Speaker at national and international education conferences
Delivered trust-wide and whole-school leadership sessions
Founder of Starlight and STAR21

Formats

Keynote addresses
Trust briefings
Leadership workshops
Panel discussions
Conference seminars

Grounded, Practical, Leadership-Focused

My speaking work is rooted in lived senior leadership experience and focused on clarity over hype.
If you are planning an event or leadership development session, I would welcome a conversation.

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