Toby Greany
Toby is Professor of Education at the University of Nottingham. His research is focused on how policy and practice interact to shape educational opportunities and outcomes, in particular across local systems and through networks, and the nature and role of leadership in these processes. His
research includes studies funded by the Economic and Social Research Council, Education Endowment Foundation, Nuffield Foundation, Wellcome Trust and UK Department for Education.
He chairs the Greater Manchester Priority Education Investment Area Partnership Board on behalf of
the Department for Education. His most recent book – Leading Educational Networks: Theory, Policy
and Practice (Bloomsbury, 2022) – was co-authored with Dr Annelies Kamp, University of Canterbury, Aotearoa New Zealand. He has advised the OECD, EU and ministries in several countries
on issues relating to school leadership and educational system reform.