Lord Agnew announced as Schools North East Academies Conference keynote speaker
The Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for the School System, Lord Theodore Agnew, has been announced as the keynote speaker at this year’s annual Schools North East Academies Conference in January.
Lord Agnew previously served as a non-executive board member at the Department for Education, where he was chair of the department’s Academies Board from 2013 to 2015.
The Academies Conference, which is taking place at St James’ Park in Newcastle on the 31st January 2019, will bring together academy leaders from across the North.
Other speakers include Jan Renou, Regional Schools Commissioner, North of England.
Mike Parker, Director of Schools North East, said of the announcement: “We’re delighted that Lord Agnew will be joining us in Newcastle in January to speak to delegates on the academy system.
“Schools North East continues to bring a wide range of high profile figures to the region which gives school leaders the opportunity to hear first hand from the people who are shaping the education system, including HMCI Amanda Spielman’s high profile announcement on planned changes to inspections at our biggest and best Summit to date in October.”
Lord Agnew, who is the former chairman of the Inspiration Trust, is responsible for areas including:
- free schools, university technical colleges and studio schools
- academies and multi-academy trusts
- faith schools
- independent schools
- school improvement
- school governance
- school capital investment
- counter extremism and integration in schools, further education colleges and sixth-form colleges
Mike Parker continued: “The Academies Conference is a great opportunity for schools and academy leaders, and those who are considering academisation, to join peers to discuss the higher-level strategic aspects of academies.
“The programme is shaping up to be highly informative, and, with Lord Agnew now added to our speaker list, we know that it is going to be a very popular event.”
To find out more about the Academies Conference 2019, and to book your place, click here.