Sean Harris FCCT
Sean is an internationally recognised education leader committed to tackling social disadvantage. With a background across the charity and public sectors, he focuses on reducing educational inequality, advancing teacher education, and embedding research in practice.
A doctoral researcher at Teesside University, Sean explores how co-production can inform place-based approaches in schools. He co-authored Tackling Poverty and Disadvantage in Schools and has conducted a systematic review of pupil premium policy. A regular contributor to SecEd, TES, and Headteacher Update, Sean is a published author, speaker, and Fellow of the Chartered College of Teaching. He supports system leadership, partnership development, and talent mapping across multi-academy trusts.
In 2024, Sean was awarded the Fair Education Alliance and Bloomberg Innovation Award for his work with Tees Valley Education PLACE, driving collaborative, place-based change. He also received Let Teachers SHINE funding for poverty-informed curriculum design, with findings featured in national publications.
Sean contributes to research with Child of the North, the N8 Research Partnership, and the Centre for Young Lives, and was appointed to the Department for Education’s Edtech Evidence Board Advisory Group. He is also a member of the Schools North East steering group.
His Substack, followed by over 11,000 readers, explores child poverty, policy, and systemic reform to improve outcomes for low-income communities.