Speakers

Author, speaker, former headteacher, director at the National College for School Leadership, and managing director at United Learning, Andy subsequently founded Leadership Matters, BASIC4schools and Cadogan Press. Andy also chairs the L.E.A.D. Academy Trust.

A geography teacher by trade, Andy went on to become a headteacher for thirteen years at two schools in east London.  In his second headship, his school was judged outstanding and he was designated a National Leader of Education.  In 2009, he was appointed as a director at the National College for School Leadership and in 2012 was appointed as the managing director at United Learning, one of the largest academy groups in the UK.  

He has written nine books on leadership and coaching, including the best-selling Leadership Matters, BASIC Coaching and BASIC Leadership. In 2018, Andy was invited to become a Founding Fellow of the College of Teaching and in 2019 he established a small independent publishing company, Cadogan Press.