Must do better: How to improve the image of teaching and why it matters

Harry Hudson is Head of History at the West London Free School in Hammersmith. He read Classics at Pembroke College, Cambridge, before working for two years as a teaching assistant for children with Special Educational Needs. He trained to teach with the Oxfordshire SCITT, and enjoys mentoring Early Career Teachers.



He is co-author of Must Do Better: How To Improve The Image Of Teaching And Why It Matters, and writes about education for The Times.

Roy Blatchford is founder of www.blinks.education working with schools, multi-academy trusts, colleges, universities and local authorities in the UK and internationally. He currently chairs and advises a number of Boards in the education and charity sectors.

Following headships in London, Oxfordshire and Milton Keynes, he was Founding Director of the National Education Trust. He has extensive experience of writing inspection frameworks and has reviewed over 1,000 schools, colleges and faculties in Europe, India, USA, Middle and Far East. He was one of Her Majesty's Inspectors (HMI) in England, and has served as an education policy adviser to the UK and other national governments.

Roy was lead author of the 'Teachers Standards' (2012) and chaired ASCL's 'The Forgotten Third' (2019). He is the author/editor of over 150 books including 'The Restless School', 'The Three Minute Leader' and 'Must Do Better'.

He was appointed CBE for services to education in the 2016 New Year Honours.