Andy Buck comes to Yorkshire
Posted 10th February 2023
Noctua School Alliance is excited to announce an inspirational conference for headteachers and senior leaders in our region
Andy Buck will be delivering the outstanding 'Leadership Matters' conference on Tuesday 27th June at Headingly Stadium, Leeds.
A geography teacher by trade, Andy Buck went on to become a headteacher for thirteen years at two schools in east London. In the last year of headship, his school was judged outstanding in all categories and Andy was designated a National Leader of Education. In 2009 he become a Director at the National College for School Leadership, leading on the London Challenge programme. He was subsequently responsible for setting up the government's flagship Teaching Schools programme before being appointed as Managing Director at United Learning, one of the country’s largest academy groups.
Since 2014, Andy has founded Leadership Matters which aims to improve the educational outcomes for pupils by supporting great leadership development. Leadership Matters is a web-based membership organisation that offers school leaders access to high quality online development tools and other leadership articles, videos and blogs.
Andy was invited to become a Fellow of the RSA in 2015 and was made a Founding Fellow of the Chartered College of Teaching in 2018. He is also Honorary Vice President at the Geographical Association and Honorary Education Adviser to the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award.
In 2019, Andy established The StARTed Foundation which supports young talent in the performing arts. Lord David Puttnam is its Patron.
Former board membership has included the Teacher Training Agency, the National College for School Leadership, Partnerships for Schools, the Teacher Development Trust and the Teaching Awards. He was also the Chair of the Education Committee of the education charity, Ambition School Leadership, which was formed from the merger of Future Leaders and Teaching Leaders.
The conference will be interactive and provide practical solutions for you to implement in school.