Healthy Staff Culture at the Heart of Inclusive Schools — Jonny Uttley

In this session, Jonny will show that what all young people need, especially more vulnerable young people, are brilliant teachers and school staff who are real experts and are deeply committed to inclusion. High quality inclusive schools are built on high quality staff, so the role of leaders is to build vibrant school cultures in which adults want to stay, develop and thrive.

About the speaker

Jonny Uttley has nearly 30 years’ experience in education, including senior roles as a Headteacher, Director of Sixth Form and CEO of a multi-academy trust in Yorkshire. 

He is driven by a clear purpose: to improve the lives of young people, staff and communities. As CEO, he built a successful trust centred on a simple idea - great teaching in every classroom, alongside a culture where staff can do brilliant work without sacrificing family life. 

Jonny is a respected national voice on inclusive education and leadership culture. He works with policymakers, charities and think tanks, is a trustee of SHINE, and a Visiting Fellow at The Centre for Young Lives. 

He co-authored Putting Staff First and writes regularly for TES and Schools Week. Through his consultancy, Jonny Uttley Education, he partners with schools and organisations to strengthen leadership, culture and inclusion in a thoughtful, humane and sustainable way.

Jonny recently founded Jonny Uttley Education, a consultancy with a difference, offering a thought-partnership and narrative-based approach, working alongside schools, trusts and organisations to strengthen leadership, culture and inclusion