Will Ord

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Kris is an international teacher trainer and education writer. He served as an expert adviser for Ofsted’s mathematics inspection framework, the new ECT framework, the Framework for Initial Teacher Training Providers (the Munday Report), the National Review of the Primary School Mathematics Curriculum, and the government framework for textbook publishers.

Other advisory work includes consulting for NFER on the mathematics National Reference Test, for Ofqual in evaluating exam boards’ submissions for AS Core Mathematics, and for the Cambridge University ICCAMS Mathematics project. He was also a founding fellow of the Institute for Teaching (now Ambition Institute).

As a teacher, Kris worked at King Solomon Academy, an inner-London school founded in 2009 that serves the most economically deprived ward in London. In 2014, KSA ranked 4th in the national league tables. In 2015, it was 1st. As a former Director at Teach First, Kris was responsible for recruiting and training 200 new teacher educators, who now work with nearly 2,000 new trainee teachers each year.

Kris has been interviewed several times for Craig Barton’s mathematics podcast, has written multiple articles for TES, and more recently, has been published in books for ResearchED on Assessment and Direct Instruction. His current ResearchED talk explains the limitations of Cognitive Science and Cognitive Load Theory for informing instructional design and achieving Unstoppable Learning.

Kristopher invests in methods that work for all pupils, everywhere, at all times—not just those that serve some pupils, somewhere, sometimes. He favours approaches that minimise teachers’ workload. His forthcoming book codifies decades of science and research on instructional theory into what he calls the inexorable process of Unstoppable Learning.

95% of students can achieve a Grade 9 in GCSE maths. The reason only 3% do is not because only 3% are smart enough, nor because the system forces only 3% to succeed each year.

It’s because the know-how isn’t widely shared with schools and teachers. If we get the know-how to more teachers in more schools, we will quickly start to see far more than 3% of students achieve Grade 9, and far more than 60% achieve Grade 4.

This belief fuels all of Kristopher’s work and is at the core of Unstoppable Learning.

Now, for the first time, Kris Boulton is sharing the science behind Unstoppable Learning for mathematics with members of The Learning Line.

Exclusive keynotes, available via The Learning Line!

Baasit Siddiqui is an experienced educator, motivational speaker, entrepreneur, and television personality.

For many years, Baasit has collaborated with Schools and Businesses to inspire and educate young people in to recognising their potential and how it will support them in the world of work. Baasit has delivered workshops, talks and competitions to thousands of children across hundreds of schools.

His mission is simple, through combining his educational insights, entrepreneurial experiences, and a decade of television influence, Baasit strives to make a significant impact on young people’s understanding of education and its positive impact on career opportunities. 

Baasit has combined his unique television experiences on the BAFTA winning television show Gogglebox with his knowledge, experiences, and passion for education to deliver motivational workshops, competitions, and assemblies across schools, colleges, and universities. Whether workshops focus on television, media or digital literacy, Baasit ensures that students within the workshops develop their understanding of career opportunities as well as the skills and attitude required within these careers.

As well as this, Baasit has worked with multiple businesses in and out of the education environment. He has empowered staff that work with children through CPD, chaired panel discussions, hosted awards and delivered conference keynotes. Baasit recognises the importance of education and how it is everyone’s responsibility to inspire the next generation.

He is in the privileged position to be able to champion and celebrate the hard work of all staff that support young people in reaching their true potential. 

Growing up in the foster care system, my story begins in a world many only see in headlines. Raised in an environment marred by domestic violence, child abuse, drugs, crime, prostitution, and mental illness, my life was chaos. My mother struggled with Munchausen syndrome, and at 13 years old, I entered care with a heart full of anger, feeling like the world was against me. I became violent, abusive, manipulative—constantly searching for my next chaotic 'fix.'

But through this darkness came light, in the form of adults who refused to give up on me. School wasn’t a sanctuary in the beginning—it was just another place where I felt I didn’t belong. However, it became a space where I could forge meaningful connections, and it’s those relationships that helped me turn my life around. I’m living proof that every child is just one caring, trusted adult away from being a success. This belief drives every aspect of my work. 

Today, as a professional inspirational speaker, I harness my lived experiences to deliver powerful, real-world messages to audiences across the UK and beyond. Through storytelling, humour, and deep emotional connection, I invite audiences into the lives of children growing up in care and in difficult circumstances. My signature keynote, Through the Kids’ Eyes, offers a raw, emotive, and thought-provoking exploration of the care system, focusing on trauma-informed strategies and the importance of language in social care and education.

In my sessions, I share how my personal journey of trauma, recovery, and resilience can inspire meaningful action in the day-to-day practices of social care professionals, educators, and foster carers.

I encourage my audience to reflect on their own lives and ask: How can you take the stories I share and use them to improve the way you work with children? How can you become that one trusted adult who changes a child’s life?

I aim to inspire, motivate, and empower individuals to act. Whether it’s fostering emotional connections, understanding trauma, or breaking down the barriers children face, my presentations blend impactful storytelling with actionable insights. From heartfelt moments that will bring a tear to your eye to humour that will leave you smiling, I create an unforgettable experience that motivates people to implement real changes.

Keynote Topics and Themes Include:

• Through the Kids’ Eyes: A powerful exploration of the care system and the      lives of children within it, with practical strategies for trauma-informed      understanding and therapeutic approaches.

• Language That Cares: Understanding how the language we use in social care and education can either uplift or harm vulnerable children.

• Building Resilience and Relationships: The role of trusted adults in fostering      emotional well-being and success for children in care.

• The Power of Connection: Why every child deserves an adult who believes in      them and how those connections shape futures.

My goal is simple: to inspire action. I don’t just speak for the sake of telling my story; I speak to make a difference. To inspire every audience member to think differently about the children they work with, to act with intention, and to become that one person who changes a child’s life forever.

Defying statistics is what I'm all about. I'm a x3 university graduate, x3 business owner, x3 dad to three beautiful girls, x1 husband to the most supportive wife, and a firm believer in we have the ability to change our present day and futures. So what we going to do with that? 

If you’re looking for a speaker who can move your audience to tears, laughter, and most importantly—action—then book me for your next event. Let’s make a difference, one story, one connection, and one life at a time.

Dr. Pippa Busch is an Educational Psychologist with extensive experience working with young people, families and educators. She began her private practice, The Child Psych, after years of working in the Local Authority, out of a desire to help young minds in their growth journey. Her approach is empathetic and engaging, supporting young people to open up while designing and steering them through a personalised pathway.

Dr Pippa regularly speaks at schools, and both UK and international conferences, on a range of topics including SEND, attachment, neuro-affirming practice and Autism . She is an accredited ELSA Lead Trainer, and recently worked with ELSA founder Sheila Burton, to create videos to be used in ELSA training across the UK. Dr Pippa is the lead on several modules for the Teacher CPD Academy, author of chapters in The Wellbeing Toolkit, and a contributor to the Cognitive Science Network by InnerDrive. As founder and lead of The Child Psych, she oversees a team who offer bespoke training and support to schools.

Dr Pippa received her doctorate from the University of East London.

Bespoke Training

The Child Psych offers bespoke training to individuals and groups that is specifically moulded to fit your school. Some examples of topics and delivery routes offered include: Full INSET day training at your school; SEND training online; and Emotional Literacy Twilight (after school training).

ELSA Training

Dr. Pippa offers ELSA training and supervision, courses are delivered across six days either in school or a different location. Annual digital ELSA supervision with  practitioners is also on offer.

Projects and Policies

The Child Psych provides informed and impartial assistance with policies and projects to educators across private and public settings, such as Inclusion Policies, SEND Performance, and Personal, Social, and Emotional Curriculum.

Leadership Counsel

Gain a new perspective and bounce ideas off a respected, industry-adjacent peer. Offering regular opportunities for School Leadership to speak with an Educational Psychologist was successfully trialed and implemented by Buckinghamshire Council.

Recent feedback

“We immersed our staff in the ELSA training course, and it gave us a wonderful amount of new information and knowledge we'd never before consider... I'm excited to implement the work". - Educational Staff

Publications

Teacher CPD Academy, lead author on the following modules:

• SEND & Cognitive Science

• Attachment The Wellbeing Toolkits

• Emotional Literature Skills

• Future Aspirations

• Emotion Coaching

• Growth Mindset

• Reflective Practice

Narinder is a transformational educational leader with over two decades of frontline experience across diverse contexts, including roles as a headteacher, trust-wide school improvement director, and international consultant.

She specialises in evidence-based strategies, inclusive practices, and system leadership to deliver sustainable impact at scale. Her extensive experience in coaching and collaboration has empowered educators to lead improvement, creating lasting change for children and communities.

Narinder brings a comprehensive understanding of education challenges, improvement strategies, priorities, and policy from both frontline experience and non-executive roles with the Foundation for Education Development and The Curriculum Foundation. These roles have shaped her ability to bridge policy and practice, advancing education locally and internationally, and building a strong reputation across peers, becoming a sought-after improvement partner.

Narinder offers expertise in the following areas:

• School Improvement Expertise: transforming underperforming schools and trust wide education systems, achieving sustained improvements in Ofsted ratings and outcomes.

• Inclusive Practices: Leading SEND transformation, creating scalable hub models for high quality support, improving early identification rates by 20% and enhanced inclusion outcomes across schools.

• Leadership Development: Through wider system leadership and networking created career pathways and coaching programs, increasing leadership confidence by 30% and improving retention across schools. 

• Strategic Collaboration: Delivering with and through others to influence and deliver change by building strong relationships that enable colleagues to feel valued, and empowered. 

• Evidence-Based Innovation: Skilled in data analysis to design practical, impactful strategies for diverse educational challenges.

Publications:

• AOEA series – Chapter – Building capacity through a community of schools
• Co-author of publication 2018: Leadership in Urban Settings based on headship at Hunslet Moor Primary Creating Change in Urban Settings | Singular: a creative publishing agency based in Norwich (singularpublishing.com)
• Teacher training materials for South Sudan 2015-20, including school cluster guidance, ITT programme
• Using the video camera to develop speaking and listening skills in the classroom – Focus on Communications – Micros and Primary Education, 1998
• Bed time stories activity pack, 1999 - Shelter
• Flying High with Literacy 1 – Quality teaching in Literacy 1999, Questions Publishing
• Flying High with Literacy 2 – Quality teaching in Literacy through a range of genres,1999, Questions Publishing
• Co-ordinating English at KS1 – Falmer Press, 2000
• Education 3-13 vol 29, June 2001 – A model for continued professional development

 Jason is one of the world’s leading authorities on oracy, Philosophy for Children (P4C) and educating the more able. He is Founder and Director of The Philosophy Man, the UK’s leading independent provider of P4C training. Over 17,000 teachers receive his P4C resource bulletin and he is a sought-after speaker for educational conferences and events. He is author of five books, including Help Me Find My Voice, and Thinkers’ Games. He is also founder of the ground-breaking new approach making debating more inclusive -Debate Planet – and continues to work with teachers and students every week, both in the classroom and online.

He also set up Outspark: supporting schools to deliver the expedition element of the Duke Edinburgh Award. Alongside philosophy and outdoor education, Jason is also Director of GIFT, which runs residential trips for gifted and talented young people. Jason’s passion for learning outside the classroom, combined with his energy and drive, means he will probably never retire from working with young people. His experience, knowledge and enthusiasm is a great asset to all schools who work with him as he continues to enrich the lives of children and young people.

Dr James Mannion is a keynote speaker, teacher trainer and researcher who specialises in four key areas of school improvement:

• Making Change Stick: The art and science of implementing school improvement 
• The Learner Effectiveness Programme: How to grow great learners
• Practitioner inquiry: Improving your practice through teacher research 
• Implementing oracy: How to teach speak and listening skills

James is the author of several acclaimed publications, including:

• Making Change Stick: A Practical Guide to Implementing School Improvement (2025)
  • Your no-nonsense companion for securing school change - steeped in evidence and packed with practical insight.’ (Peps Mccrea)

• Catalyst: A professional learning resource to help teachers and leaders promote self-regulated learning (2023)
  • 'What a wonderful and timely resource this is! This practical resource will help make the sometimes daunting concepts of self-regulation, metacognition and self-efficacy better understood by educators and equip them with really effective strategies for engaging with students and colleagues alike.’ (Kath Murdoch)

• Fear is the Mind Killer: Why Learning to Learn Deserves Lesson Time - And How to Make it Work for Your Pupils (2020)
  • 'I don't know of any other book that provides such clear guidance on how to harness the common elements of learning across the curriculum. Highly recommended’ (Dylan Wiliam) 

A former teacher of 12 years, James has an MA in person-centred education from the University of Sussex and a PhD in self-regulated learning from the University of Cambridge. He is also the host of the popular Rethinking Education podcast, which has had over half a million downloads to date.

See his TED Talk here:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvm9TYosmXo  

 Tom is an expert in oracy, metacognition and Philosophy for Children. An experienced teacher and leader in several schools, Tom has been Head of Humanities, Religious Studies and Philosophy, as well as sat on Senior Academic Management Teams. He has worked as Online Learning Manager at The Economist Educational Foundation. He has been CEO, at The Philosophy Man for seven years, and Co-Founder and Director of Hidden Leaders. He still works in classrooms week-in, week-out.

A Durham philosophy graduate, Tom is co-author of four books for teachers - and his most recent, Thinking Moves A-Z: Metacognition Made Simple, has been translated into four languages and is about to be launched as a bilingual text in China. He regularly writes materials received by over 17,000 educators in 91 countries. He has written for several Headteachers' publications and his article was chosen by the UK government as its principal guide on how to help children discuss the war in Ukraine. 

In 2014 he was awarded The Walter Hines Page Scholarship by the English-Speaking Union to research the role of assessment in philosophy.  He co-presented the TedX Talk "Hmmm Questions" in 2017 and is one half of "Spot and Stripe", the popular children's miniseries used in schools worldwide. Tom continues to work with schools to help them embed philosophical discussions into their curriculum. His ideas are rooted in his vast experience working with all age groups and are known for their immediate impact on learning.