High Performance Teacher

Sir William Atkinson: Turning around the UK's worst performing school

High Performance Teacher

Show Notes

Knighted for his services to education, Sir William talks to Sam about leading one of the worst performing schools in the country, how his childhood shaped the leader he became and shares the greatest reflections of his career. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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