The old pillars of accountability are shifting. Ofsted’s single overall grade has been removed, and performance tables remain fragmented post-Covid. Yet the pressures on school leaders haven’t eased.

So where do we now look for direction?

In this keynote, Professor Becky Allen draws on the daily experiences of thousands of school leaders to explore how we pursue meaningful school improvement when the scoreboard keeps changing. She examines the risks posed by new accountability measures and offers practical advice on how to keep improving your school while the system loses its compass.

Becky will unpack how leaders can support teacher development, how to measure improvement over time, and how the system might better identify schools in need of external support.

Expect honest insight, provocative questions, and a hopeful vision for the future of leadership—one that doesn’t ignore accountability, but reimagines it on more human terms.