Speakers

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  Andrew Hammond Pathway Lead Editor
  

  Andrew Hammond

  Pathway Lead Editor

  Andrew Hammond, Head of Hall School Wimbledon and Education Adviser for Discovery Education, has worked in schools for over twenty years in both independent and maintained sector schools.

  Previously Senior Director of Learning & Community at Discovery Education, where he was the Lead Author and Series Editor of Discovery Education Pathway, an online CPD programme, developed in partnership with the NAHT.

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  Omar Akbar Experienced teacher
  

  Omar Akbar

  Experienced teacher

  Omar has been a science Teacher for 14 years. He is author of The Unofficial Teacher’s Manual: What they don’t teach you in training and Bad School Leadership (and what to do about it). The bulk of the content of this module is based on the ideas in The Unofficial Teacher’s Manual – a very popular book amongst new teachers and an Amazon best seller with around 136 5* reviews. Omar is very active on twitter where he regularly offers support to trainees and NQTs in matters such as those outlined above. To uplift moods, Omar also makes and posts funny videos on social media, including the celebrated ‘shuffle’ dance – which went viral and made national news – as well as singing a teacher-working-from-home version of ‘Ice-ice baby.’ He believes humour and positivity are essential if one is to influence others. In Omar’s experience, teachers appreciate honesty about the profession backed by a can-do approach – both of which are apparent in his writing.