We know that wellbeing and belonging directly impact young people’s outcomes and sense of worth within schools, yet it is often forgotten or an afterthought to whole school curriculum design. In this session, hear from experts across the education sector around why they believe that this work must be a starting point and how you can implement changes in your school.
This webinar comes to you as part of the Rethinking Curriculum webinar series. The project aims to support and equip teachers and school leaders with the knowledge and skills to identify, plan and implement curriculum development work in a sustainable, creative and place-based approach. This will mean that all pupils will have access to an expansive, inspiring curriculum that connects them with local communities and enables them to lead healthy, fulfilled lives.
The session will be hosted by Beth O’Brien, Education Content Manager at Chartered College of Teaching.
We are delighted to be joined by:
Andrew Moffat is PD Lead at Excelsior MAT and Assistant Head Teacher at The Meadows primary school in Birmingham. He is also the CEO of the No Outsiders charity which provides resources for schools to teach children about belonging and inclusion. In 2017, Andrew was awarded a MBE for services to Education and in 2019 he was listed as a top ten finalist in the Varkey Foundation Global Teacher prize. In 2019, protests emerged outside Andrew’s school over his inclusion of LGBT+ equality in his teaching and as a result he was awarded Hero of the year by the European Diversity Awards and Role Model of the year by Pink News. Today, No Outsiders is used in thousands of schools across the UK.
Nadine Bernard is a nationally recognised leadership voice and one of the youngest Black Headteachers in the UK. With 20+ years in education and an extraordinary trajectory shaped by resilience, Nadine’s career challenges systemic barriers while reimagining leadership through a lens of equity, authenticity, and human connection.
As a full-time Headteacher of a London primary school, Nadine has led a powerful transformation, taking a struggling school community on a journey of renewal and growth, cultivating a culture of excellence, belonging, and ambition for every learner and staff member.
Proudly neurodiverse and shaped by lived experience of childhood adversity, Nadine brings an unmatched ability to lead with both strength and empathy. She consistently champions potential, recognising capabilities in students, educators, and leaders alike.
Ali Durban MBE is co-founder of Gesher School, founder of The Single Collective and a trustee of Bloomsbury Football Foundation. She also chairs the SEND Council at the Foundation for Education Development, contributing to long-term thinking about the future of Education.
Ali co-founded Gesher a leading specialist school, for children with SEND. Relationships, project-based learning, family partnership and life skills shape the school’s approach. She remains involved in Gesher’s strategic development and works with schools and multi-academy trusts on inclusion, culture and leadership.
Across her work, Ali asks how children can be known and accepted without having to change who they are to fit in, and what schools need to do differently to make that possible. She was awarded an MBE for services to children and young people with SEND.
