Dr Sally Burtonshaw
Director, Public First
Dr Sally Burtonshaw is a Director at Public First, where she led the research for the Inquiry into White Working Class Outcomes. She also works on a wide range of other research and policy projects, including on the future of state-funded tutoring and countering mis- and disinformation in schools. Prior to joining Public First, Sally was Head of Policy at London Higher, representing over 50 higher education institutions across London. She began her career in a sixth form college and later worked on access and participation at The Brilliant Club. Sally is a trustee of The Elephant Group and a member of the Independent Schools Inspectorate’s Education Advisory Forum.
13:50
1 16 October
Keynote: Improving education outcomes for white working-class children
Despite sustained attention on standards and improvement across the education system, white working-class pupils continue to experience some of the poorest educational outcomes in England. Sally and Katie will draw on the findings from the Inquiry into White Working Class Educational Outcomes, to shed light on the complex conditions shaping these outcomes and propose how we, as a sector and as individual leaders, can address these entrenched challenges.