Sally Apps
Deputy CEO, Cabot Learning Federation
Sally Apps is Deputy CEO of the Cabot Learning Federation - serving 18,000 students aged 2-19 in 36 mainstream, alternative provision and special schools in the South West. As education lead she holds responsibility for educational performance and school improvement. Sally has worked with the Department for Education in different capacities, from being a member of the Advisory Board to Education Lead in the South West SEND regional board. She co-chairs the education expert community for the Queen Street Group as well as supporting governance in other trusts. She was a Commissioner on the National Oracy Commission in 2024 and continues to hold a passion for developing oracy to enable better outcomes for all learners, particularly those experiencing disadvantage. She is a Fellow of the Chartered College of Teaching and contributes to a range of professional networks and communities for school improvement, including that of the Confederation of School Trusts.
Hall 6
1 Series one
Scaling voice and oracy work: A case study from Cabot Learning Federation
Fluency in speech and oracy underpins learning, confidence, and agency – but how can their development be embedded across a whole trust? Georgina Cook from Renaissance will frame the national challenge, sharing findings from their recent research. Leaders from the Cabot Learning Federation will then share how they have embedded a framework that has evolved in the last three years from 22 to 36 schools of diverse contexts, culminating in a case study from a primary Centre of Excellence. Attendees will benefit from an exploration of what works, where challenges lie, and how to sustain improvement.