Amy Braier

Director, Pears Foundation

Amy Braier is Director of Pears Foundation, where she has worked since 2007, overseeing the Foundation's grant-making and operations. Pears Foundation is one of the UK's largest family foundations, awarding more than £25 million in grants annually. The Foundation is widely recognised for its support of education, including funding research and teacher development through initiatives such as the UCL Centre for Holocaust Education, the National Institute of Teaching's Centre for Digital Information Literacy in Schools, the Centre for Research in Autism and Education, and research on the teaching of empire and migration. Amy played a leading role in establishing the Foundation's Commission into Countering Online Conspiracies in Schools and currently serves as a Commissioner. Her work centres on building strategic partnerships that strengthen education, promote social cohesion and address complex social challenges. She is currently Chair of Miscarriage UK, the UK's leading charity supporting people affected by pregnancy loss.

Curriculum

1 Breakout sessions: Series two

Navigating online conspiracies and misinformation: How trusts can build schools that confidently question, test, and hold knowledge

This panel brings together perspectives on how trust leaders can approach the impact of online conspiracies and misinformation on pupils, staff and communities. Drawing on initial findings from the Commission into Countering Online Conspiracies in Schools and the National Institute of Teaching’s work at the Centre for Digital Information Literacy, we will consider the implications for curriculum, pedagogy, and leadership practice, asking what are trusts noticing in their communities? Where are current approaches proving effective, and where are they more challenging? What kinds of knowledge, skills and judgement do staff need to navigate misinformation and conspiracy theory with confidence? Ideal for CEOs, directors of education, safeguarding leads and headteachers.