Emma Starkey
Director of Teaching, Star Academies
Emma is responsible for the teaching strategy across the Star Academies schools. Having worked at Star for over six years, she has a passion for serving the schools and communities within the Star family. She firmly believes the best way to guarantee that every pupil has the best education, is to ensure all teachers have high quality professional development. This professional development must be bespoke, which is why Instructional Coaching is the bedrock for developing expert teachers and support staff at Star.
Emma joined Star after being a senior leader/head of school, at a large multi academy trust for almost a decade.
1 Series one
Exploring the data behind teacher impact to drive school improvement
What drives teacher impact on pupil outcomes? Do consistently high-performing teachers use distinct classroom practices, follow specific training pathways, or experience a stronger sense of belonging? This session explores what the evidence tells us about these questions. Drawing on emerging analysis from the National Institute of Teaching’s founding trusts, we’ll examine how teacher impact evolves over time and what patterns are beginning to emerge. Attendees will gain early insights from rich, trust-level data and consider what this means for practice, development, and policy in schools.