Jablai Saleh

Headteacher, Robin Hood Multi Academy Trust

Jablai Saleh is a forward-thinking educational leader committed to innovation and sustainable school improvement. She leads with strategic intent, driving meaningful change and embracing opportunities that positively impact pupils, staff and the wider community. Her professional interests include pedagogy, educational technology, curriculum design and research that challenges and extends my thinking. Her current research and work includes screening pupils in EYFS and key stage one for working memory. Jablai is the Headteacher of a three-form entry primary school serving a community with high levels of deprivation. Alongside this role, she supports the wider sector as an NPQH coach (with the NIOT) and is a Local Authority writing moderator.

1 Workshop series two

Sustained and coherent in times of change: into the great teaching future

We stand at a crucial time of reform in England, navigating the Curriculum and Assessment Review, the rise of AI, and urgent priorities in inclusion and school culture. In this shifting landscape, building deep collective expertise in teaching is the number one priority, and it cannot be piecemeal. Professional development that is disconnected from strategic priorities and individual needs wastes time, money and good will. In this talk, Stuart, Jablai, and Ben will map the CST’s Implementing Improvement strand against state-of-the-art research, as well as the updated inspection requirements for sustained, coherent and evidence-based professional learning that builds expertise. In doing so, they will share insights about how staff can curate clear, evidence-based goals and actions to ensure that every hour of PD builds pedagogical expertise where it really matters.