Jennese Alozie

CEO, University of Chichester Academy Trust

Jennese Alozie is the CEO of University of Chichester Academy Trust because she is passionate about what education and learning must mean for generations of children, young people, and adults. She began her career as a secondary school English teacher and has held a range of senior and executive leadership roles within schools, local authorities and school trusts. Currently, Jennese is an experienced board member and believes that as system leaders and architects, collectively we have the expertise and innovation required to reshape our society and how we see ourselves within it.

1 Breakout sessions: Series two

Navigating conspiracy theories: Misinformation and digital influence in schools

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.

1 Breakout sessions: Series one

What leadership does education need now – and by 2036?

In the first of our three conference debate sessions, the BBC’s Education and Family Editor Branwen Jeffreys will be joined by a panel of leaders from across the sector to ask what they – and their successors – need to do help trusts continue to improve over the next 10 years. Who are the leaders of the future? How do we find and develop them?