Every year, our Heads of Content curate a line-up of fantastic speakers for the CPD conference programme. For 2026, the programme was created by Amy Driscoll (Music) and Wendy Frost (Drama). REGISTER FOR 2026
Loading All 0 - 9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Sarah Marsh Head of Curriculum, Brent Music Service Kit Massey Professor, Trinity Laban Adam Milford Founder / CEO Theatre Workout Dom O'Hanlon Publisher, Methuen Drama Jonathan Perkins Assistant Principal, The Bourne Academy Guillaume Pige Director and Producer, Theatre Re Sooree Pillay Trustee, Music Education Council Sophie Powell Co-founder, PuppetBox Stefano Pozzi Assistant Director, Department for Education Zeena Rasheed Drama Teacher Christopher Ricketts Music Lead, Bohunt Education Trust Hywel Roberts Teacher, Writer, Speaker, Pedagogical Philosopher Maddie Short Programmes and Creative Lead, Coram Shakespeare Schools Foundation Geoff Smith Drama Consultant Dr Elizabeth Stafford Director, Music Education Solutions Tamsin Stanley Events and Comms, Federation of Drama Schools Dr Lisa Stephenson Reader in Creative Pedagogies, School of Education, Leeds Beckett University Lydia Stevens Workshops Manager, Coram Shakespeare Schools Foundation Helena Summerfield Programme Manager, Jazz North Dr Christopher Tarrant Senior Lecturer in Music Analysis, Newcastle University Katie Teage Music Education Consultant Dan Terry Company Director, Creative Spark James Tuck Head of Music, Mayflower High School Benjamin Turner Managing Creative Director, Rap Club Productions C.I.C (aka The Spit Game UK) Martin Wakley Head of Performing Arts, Putteridge High School Ula Weber Head of Programme, Sing for Pleasure Natalie Wild Director of Research and Professional Development, Music in Secondary Schools Trust Alys Wilding Senior Lecturer in Music Education and Subject Lead for Music PGCE, Birmingham City University Francis Winston Author & Lead Educational Consultant, Rappin-the-Classroom 1 2
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