1. UNIQUE POTENTIAL ASPIRATION MOTIVATION CHARACTER SELF-AWARENESS SKILLS & LEARNING ACADEMIC & EMPLOYMENT SUCCESS KEY TO EFFECTIVE EDUCATION SYSTEM

2. SEVEN BIG MYTHS ABOUT TOP PERFORMING SCHOOL SYSTEMS 1. Disadvantaged pupils are doomed to do badly in school 2. Immigrants lower results 3. It's all about money 4. Smaller class sizes raise standards 5. Comprehensive systems for fairness, academic selection for higher results 6. The digital world needs new subjects and a wider curriculum 7. Success is about being born talented Andreas Schleicher, OECD Director of Education & Skills.

3. REALITY POCKETS OF AWESOMENESS SUSTAINABLE COORDINATION? CHATTER NOT ACTION SCHOOL NOT SYSTEM RESPONSIBILITY NOT RESOURCES ASSUMPTION NOT ANALYSIS

4. PILOT Gatsby benchmarks Business relationship management Careers hubs Event coordination and management Digital portfolios 15 school pilot

5. NATIONAL FUNDING ALLOCATION

6. NEXT STEPS? Regional education innovation & development hub National/International funders & researchers Research pilots within NE schools NE centre for excellence Facilitation that scales pilot learning Outside school & LA boundaries NE student focus