Professor Andy Hargreaves

Speaker Summary

When Professor Andy Hargreaves speaks, governments listen. As one of the foremost global leaders in education, they would be foolish not to. Renowned for being the authority on educational change, policy and uplifting leadership, Andy is also an award-winning, best-selling author. He has served as Past President of the International Congress of School Effectiveness and Improvement and currently operates as the Adviser in Education to the First Minister of Scotland, among numerous other professorship and top advisory roles in countries around the globe. Do not miss the opportunity to see the leading pioneer in long-lasting educational form worldwide.

Areas of Expertise

Curriculum – Leadership and Management – Research – System Reform – Whole School Improvement

Full Profile

Andy Hargreaves is a speaker, writer, researcher, and government adviser. He is Visiting Professor at the University of Ottawa, and Research Professor at Boston College. He is an elected member of the US National Academy of Education, adviser to the First Minister of Scotland and former Adviser to the Premier of Ontario (2015-2018). Andy is co-founder and president of the ARC Education Collaboratory, a group of 7 systems and their leaders dedicated to humanitarian goals in education. Andy has published more than 30 books and has 8 Outstanding Writing Awards, including the $100,000 Grawemeyer Award, the largest in the field. He is regularly ranked in the top 20 most influential scholars on US Public Education Policy debate.
Andy has delivered invited addresses in more than 50 countries. He has been honoured in Canada, the US, and the UK for services to public education and educational research. In 2015, Boston College gave Andy its Excellence in teaching with Technology award.

He is one of 6 global experts commissioned in 2023 to write papers for the UN Secretary General’s High-Level Panel of 17 ministers and other leaders, on innovation, leadership and the future of teaching.

Andy has delivered invited addresses in more than 50 countries. He has been honoured in Canada, the US, and the UK for services to public education and educational research. In 2015, Boston College gave Andy its Excellence in teaching with Technology award.

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https://www.routledge.com/Leadership-From-the-Middle-The-Beating-Heart-of-Educational-Transformation/Hargreaves/p/book/9781138926875

Publications
  • The Age of Identity: Who Do Our Kids Think They Are…and How Do We Help Them Belong? (2023)
  • Leadership from the Middle: The Beating Heart of Educational Transformation (2023)
  • Well-being in Schools. (2022)

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