YESS law believe 'life's too short to litigate' and Emma uses her wealth of experience to support many Educationalists navigate capability without going to court. Leaders are expected to somehow just "know" the intricacies and pitfalls of complicated staff management and care issues despite having little or no training in these areas. These issues, if they are not dealt with effectively, become a drain on the head's time, the school's limited resources and have a negative impact on the school's ability to educate the children. Emma's goal is to try and help you deal with those problems promptly so that you can go back to focusing on education. Emma also sits as a part-time Employment Judge at London South Employment Tribunal and was recently a school governor.

Sonia has supported hundreds of school leaders have more successful difficult conversations - and all of them recommend the training. Sonia will be sharing practical, easy to use tips on how to have those tricky conversations more successfully and less stressfully. She is the author of #1 Amazon ranked books ‘Successful Difficult Conversations in School’ and 'Journey to Outstanding'.

Martin was educated at a Surrey comprehensive school before graduating with a first-class degree in Education and Natural Sciences from King's College, Cambridge in 1986. He has since lived and taught science in South-East London whilst also holding a range of posts within the NUT, including Lewisham Divisional Secretary and Member of the NUT National Executive for Inner London. In 2015, he was appointed as the London Regional Secretary of the NUT with responsibility for the Union's activities across the capital.