Ben White is an Assistant Head at Maidstone Girls’ Grammar School in Kent. He combines classroom teaching with a national role in education through various partnerships and collaborations. He has written research guides for Ambition Institute and led research projects for the Education Endowment Foundation, Ashford Teaching Alliance and the Department for Education. He also co-designed Compare and Learn (a comparative learning web-app). He holds a Masters in Education and Professional Studies and currently facilitates the National Professional Qualification in Leading Teacher Development. He is also a keen blogger and experienced public speaker.