Alex Bedford
With over 25 years of experience in education as a teacher, headteacher and leading adviser for school improvement, Alex Bedford now supports Unity Schools Partnership and its Research School, working across the UK and abroad. Alex is a published author and has worked as an Associate Consultant for the Institute of Education, UCL. His curriculum writing and resources have been highly praised by Clare Sealy (Head of Curriculum and Standards for Guernsey) and Jon Hutchinson (Assistant Headteacher at Reach Academy Feltham).
You may be surprised to learn that Alex did not engage well at school and spent most of his secondary schooling in the then called ‘remedial stream’. His parents were even told not to ‘waste’ tutoring money on him. Alex’s career took an interesting journey through The Youth Training Scheme (YTS) in an entomology lab, several years of employment in food technology labs where he worked on the viscosity of jam in Jammie Dodgers and recipes for Marks & Spencer. Further education led Alex to eventually train as a primary school teacher. He has never looked back. His rule for school is simple: teach with excellence and never write anyone off.
Husband to Becky, a phenomenal reception teacher, and proud father of Jack and Finn, adventure calls to Alex and he is regularly drawn to the sea and mountains.