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Schools and systems face unprecedented challenges, such as falling attendance, recruitment, and retention issues; the validity of external monitoring of schools; and the advent of artificial intelligence (AI). In The Awkward Questions in Education, Al Kingsley tackles the tough, often-avoided issues plaguing the sector today. Drawing on over thirty-five years of experience, Kingsley explores the deep-seated challenges that many in education encounter daily and opens critical conversations that we need to have if we're to enact real, sustainable change. Chapters address key questions such as the following: Are we teaching students the right skills for the future? Do we need more and different spaces to improve attendance and engagement? How should we handle the integration of AI in classrooms? What can be done to solve the ongoing teacher recruitment and retention crisis? Featuring interviews with key stakeholders, including school leaders, policy-makers, teachers, and governors, this is a must-listen for school leaders, multi-academy trusts (MATs), teachers, governors, trustees, and anyone passionate about the future of education.

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Al Kingsley has spent the last thirty years in the EdTech space and nearly two decades as a school trustee and governor. He was awarded the 2023 ""Edufuturist of the Year,"" the Education Resources Awards ""Outstanding Achievement"" award, and the British Education Suppliers Association ""Inspiring Leaders"" award in 2023. He is the group CEO of NetSupport, an internationally acclaimed EdTech vendor and chair of a MAT, and on the Department for Education (DfE) advisory board for the East of England. He was awarded an MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire) in the King's 2025 New Year's Honours, for services to education. Peter Noble is an Audie Award-winning narrator who has recorded hundreds of audiobooks and audio dramas, including the 2021 Booker Prize winner, as well as Audible and New York Times bestsellers. Peter is a brain injury survivor, and has a unique understanding of the music of language. He was born in South Africa, in a valley Alan Paton called ""lovely beyond any singing of it."" He grew up traveling and studied music and drama at the University of Cape Town. In South Africa, Peter worked in the theater, touring the country with a small repertory company, as well as appearing on radio, TV, and film. Peter moved to London to study classical acting at LAMDA. He went on to train as a singer at the Royal Academy of Music, where he was part of the second graduating cohort of the legendary RAM Musical Theatre program. He also has an MA in creative writing from the University of East Anglia. He lives just outside of London, in Hertfordshire.

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