David Harris is principal of Serlby Park, (A 3-18 B&E Learning Community). He has worked in the mining community of Bircotes & Harworth in Nottinghamshire for 6 years. He played a central role in negotiating, designing and now leading a single 'all through' 3-18 school formed from an infant, primary and secondary school. He is passionate about improving transition between the phases of education and his book on the subject, 'Are you dropping the baton?' will be published in February. David is 47, married with 2 children.

Session synopsis

In his presentation at the 4th iNet international conference - System redesign: The benefits and implications for merging all ages of education into a single educational journey - David will outline how and why the new 'all through' school was formed. He will highlight the implications for staff development and curriculum reorganisation. He promises to entertain, to challenge your assumptions and to encourage you to take the first steps to meaningful system redesign.