After an exceptionally good year of applications from headteachers across the country, the Farmington Headteachers Institute is delighted to award a record number of scholarships this year. Each of the 11 successful Heads is matched to a university supervisor and will research and produce a scholarship paper on a subject which interests them in the field of education or headship. They will present their research at the annual Headteachers Conference at Jesus College, Cambridge, in July 2027.
Congratulations to all our Heads. We are very excited to work with them in the coming year.
“The initiatives you offer sound both valuable and enriching! I am looking forward to being a part of Farmington when I take up my scholarship in the autumn, and to meeting you all in person soon!”
Victoria Taylor, Headteacher Notre Dame Catholic Academy, Liverpool
The successful Headteachers this year are:
Amy Arnold (Barnham Primary, Suffolk)“Growing the Future: Embedding Food, Farming and Sustainability Across the Primary Curriculum”
Beverley Derrett (Tattingstone Primary, Suffolk) “Outdoor Learning in English Primary Schools: Exploring the Educational Barriers and Enablers in Key Stages 1 and 2 of Schooling”
Paul Fleming (Sedgefield Community College) “How Do Schools Create a Culture That Ensures Effective Ongoing Professional and Personal Development for All Leaders Across the Organisation?”
Andrew Fowler (Lord Lawson of Beamish School, Chester-le-Street) “Performing Arts and a Sense of Belonging in White Working-Class Boys: The Role of the School Leader”
David Jarman (St Michael’s Primary School, Powys) “How game-based learning Can Change Learner Attitudes and Improve Cross Curricular Study, with Particular Reference to Minecraft”
Karl Mackey (St John Fisher Catholic Academy, Dewsbury) “Developing Culture using Catholic Virtues to Close the Disadvantage Gap”
Andy McGlown (St Peter’s Catholic High School, Wigan) “How Do We Maintain a Strong Sense of Identity and Agency for Our Catholic Schools in Large CMATs –Headteachers’ Perspectives”
Rae Snape (Milton Road Primary, Cambridge) “Hope, Passion, Purpose and Persistence – Exceptional Does Not Happen by Chance -Exploring What Makes Great Headteachers”
Mark Sturgeon (Aylesbury Grammar School)“Cultivating Global Citizens: The Value and Impact of International Perspective and Collaboration Across Boys’ Schools”
Victoria Taylor (Notre Dame Catholic Academy, Liverpool) “The Least, the Last and the Lost; Improving Outcomes through the Gospel and a Belief That Inclusion is a Theological Imperative, Grounded in the Dignity of Every Child”
Tamaryn Yartu (Gesher School, Pinner – for children with autism, ADHD, dyslexia, dyspraxia and Down’s Syndrome) “Global Learning Inquiry – Connecting with schools and organisations around the world that are reimagining education in schools such as Gesher”.
Amy Arnold, Barnham Primary School, Suffolk