Education secretary Gavin Williamson will open the Festival of Education today, kickstarting the two-week long virtual event. The festival will include some of the best-known names in the education sector alongside thought-provoking debate sessions. New ‘Friday Fest’ days will also feature invaluable CPD opportunities for all education professionals. (See the full schedule here). Thanks to the support of Wellington College – the home of the festival – and partners, the whole event is free this year. Schools Week and FE Week are media partners. Williamson will provide the opening festival keynote, at 3pm, titled ‘Recovery and reform: Continuing to deliver excellence in education’. You can watch the speech here: https://www.youtube.com/embed/8_s-MDf_4M0