Hi, I’m Laura McInerney, public speaker, co-founder of Teacher Tapp and long-time explainer of how schools really work.
I’m on the pulse of what teachers think, want, need – and on what’s coming next.
I’m the co-founder of Teacher Tapp, the daily survey app used by over 10,000 teachers — and one of the most influential voices in UK education today. Since 2017, our work has helped policymakers, researchers, and organisations understand what’s really happening in schools.
As a former teacher and editor of Schools Week, I’ve spent 20 years immersed in education policy and have interviewed over 60 of the field’s biggest names — from Dylan Wiliam to Carol Dweck to Amanda Spielman.
My experience with schools, politicians, the media, and academic researchers has given me the expertise to deliver keynotes, host events, chair panels, and write on topics across the schools sector.
You may have seen me on the main stage at The Education Festival, BETT, or speaking at major annual professional conferences. Increasingly, I speak about the future of schools, learning, and work — and how today’s education system shapes tomorrow’s citizens, employees, and parents.
Having become a female founder of a tech company, and unexpectedly the editor of a national newspaper just 13 weeks into journalism, I’ve learned how to navigate situations where you’re totally out of your depth — which has become one of my keynote topics! Alongside some others including: Education Trends 2026, What We Can Learn from Education Secretaries, and The Mars Bar Problem of Flexible Working.
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Laura is an experienced event host, chair, panelist and keynote.