Following the event’s call for papers, the Expo’s heads of content will request feedback and ideas from the advisory board on a draft conference programme, giving each member the opportunity to advise on any gaps in the offering.
Each year the two-day programme attracts around 2,000 visitors from across the UK and over 40 countries. Last year’s event once again saw over 80 CPD sessions, showcasing the depth and variety of provision in music and drama education.
Members of this year’s advisory board are: https://www.musicanddramaeducationexpo.co.uk/
- • Holly Barradell - Assistant Head Co-Curricular and Director of Performing Arts
- • Paul Bateson - Senior University Practitioner – Drama (Secondary), University of Huddersfield
- • Stephanie Bentley - Primary Education Consultant
- • Kay Charlton - Trumpet Player, Composer, Educator
- • Joanne Dooley - Music Teacher, West Kirby School & College
- • Benjamin Eva-Griffiths - Associate Assistant Headteacher, Woodbridge High School
- • Matt Hartley-Stevens - Head of Music, Dolphin School
- • Sharon Jagdev Powell - Director, Brent Music Academy
- • Harley Kinnear - Teacher of Performing Arts and Head of Year 8
- • Dr Amanda Kipling - PGCE Drama Convenor, Goldsmiths University
- • Margherita Laera - Senior Lecturer in Theatre, Director of Research and Innovation, University of Kent
- • Ksenija Laskova - Teacher of Piano, Music Theory and Ensembles, Examiner, Performer, Researcher, and Trustee at EPTA UK
- • Roy Lee - Educational Empower
- • Adam Power-Annand - CEO of Speech Bubbles
- • Serena B. Slack-Robins - PhD Researcher
- • Nikos Stavropoulos - Professor of Composition, Leeds Beckett University
- • Andy Taylor - Head of Theatre Technology, Guildhall School of Music & Drama
- • Helen Turner - Director of Act On It
- • Julian Whittaker - Director of Music & SLE, The Crypt School, Gloucester
- • Benjamin Woodbridge - Composer, Musician, Educator
To find out more about each advisory board member, visit musicanddramaeducationexpo.co.uk/2026-advisory-board
