This event is in partnership with FT Schools

FT Schools offers free access to students, teachers and secondary schools around the world. It helps with curriculum enrichment through topical examples in different subjects; fosters media and global literacy; and prepare for the world of work.
This session will focus on the importance of high quality reporting and verifying information; examples in the growth of disinformation; and tricks to identify reliable sources.

Guest Speaker Panel

Andrew Jack

Global Education Editor, FT Schools

Andrew Jack is the global education editor for the Financial Times, writing on educational issues around the world and editorial lead for the free FT schools programme. He was previously head of curated content, deputy editor of the big read section, pharmaceuticals correspondent, and a foreign correspondent in France and Russia.

He oversees the free FT Schools Digest and the Business School Insider newsletters.

Tatiana Popa

Deputy Academic Director & Head of Secondary, Heritage International School, Moldova

Tatiana Popa is deputy academic director and Head of Secondary, as well as a Global Perspectives teacher at Heritage International School in Moldova. She has been an eTwinning Ambassador since 2015. She is also a country ambassador for the Global School Alliance and T4 Education.

Tatiana is passionate about using technology in education. With new technologies emerging, she has delivered webinars and training sessions nationally and internationally about the integration of different technology and AI tools in education.

Rob Ford

CEO & Director, Heritage International School, Moldova

Rob joined Heritage International School in 2019 and is CEO & Director. A Politics and History graduate from the University of York and has been a teacher and school leader for nearly 30 years.Rob is a regular writer for both the TES and International Schools Magazine/ISMP and is an international schools leader for the Varkey/UNESCO/TTF2030 Global Leaders Network. In 2024, Rob was shortlisted for the inaugural TES International Principal of the Year Awards. Rob is married with 3 daughters and lives in both Bristol and Chisinau.

Olivia Hylton

Project Lead, FT Schools