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. FE Week and FE Week are media partners. Williamson will provide the opening festival keynote at 3pm. You can watch the speech here: