Chris Armstrong-Stacey is the Deputy Director for Developing Teachers and Leaders at the Department for Education. He is responsible for delivering the government’s ambitious reforms to teacher development, including the Early Career Framework, National Professional Qualifications, Teaching School Hubs and the National Institute of Teaching. Before this role, Chris was the Deputy Director responsible for the strategy and performance of the Free School programme and has held a range of policy roles in DfE since October 2008.