As part of a special women's season, Estelle Morris speaks to one of the leading female figures in education, NASUWT general secretary Chris Keates.
Keates reveals what it's like to be a woman in the male-dominated world of union leadership and is asked whether or not a satisfactory solution has finally been reached to the problem of teachers' workloads.
Morris also asks Keates about her commitment to social partnership with the government and the impact this has had, not only for education, but for union politics. Does partnership mark an end to union unity in education, and has it signalled a new era for change in educational standards?