About ImpactEd Group

Jonny has held director positions at Accenture and BCS Consulting and is also former CEO & Chair of the Peter Jones Foundation. Jonny has been listed as one of the UK’s leading social entrepreneurs.

Chris is the former CEO of The Brilliant Club and launched the consulting model which has developed to become ImpactEd Consulting. He is a trustee at the Delta Academies Trust and Get Further.

Elin is the former Managing Director of communications and government relations agency PLMR, and was a Director at Jamie Oliver's campaigning charity, Bite Back. She sits on the Board of Inspiration Trust and The Together Project.

Rajbir has experience as a researcher, Assistant Professor in HE & leader of a social enterprise incubator working across the world. She is a certified HR Manager & Change Management Practitioner.

Karl was previously the Director of Strategy and Impact at Teach First. His expertise includes strategy development, impact measurement and partnership growth. He holds an MBA and an MA in Educational Leadership.

Hayley has worked in a variety of roles within the education sector including product development, curriculum management and operations. As well as her role as ED, she is also Director of Operations.

Maddy brings experience as Director of Fundraising for Future Frontiers, developing fundraising at The Brilliant Club and as a Trustee for Boxing Futures. She holds a PGCert in Philanthropic Studies.

John Jerrim is Professor of Education and Social Statistics, and is Director of the Quantitative Social Science research centre at IOE

Lauren is a cognitive psychologist who specialises in measuring educational outcomes. She is a Lecturer at UCL and a Fulbright Scholar. Previously, Lauren led The Brilliant Club’s research consultancy arm.

Steph has been working with and in schools for over a decade. First, as a science teacher in the North East of England, then at The Brilliant Club where she was Director of School Partnerships.

Amanda has been working in pragmatic research and evaluation for over 20 years across academia, the public and third sectors, and as an independent consultant. This has included evaluations around children’s mental health and wellbeing, school readiness, and physical activity and diet, as well as leading research on geographic deprivation

Annette is an experienced research and evaluation professional with 12+ years of expertise in delivering high-impact evaluation projects for education organisations across multiple countries. Having previously worked in academia and international development, she has a proven track record in partnership management, quantitative, experimental and mixed methodologies.

With an academic background in Anthropology at UCL, Rebeca brings a nuanced understanding of social systems to her work. Her experience working with social impact organisations like DebateMate and ImpactEd Evaluation has fuelled her passion for educational initiatives that aim to transform outcomes for children from disadvantaged backgrounds.

Beth has worked at The Brilliant Club and for the Children's Commissioner for Wales conducting research & workshops on Children's Rights. She has recently completed a Masters in Human Rights.

Charlie has over 12 years' experience across a wide range of educational organisations including teaching in the UK and overseas and school partnership management related to skills and apprenticeships

Charlotte studied Philosophy at KCL and tutored Maths, English and 11+ across Islington & Bromley. She has a background in delivering coding & robotics programmes in schools and in FinTech.

Charlotte has a background in teaching, pastoral support & education project management. She is passionate about social mobility & employee wellbeing in the workplace.

Ciara has experience as a French & Spanish teacher & a School Onboarding Manager for Third Space Learning where she delivered Maths interventions to primary children in disadvantaged areas of the UK.

Corina is an economist and MPP from UChicago, passionate about measuring & monitoring policy results to extend their impact, with experience in research, policy, and data analysis.

Dani has over 14 years experience working primary education as a classroom teacher, head of department and SENDCo. She has led whole-school approaches to social and emotional health in children.

David spent 8 years at The Brilliant Club building & delivering programmes to support young people to access university. He has worked with universities, schools & government on educational programmes

Deepta is an education specialist with 4 years experience in education research & practice in the 3rd sector. She holds an MSc in Comparative & International Education and an MA in Development Studies

Emily has 8 years' experience as a teacher and HoD and before joining ImpactEd Group, she was the Practice Development Lead, supporting Early Career Teachers to develop their practice with Teach First

Holly was an English teacher before working at Teach First to deliver their Leadership Development Programme across the North West. She also has experience in social & economic research consultancy.

Jennie retrained as a software developer inspired by the possibilities of tech for good. Prior to this, she was a fundraising & events manager and spent over 10 years in the charity sector.

Jodie is experienced in adult education, managing projects and supporting people in charity and university settings. She’s interested in diversity and wellbeing, and is training to become a therapist.

John worked in primary schools for 8 years as a classroom teacher, subject lead & head of department. Before that he worked for international charity VSO as an Education Programme Development Manager.

Katherine has 15+ years in education, teaching in London and Mexico. National roles include leading conferences at The Brilliant Club, ITT programmes at Teach First, and DfE ECF and NPQ contracts at EDT. She holds an MA in Public Policy from KCL.

Kristy has over 10 years experience across the education and impact sectors, starting at ImpactEd in 2020. She previously worked as a teacher in Singapore, a researcher for an educational publisher and a consultant in research impact.

Lauren has a background as a Primary School Teacher, Tutor & Early Years Curriculum Leader. Prior to joining ImpactEd Lauren took a year out to travel the world and teach English to students overseas.

Lena advises senior leadership teams throughout the operating model design process whilst focusing on creating positive and inclusive work environments. She previously led the Centre for Public Impact

Lucy has 10 years' experience in school partnerships, edtech and evaluating school programmes through working in widening participation and as Programme Director at Learning with Parents.

Mal has worked as a software developer in the education sector for many years. Alongside their work at TEP, they are also the lead developer for the Chartered College of Teaching.

Matt has 16 years experience as a software engineer and teaches programming to primary pupils. He has worked as a public sector consultant to the Ministry of Justice & Hackney Borough Council.

Mayowa has 8 years experience in the children’s tuition industry, supporting students from early years to GCSE level. She has worked in various education delivery roles and more recently within people and operations management.

Nathan developed policy in central government departments for 10 years, was Programme Director for the National Citizen Service, was part of the founding team at Frontline & CEO of The Access Project.

Nina is an education specialist with experience in research and evaluation design for national research projects. Before joining ImpactEd, she worked in academia, assessing the effectiveness and feasibility of psycho-educational interventions in schools.

Olia has been working in finance for over 7 years. The majority of her experience has been linked to the education sector - specifically within an education trust and adult education. Olia has supported these organisations with meeting their financial goals through budgeting, financial planning, and decision making.

Robert joins Impact Ed from Now Teach where he helped over 850 people change career to teach. He is CIM qualified and has worked with brands such as Teach First and Oasis Community Learning.

Róisín was previously co-CEO at the Centre for Education and Youth and Head of Programmes and Evaluation Challenge Partners. Alongside work, Róisín is also a part-time PhD student at UCL in the IoE.

Sam has been a copywriter, barista and has now found his calling as a developer. He has worked in mobility, and is focused on building tech that really works for people.

Tabitha has worked as a Project Worker for a children’s rights organisation, striving to improve the quality of children's and young people’s lives while ensuring they are seen and heard.

Thaïs has 6 years experience working with children & young people of all ages and has also worked in behavioural research as part of a small team responsible for delivering a prominent study.

Tom has worked & consulted on data science & analytics with Facebook, Rolls Royce & Bupa. Recently he’s built prototype projects using Open AI’s API to explore what’s possible in latest AI technology.

Tom has over 10 years experience using data to inform & inspire those who work to make a difference to young people. He has been awarded a Fulbright Scholarship and a Winston Churchill Fellowship.

Zoë has recently graduated with an MSc in Cognitive Neuroscience from the University of Sussex. Before this, she studied Psychology, focusing on self-affirmation research in higher education.

John is Director of Grants at Peter Cundill Foundation & was the founder of PEAS network of schools in Africa providing high-quality education to children who otherwise would struggle to go to school.

Devaki has extensive Board level experience within tech-based start-ups & scale-ups & has recently been recognised as one of the top 50 women in European tech by InspiringFifty Europe.

Mark has over 20 years' experience working at the highest level of the Edtech sector, both in the UK and internationally & recipient of the Software Information Industry Life Time Achievement Award.

Pat is the Chief People Officer at Send and former VP People & Operations at MetomicGlobal. He was recognised as an OUTstanding and Yahoo! Finance Top 100 LGBT+ Executive globally.

Anuprita is a management consultant with experience in the financial services sector and expertise in Operational Risk Management and Governance.

Sue has held directorships at the Brilliant Club, DfE & Future and Teaching Leaders. She is the Chair of the South London Teaching School Hub & Charles Dickens Research School.

Russell is CEO of Teach First and former General Secretary of the National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT). He was appointed CBE in 2022 for his services to education.