Hannah Wilson is our Director, she is the Co-Founder and she works full time as an independent leadership development consultant, coach and trainer with a specialism in DEI. She grows our community, organises our events and designs/ delivers our training offer. She is a former Executive Headteacher, PGCE Leader and Teaching School Leader.

Amy Sayer is one of our lead associate trainers. She is an associate, consultant, mental health trainer and content writer. She is a diversity advisor for the Chartered College of Teaching. She is the author of the book ‘Supporting staff mental health in your school’.

Jo Brassington is one of our lead associate trainers. They are a former primary school teacher and the Co-Founder of Pride and Progress, a podcast and soon to be book for LGBTQIA+ educators.

Bennie Kara is our Co-Founder. She inspired the inaugural event and after 20 years in schools as a teacher and leader, she now works full time as a speaker, trainer and consultant on the curriculum. She is the author of ‘A Little Guide for Teachers: Diversity in Schools’ and the Co-Editor of ‘Diverse Educators: A Manifesto’.

Dr Adam Brett is an associate trainer and researcher. He is a former secondary school teacher and leader and now a lecturer and researcher at the University of Derby. He is also the co-founder of Pride & Progress and the LGBTQ+ Research Network.

Adrian McLean is an associate coach, consultant and trainer. He is a former Headteacher and trust lead for character and personal development. He is currently an interim school leader.

Catrina Lowri is an associate trainer. She is neurodivergent and founded Neuroteachers to share her passion for neuro inclusion through training and consultancy. She is a former SENCO and Advisory Teacher.

Dwight Weir is an associate trainer and coach. He is a former international school Headteacher. He is a Leadership Coach and Trainer, a BSO Inspector & Consultant, and Executive Director of TRaC Education.

Emma Sheppard is an associate trainer. She is the founder of The Maternity Teacher Paternity Teacher Project. She is the editor of the MTPT book: A Guide to Teaching, Parenting and Creating Family Friendly Schools: The MaternityTeacher PaternityTeacher Project Handbook.

Ian Timbrell is an associate trainer. He is an education consultant and trainer, supporting schools to develop their provision for LGBT+ pupils and their RSE curriculum. He has worked in education for 15 years and is a former Deputy Headteacher.

Krystian McInnis is an associate trainer. He is a Religious Education consultant, advisor, and researcher specialising in decolonising and diversifying the curriculum and the Co-Founder of Reimagining Education. He is also an anti-racism coach.

Rachel Clarke is an associate trainer. She is the CEO Founder of APEX Educate and the Co-Founder of Promote Equality.

Shammi Rahman is an associate trainer. Previously an education consultant for Milton Keynes Council, Shammi is currently a Race Equality Adviser. Shammi is also a member of the Advisory Board for the Children’s Commissioner for England and recently joined the expert advisory group for RE at Oak National Academy.

Yamina Bibi is an associate trainer. She is currently a Project Specialist working with the CCT and Chiltern Learning Trust. She was formerly Acting Deputy Headteacher of an inner-London secondary school. She is a regional leader for #WomenEd. She is the author of ‘A Little Guide for Teachers: Thriving in Your First Years of Teaching’.

Zahara Chowdhury is an associate trainer. She is an EDI Business Partner at a university and the founder of the School Should Be podcast.

Blue Hall is our brand designer, she has worked with us since we formalised into a company and she designed our branding, our logo and all of our media assets.

Richard Robinson is our web designer, he built our website, he manages our monthly newsletters and he is the technical host and editor for all of our virtual events. He edits our video and audio including podcasts.

Sarah Ross is Executive Assistant to Hannah Wilson, the Director of Diverse Educators. She is a former picture editor, an ecommerce business owner and a postnatal doula.