Our Team

Strategic Team

Hannah Wilson

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.

Founding Team

Bennie Kara

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’.

Associate Team

Adrian McLean

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

Amy Sayer

Amy Sayer 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’.

Audrey Pantelis

Audrey Pantelis is an associate coach, consultant and trainer. She is a former Headteacher of a Special Educational Needs and Disabilities school and a current Diversity, Equity and Inclusion consultant and leadership coach.

Cathy Anwar

Cathy Anwar is an associate education leadership and equalities consultant and trainer. She is a former CEO, Senior HMI and Headteacher.

Catrina Lowri

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

Jo Brassington

Jo Brassington is an associate trainer. 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.

Rachel Clarke

Rachel Clarke is an associate trainer. She is a Deputy Headteacher of an inner-London school and the Co-Founder of Promote Equality.

Operational Team

Blue Hall

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

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.