Advisory Panel

Anne Appelbaum Director Children & Young People, Arts Council England

Ros Asher Creative Learning Consultant, Education Advisor

Kate Atkinson Head of Programmes, Clore Leadership

Justin Audibert Artistic Director, Chichester Theatre

Rebecca Barnett Learning Director, Aurora Orchestra

Steven Berryman President, College of Teachers

Hugh Blackwood Creative Arts Lead, Five Acre Wood School

Carolyn Bradley Creative Learning Programme Manager, Leeds 2023

Alexandra Brierley Director of Creative Learning, Southbank Centre

Sam Cairns Freelance consultant

Dr Helen Charman Director of Learning & National Programmes, Victoria & Albert Museum

Lauren Christy Talent Manager, Sky Studios, Elstree

Susan Coles Freelance arts, creativity, educational consultant

Michael Corley CEO, Babylon Arts

Lizzie Crump MBE UK Strategic Lead, What Next? & freelance consultant

Steph Cubbin Head of Art and Design at St Marylebone and Arts consultant

Lucy Cuthbertson Director of Education, Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre

Marcus Davey CBE Chief Executive & Artistic Director, Roundhouse

Holly Donagh Director, Strategic Learning, Insight & Influence, Paul Hamlyn Foundation

Joe Duggan Head of Communications & Digital, National Youth Theatre of Great Britain

mezze eade Freelance practitioner & Education Associate, Old Vic Theatre

Rob Elkington Director, Arts Connect

Kate Fellows Head of Learning & Access, Leeds Museums & Galleries

Philip Flood Director, Sound Connections

Montserrat Fuentes Romero Director Culture: Xacara

Hannah Fumoleau Interim Head of Young People’s Programme, Sage Gateshead / North Music Trust

Louise Govier Joint Chief Executive, Artswork

Sophie Gregory Dance Education Specialist

Peter Gregory Principal Lecturer in Education (Creative Arts), Canterbury Christ Church University

Michele Gregson General Secretary, NSEAD

Matt Griffiths CEO, Youth Music

Joe Hallgarten CEO, Centre for Education & Youth

Mimi Harmer Director, The F-List for Music

Prof. Penny Hay Professor of Imagination, Bath Spa University

Alison Holdom Grants Manager, Esmée Fairbairn Foundation

Sue Horner Board member, Coventry University & former Director of Curriculum for England

Damali Ibreck Arts education: research, curation & production

Tarek Iskander Artistic Director & CEO, Battersea Arts Centre

Anthony Jackson Former teacher & visual arts education consultant

Veronica Jobbins Dance & arts education consultant

Kevin Jones Education adviser

Adam Joolia CEO, AudioActive

Sharon Kanolik Engagement Producer & Creative Learning Consultant

Lucy Kennedy CEO, The Sorrell Foundation & National Saturday Club

Alice King-Farlow Director of Learning & National Partnerships, National Theatre

Greg Klerkx Writer & producer

Patricia Lankester Founder CLA member

Sally Manser Former head of ROH Bridge, freelance consultant

Catalina Marin Group Director, Activate Learning

Jenny Mollica Interim CEO, English National Opera

Jacqui O’Hanlon MBE Director of Learning & National Partnerships, Royal Shakespeare Company

Kenneth Olumuyiwa Tharp CBE Freelance arts & cultural consultant

Ray Oudkerk Vice Principal, The Brit School

Dr Nick Owen MBE, CEO, The Mighty Creatives

Dr David Parker Research consultant

Joan Parr Head of Creative Learning & Young People, Creative Scotland

Vee Pollock Dean of Culture & Creative Arts, Newcastle University

Adam Power-Annand CEO, Speech Bubbles

Kelly Quintyne Media & Special Projects Producer, Ballet Black

Radikal Queen Poet, musician, performance artist, teacher

Paul Reeve MBE Chief Executive, Into Film

Emma Ridgway Director, Foundling Museum

Dan Roberts Headteacher, Devonport High School For Boys

Tony Ryan CEO, Design & Technology Association

Keith Saha Co-Artistic Director, 20 Stories High

Adam Tulloch Founder & CEO, Total Insight Theatre

Henry Vann Teacher, Bedford School & Bedford Borough councillor

Dr Erin Walcon  Co-Director & Co-Founder Doorstep Arts, University of Exeter lecturer in Applied Drama

Julie Ward Creative Producer at South Tyneside Cultural Education Partnership

Theresa Ward Headteacher, Creative & Performing Arts College, Riddlesdown Collegiate

Sharon Watson MBE DL CEO & Principal, Northern School of Contemporary Dance

Jasmine Wilson Head of Public Engagement Trinity Laban

Kithmini Wimalasekera Team Leader, V&A X Adobe Artists in Residence Programme