Phil is a Churchill Fellow and Director of Education for Bohunt Education Trust, a Multi-Academy Trust serving the needs of over 11,000 students in the south of England. His passion is for building an education system that enables all students to achieve and have the opportunity to become ‘Game-changers’, innovators and leaders. Phil is a Sinnott Fellow, previous STEM Leader of the Year, Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society and member of Rethinking Assessment where he is leading on Interdisciplinary Learning. Phil joined our Advisory Council in 2022.

Anna is the founder and Director of Amazing Apprenticeships, which works with government, schools and colleges, and many of the country’s leading employers to champion apprenticeships and technical education and inspire the next generation of apprentices. Her work over the last 25 years with employers, training providers and policy makers has established her as a respected speaker on apprenticeships and has seen her invited to support and contribute to countless research papers, legislative developments, media commentary, conferences and roundtables.

Richard is a Music Educator and 2019 Fellow. His Fellowship, which took him to Finland, Canada and the USA, enabled him to visit schools and choirs to discover the impact high quality singing and music education has on learning. Since his trip, Richard has been campaigning to raise the profile of music in schools through presentations to head teachers, working with and training class teachers and implementing methods of teaching he observed on his travels. He is also in the process of developing an annual music conference to further his message that music is an essential part of every child’s education.

Lisa is Deputy CEO of a multi-academy trust in the North-West of England. Previously she was a headteacher of an outstanding school with significant deprivation indicators. She is also an Ofsted Inspector and a National Leader in Education. Her 2016 Fellowship took her to China to consider how a mastery approach to mathematics can raise expectations, aspirations and academic attainment for all pupils including the most disadvantaged here in the UK. More recently, Lisa has implemented a parental engagement project focused on everyday mathematics in the home and nursery environment; this project was funded by a Churchill Fellowship Activate Grant.