Staff
Rosa A
(She/her)
Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Advisor
Rosa is a relentless optimist who still believes we can change the world. She has worked in education in Oxford since 2009 both with adults and young people in settings such as the University of Oxford and Oxford Sixth Form College. As a teacher and as a manager, Rosa promoted cultural understanding and the importance of valuing our differences, oversaw SMSC and supported teachers to develop more inclusive lessons.
A sociologist, a qualified educator (QTLS), and holding a MSc in Development Management, Rosa has brought to her current work her experience of living in three countries and working in marketing, administration and the third sector.
In 2019, Rosa started working as a facilitator and consultant supporting companies, charities and entrepreneurs with training and ongoing consultancy services to overcome biases and prejudice.
In 2022, Rosa joined the like-minded team of EqualiTeach as EDI Advisor. She supports schools undertaking their Equalities Award to embed inclusion in all processes. She also designs and delivers interactive and dynamic training sessions to shift mindsets in schools and organisations, both face to face and online.
To support her work (and her personal inclusion journey), Rosa has been trained and is a practitioner of mindfulness and nonviolent communication. She has taken these skills to EqualiTeach where she leads the pastoral programme, providing regular co-working and meditation spaces.
Jatinder C
(He/him)
Senior Education & Training Officer
Jatinder graduated with a BA in Business Management, before obtaining his PGCE in Business Studies.
During his career as a Business Studies teacher, he worked at three different secondary schools before joining EqualiTeach. Jatinder has worked with young people on how to identify and tackle discrimination, whilst helping them to explore their own values and develop an understanding of others. He has sought to create a safe space for young people to explore issues of equality, diversity and inclusion.
Jatinder also has experience of working with marginalised groups and improving accessibility. He has always been passionate about education, and about ensuring everyone is valued and has equal and fair opportunities to succeed in life, leading him to his current role with EqualiTeach.
Carole G
(She/her)
Senior Education & Training Officer
Carole began her career in 2008 as a classroom teacher, where she discovered her passion for supporting young people to thrive. Placing young people at the centre of their learning sparked in Carole, an interest in participation and engagement, leading her to join the NHS as Head of Patient and Parent/Carer Involvement for inpatient CAMHS at Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust. In this role, Carole worked with young people and their families to tackle mental health stigma and be authentically involved in their care journeys, further developing her passion for creating inclusive environments where young people were empowered to drive their own recovery.
In 2018, Carole secured a promotion with East London NHS Foundation Trust as People Participation Lead for Bedfordshire Community Health Services. As a habitual improver, during this time she also became a Quality Improvement coach, specialising in improvement science and methodology. Carole was coach to a number of clinical teams, supporting a range of improvement projects. Carole was delighted to secure a further promotion to become an Improvement Advisor for the Trust, where she oversaw a large portfolio of Directorate-wide and Trust-wide improvement projects. She was also an important part of the Trust’s Quality Improvement Capability programme, which gave her the opportunity to regularly teach improvement methodology to large audiences across the Trust. It was her contribution to the Trust’s Pursuing Equity Programme though, which focussed on reducing health inequities for minoritised communities, that she found most rewarding.
In early 2023, seeking to make a return to the world of education but continue her passion for EDI and improvement, Carole joined EqualiTeach. In her current role, she facilitates workshops and training sessions for both adults and young people across a variety of settings and organisations. Carole also takes pride in creating, developing and tailoring high quality workshop and training content to meet the unique needs of each client.
Saira H
(She/her)
Education Manager
Saira’s awareness, work and interests in equality, diversity
and inclusion (EDI) have been ongoing since she was aged 12; her first
interaction with the lack of equality and inclusion was when she joined her
school football team as the first and only female member. Saira went on to
encourage more young girls to get involved with football, and soon the female
team grew! Later, Saira went on to study undergraduate and postgraduate degrees
in Religion, Culture and Society, where she was able to see how religions and
cultures have flourished across many societies, and how colonial forces have
destroyed them too. After spending several years teaching Religious Studies and
Philosophy, Saira went on to study the MSc in Social Anthropology at the
University of Oxford; during which she performed an ethnographic analysis into
how education is used as a tool to improve social positioning among the
African-Pakistani community.
Saira first joined EqualiTeach in 2021 as a Senior Education
and Training Officer where she delivered training to young people and adults
across the country on a variety of EDI topics and supported schools to complete
the Equalities Award. In July 2022, Saira was promoted to Project Manager where
she began to oversee the creation and implementation of a bespoke race equality
project across the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority. Alongside this,
Saira oversees the delivery of a large-scale EDI project to Adult Social Care
Workers working for Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council, and continues
to deliver training to young people and adults in a variety of settings.
Kate H
(She/her)
Head of Operations
Kate has a BA Honours degree in Politics and German from the University of Bristol and a Masters degree in Managing Equality and Diversity (Distinction) from London Metropolitan University. Alongside this, she has a CMI Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management and a CIPD Level 7 Advanced Diploma in Strategic People Management.
Starting her career with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and the World Food Programme in Berlin, Germany, she then spent four years delivering equality training with anti-racism charity Show Racism the Red Card, before co-founding EqualiTeach in 2013
Kate is Head of Operations at EqualiTeach, having oversight of over all of EqualiTeach’s operational activities and the HR function. This includes managing all of EqualiTeach’s product and service delivery; ensuring compliance with all legal frameworks; producing and ensuring implementation of policies which align with the organisation’s values; overseeing EqualiTeach’s recruitment and retention strategies; and working closely with the Board of Trustees and the Head of Strategy and Development to provide leadership for the organisation as a whole.
Kate has previously completed research into the experiences of transgender people in the workplace, has written articles for the journal Race Equality Teaching, and has co-written numerous publications for teachers on racism, Islamophobia, disability discrimination and Fundamental British Values. She is co-author of the book ‘More than Words: Promoting Race Equality and Tackling Racism in Schools.’
Jennifer J
(She/her)
Education Manager
Jennifer has a BA in Philosophy and Theology from the University of Nottingham and a PGCE in Religious Education from the University of Birmingham.
She began her career as a teacher of RE in a greater-London school, later becoming head of department. During this time she worked with young people on issues surrounding equality, diversity and critical thinking. Creating thought-provoking schemes of learning that allowed students to explore their values and develop a deep understanding of others was at the heart of her practice. As head of department she delivered workshops to colleagues on various issues, including ‘raising standards’ and promoting ‘Philosophy for Children’ across the school.
Jennifer helped establish several inter-departmental working groups and developed whole-school strategies for SMSC. She mentored trainee teachers and worked with other schools to help improve their religious education provision. Jennifer has recently undertaken work promoting health and wellness in local workplaces and with individuals within the Bedford area.
Claire K
(She/her)
Administration Assistant
Claire joined EqualiTeach in 2022, having previously worked in primary schools for over 20 years. Claire brings her practical knowledge of schools and organisational skills to her role of Administration Assistant. She is responsible for putting together the resources for training sessions and workshops, processing feedback and ensuring the smooth running of the office. In addition to these roles, she works alongside EDI Advisors on the Equalities Award, ensuing schools receive their plaques and banners once they have achieved the Award. She has a good understanding of primary schools and firsthand experience of inclusion in the classroom. Claire is the friendly voice at the end of the phone.
During her career she has lived and worked in Australia. This gave her deep insight into what it is to live in a different culture and to feel included and not excluded.
Jenna L
(She/her)
Business Development & Marketing Manager
Jenna has over five years of experience in marketing and a strong background in administration.
Over the years, Jenna has worked for a variety of organisations including Papworth Trust, a leading disability charity, providing administration support to the fundraising and volunteering team. The role not only gave her a variety of valuable skills, but also a good introduction to the importance of disability equality.
Following this, Jenna began to build her career in marketing, working for several technology manufacturers in Cambridgeshire. She brings with her a magnitude of skills including digital marketing, graphic design, sales administration and event planning.
At EqualiTeach, Jenna supports the business development team with aftersales care; monitoring and evaluation; and the implementation of the promotions and marketing strategy. She is proud to support the team at EqualiTeach in driving positive change and is committed to providing excellent customer service.
Rebecca P
(She/her)
Youth Education Officer
Rebecca has a first-class BA Honours in Early Childhood, holds an Extended Diploma in Health and Social Care and NCFE CACHE in understanding Children and Young People’s Mental Health. Before joining EqualiTeach, Rebecca worked as a Youth Support Worker for a charity which supports young people and families living with disabilities and carried out volunteer work for a project supporting social activities and promoting independence for children with learning difficulties. Rebecca also spent over 5 years working in education where she was a form tutor and taught KS2 and KS2 students a variety of subjects, including PSHE and Ethics, Theology and Citizenship. She also created and delivered body confidence workshops, called Proud2Bme, with vulnerable female students with the aim of promoting and encouraging discussions on self-confidence and healthy mindset, as well as celebrating differences.
Rebecca began her life at EqualiTeach as a Youth Education Officer where she delivered workshops to young people in schools and other educational settings on different aspects of equality, diversity and inclusion. After a promotion to her current position as Education Coordinator, Rebecca now oversees the creation of new workshops and the tailoring and adapting of existing workshops. Whilst Rebecca continues to deliver workshops to young people across the country, she enjoys overseeing and creating content and supporting the team with deliveries.
Sarah S
(She/her)
Head of Strategy and Development
Sarah holds an MA in Equal Opportunities and Society (Distinction) and has been working in the field of equality for 20 years.
She has overseen the development and delivery of educational programmes working with over 300,000 people. These have included programmes of work commissioned by the government, EHRC, over 20 local authorities and private sector organisations.
Sarah has authored several publications in the field, including co-authoring the book More than Words: Promoting Race Equality and Tackling Racism in Schools, alongside bespoke equality toolkits for organisations such as Home Group Housing Association and TeachFirst.
She has worked with UNESCO and ODIHR an on international approach to countering intolerance and discrimination against Muslims and provided consultancy advice to organisations including central and local government, the Football Association and Camden Roundhouse.
An experienced public speaker, Sarah has delivered presentations at the House of Commons, London’s City Hall and several national and international conferences.
Tori S
(She/her)
Senior Education and Training Officer
Tori has had a strong desire to contribute to the field of equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) ever since she was in school, and particularly after studying sociology at A-Level. She has a philosophy background, having always been intrigued by the world, and enjoying engaging in deep discussions and critical thinking. In 2020, Tori started her Masters in Policy Studies in Education, which had a strong focus on social justice, equity and inclusion. Her dissertation focused on school uniform policy in England, and its interactions with race, class, and gender. Tori has mostly worked within the field of education, from pastoral roles to overseeing attendance, but before joining EqualiTeach, felt as though she wanted her career to have a more direct link with EDI.
Tori first joined EqualiTeach in 2021 as a Youth Education Officer, delivering workshops to young people on all areas of equality. Now, she is a Senior Education and Training Officer, additionally delivering training to adults across a range of sectors, which she really enjoys.
Candice W
(She/her)
Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Advisor
Candice studied music, ancient history and classical studies at undergraduate level at the University of Liverpool before pursuing a Masters in Music at the same university and a PGCE in Secondary Music at Liverpool Hope University. Candice then spent over 8 years teaching music in various roles – as a secondary school music teacher, a peripatetic instrumental teacher, a primary school music teacher, and a director of extra-curricular music activities for young people.
Whilst working in music education Candice became more and more frustrated at the inequality of opportunity and lack of inclusion that exists within the Arts and began working on small projects to improve diversity and inclusion within her workplace. A passion for this work quickly developed and it was this passion that led her to a new role and a change of career.
Candice began her life at EqualiTeach as a Senior Education and Training officer where she delivered training to staff in schools and organisations, and workshops to young people, on a range of EDI issues. After a promotion to her current position as EDI Advisor, Candice now works more closely with schools, auditing their approach to EDI whilst they undertake an Equalities Award. Whilst Candice continues to deliver staff training and workshops in schools and organisations across the country, she enjoys the consultancy work that she now does with schools, helping them to further improve their EDI practices.
Trustees
Lucy Goodyear
(She/her)
Chair of Trustees
Lucy has worked in the Energy industry for 16 years in both a technical and commercial capacity, and has been on the Advisory Board of EqualiTeach since 2016.
For the latter part of her career, Lucy has worked as an Account Manager, handling large and complex clients, ensuring that their voice is heard within her organisation whilst growing and developing the account.
Lucy brings her negotiation, sales and organisation skills to EqualiTeach, whilst learning a lot about equality, diversity and inclusion along the way!
Paul Mortimer
(He/him)
Trustee
Paul is an ex professional footballer who in a 15-year career played for premier league football for the likes of Charlton, Aston Villa & Crystal Palace, as well as representing England at u21 level.
On retirement he qualified as a coach and spent the next 10 years coaching the likes of Chelsea, Arsenal, Wimbledon, MK Dons and Charlton at academy level as well as being first team coach at Brentford, and assistant manager of the Sierra Leone national side.
Paul spent over four years delivering equality training with anti-racism charity Show Racism the Red Card where he delivered to trainee and experienced teachers, and at universities, Prisons and young offender institutions.
He is an experienced mentor and works as a conciliator for organisations such as the ICC as well as delivering anti-discrimination awareness training for them.
He is a Senior Workplace Inclusion facilitator delivering inclusive Leadership training in the Corporate environment.
He has experience in public speaking having delivered talks at numerous events.
Paul is a qualified counsellor and clinical supervisor in a flourishing private Practice.
Cameron Paul
(He/him)
Treasurer
Cameron Paul, an accomplished Accountant with 20+ years of experience, is a specialist in UK tax legislation and corporate obligations. His journey began at Gowing & Co Chartered Accountants, progressing to pivotal roles at County Estate Management and Consort Property Management, where he managed portfolios, produced detailed year-end accounts, and supported property managers.
In 2012, Cameron founded Spinifex Accounting Services, serving as Managing Director. He expertly handles diverse client needs, from day-to-day bookkeeping to complex tax returns, ensuring legal compliance. His leadership extends beyond finance – he founded the London Chargers Rugby League Club and led it to become Southern UK Amateur Champions.
With a Bachelor of Commerce from Newcastle University Australia, Cameron balances his professional expertise with family time, sports, and a passion for travel.
Loushaé Pratt
(She/her)
Trustee
Loushaé holds a BA in Social Work; she has been working with children, young people and adults for over 10 years in varying capacities. These experiences and her own personal experiences have continued to promote her passion for equality and empowerment of all individuals.
Loushaé has worked with schools, community projects, churches, youth projects, universities, residential homes, local authorities and private social care organisations.
During her time in these settings, she has trained parents, carers and professionals in issues of equality and diversity – primarily around race, age and gender. In her work with young people, she has run small to large workshops in sessions on critical thinking, social skills and interpersonal conversations and relationships.
Loushaé’s passion for equality and diversity was further developed in her time in social work where she worked directly with her local authority to contribute to the equality and diversity strategy of the Council and was the social work lead amongst senior management around how issues or diversity and equality were managed and understood within the workforce. This included presenting through team meetings and preparing training for forums and events.
Loushaé is continually looking for ways to improve how individuals understand and apply equality and diversity throughout her volunteering and paid work and is passionate about empowering young people and adults to develop these skills.
