Team

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

Flora makes sure that everything we do is driven by our mission.

CHIEF GROWTH OFFICER

Tiff drives our growth - our overall growth strategy, our policy work, our ability to evidence our impact, developing our School Group Partnerships and our successful deployment of marketing resources.

DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMMES

Olivia oversees the design and delivery of Topical Talk and other programmes. She’s focused on developing what we do to deepen the impact on students.

DIRECTOR OF FUNDRAISING AND PARTNERSHIPS

Harriet manages and oversees our fundraising and partnerships to help us utilise our network and create exciting opportunities for young people.

DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCE

Elsa keeps things running behind the scenes - looking after our finances, people and systems so we can stay efficient and focused on what matters most.

HEAD OF EDUCATIONAL CONTENT

Katie leads the content team, who make our current affairs schemes of work, resources and workshops for young people.

HEAD OF EDUCATIONAL CONTENT (MATERNITY COVER)

Wumi leads the content team, who make our current affairs schemes of work, resources and workshops for young people.

SCHOOL ENGAGEMENT LEAD 

Steff helps to remove any barriers for teachers delivering Topical Talk in their schools and enables them and their students to become champions of the resource by providing bespoke CPD and events.

SCHOOL ENGAGEMENT LEAD 

Isabelle supports our Topical Talk Communities so that we see the greatest possible impact. She also helps teachers to engage seamlessly with our programmes - from Prizes to Festival.

EDUCATIONAL CONTENT LEAD 

Maddy makes our current affairs schemes of work and resources for young people.

GRAPHIC DESIGNER

Kim is our creative designer who brings our teaching resources to life with inspiring layouts and visuals. She also creates the design for our events and marketing materials.

HEAD OF MARKETING

Loretta helps to raise awareness of our programmes and boost engagement, increasing our impact and reach so more young people can benefit from Topical Talk.

PROGRAMME OFFICER

Manni provides support across all areas of Topical Talk. She's the first point of call for teachers and makes the rest of the teams' jobs easier.

MARKETING EXECUTIVE

Fin manages our social media and leads digital community engagement, helping us reach thousands of students worldwide. He brings creativity and data-driven insights to our digital marketing channels, working closely with our team to inspire more teachers to deliver Topical Talk.

HEAD OF FUNDRAISING AND PARTNERSHIPS

Keya generates new funding opportunities and manages our award-winning partnerships to help us grow Topical Talk globally.

HEAD OF FUNDRAISING AND PARTNERSHIPS

Alex manages our award-winning partnerships and seeks out new funding opportunities to help us grow and reach thousands more young people.