Head of Programme Development and Scale-up
Tisha Verma
Tisha joins the Programme Development and Scale-up team as Head of Programme Development & Scale-up to cover for Amy Clark, who is on maternity leave.
Isaac Thornton
Evaluation Manager
Isaac joins the Programme Development and Scale-up Team as an Evaluation Manager.
Recently, Isaac submitted his PhD at the University of Brighton, exploring social exclusion and resilience among international students at UK universities using mixed methods. There, Isaac also taught across modules in research methods, psychology, and social science. Prior to this, he was a Senior Researcher in the National Centre for Social Research’s Evaluation Team.
Isaac lives in Brighton and Hove with his partner and skittish but lovable rescue cat. In his spare time, he enjoys spending time by the sea, running, playing the ukulele, and going to gigs.
Head of Programme Development and Scale-up
Amy Clark (on maternity leave)
She/HerAmy leads the Programme Development and Scale-up team.
Senior Programme Manager
Amy Ellis-Thompson
She/TheyAmy is a Senior Programme Manager who specialises in scale-up, and leads the EEF’s work on education technology (EdTech).
Senior Programme Manager
Sarah Dobie
She/HerSarah is a Senior Programme Manager managing a range of EEF-funded projects, and specialises in EEF’s early-stage programme development work.
Programme Manager
Rida Zafar
Rida is a Programme Manager managing a range of EEF-funded projects, and leads the EEF programmes work in secondary maths.
Programme Manager
Tara Human
Tara is a Programme Manager and manages a range of EEF-funded projects, with a focus on scale-up.
Programme Manager
Jo Wolf
Jo is a Programme Manager managing a range of EEF-funded projects, and leads the EEF programmes work in tutoring.
Senior Evaluation Manager
Ignacia Valenzuela
She/HerIgnacia is responsible for managing robust evaluations of EEF-funded projects, and leads the programme pipeline work and the evaluator panel.
Evaluation Manager
Isaac Thornton
Isaac joins the Programme Development and Scale-up Team as an Evaluation Manager.
Programme Officer
Amber Batstone-Carr
Amber supports the delivery and coordination of impactful programmes across the organisation.