Head of Programmes
Igraine Rhodes
She/HerIgraine (Iggy) leads the EEF’s Programmes team and is the EEF’s Designated Safeguarding Lead.
Education Endowment Foundation:Kathryn Davies
Kathryn Davies
Post-16 Lead
•She/HerKath leads the EEF’s post-16 work, building and mobiling the evidence base to support improved outcomes at this crucial stage of education.
Kath joined the EEF in 2005. She has previously worked across a range of areas, including SEND, as part of the Programmes team. In her current role she works with organisations across the 16-19 sector to build the evidence base across academic and technical courses, through robust trials. She creates evidence based resources to support good teaching and learning for disadvantaged learners, in a stage of education that is a ‘last chance’ to ensure learners are well placed to go on to a career or higher education.
Kath previously worked at the Social Mobility Foundation, setting up the UK’s first Social Mobility Employer Index, and at the Sutton Trust, working on the charities' 'access to the professions' programmes. During Covid-19, she was seconded to the National Tutoring Programme which was a key part of the UK Governments' catch-up strategy. She has an MSC in Environment, Science and Policy from King's College, and a BA in English from Oxford University.
Post-16 Lead
Kathryn Davies
She/HerKath leads the EEF’s post-16 work, building and mobiling the evidence base to support improved outcomes at this crucial stage of education.
Senior Programme Manager
Aoife Duff
She/HerAoife manages a range of programmes and leads the EEF’s programmes work on the early years, literacy and teacher recruitment and retention.
Senior Programme Manager
Jamila Boughelaf
Jamila leads EEF’s programme work on two themes: Learning Behaviours and Implementation.
Senior Programme Manager
Katie Luxton
She/HerKatie manages a range of programmes and leads the EEF’s programmes work in Science.
Programme Manager
Toby Whittaker
He/HimToby manages a range of EEF-funded programmes.
Programme Manager
Daniella Duncalf
She/HerDaniella manages a range of programmes and leads the EEF’s programmes work on writing.
Programme Manager (on maternity leave)
Eleanore Widger
She/HerEleanore manages a range of EEF-funded programmes.
Programme Manager
Beverley Jennings
Beverley manages a range of EEF-funded programmes and leads the EEF’s programmes work on physical development in the early years.
Senior Data and Insight Manager
Eloise Rahman
She/HerEloise oversees the CRM system, which is used by several teams to monitor the progress of research projects and their finances.
Programme Manager
Pam Shaw
She/HerPam manages a range of EEF-funded programmes.
Data and Insight Officer
Nikhil McGeoch
Nikhil supports EEF’s data activities, enhancing Salesforce operations, ensuring data integrity, and providing data-driven insights.
Programmes Engagement Manager
Ellen Ritson
Ellen leads the development and implementation of the EEF’s strategy for supporting project recruitment.
Programme Manager
Hannah Breeze
Hannah manages a range of EEF-funded programmes.
Post-16 Project Manager
Becca Phillips
Becca manages the day-to-day development of our post-16 work.
Programmes Engagement Officer
Michelle Grace
Michelle supports the recruitment of educational settings to EEF programmes and evaluations.
Programme Manager
Andy Kensley
Andy manages a wide portfolio of EEF programmes.
Programme Support Officer
Megan Milarski
Megan support the programmes team across a wide range of EEF programmes.
Programme Manager
Ben Sillitoe
Ben works in the Programmes Team as a Programme Manager.
Programme Manager
Jennie Magness
Jennie oversees early years grants and lead on communication and language and early literacy themes.
Programme Manager
Fabiola Clemente
Fabiola manages a range of EEF-funded programmes and is our Ed Tech theme leader.
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