Ben Simuyandi

Education Endowment Foundation:Ben Simuyandi

Ben Simuyandi

Senior Programme Manager

Ben oversees programmes being evaluated through the Accelerator Fund and manages a range of programmes.

ben.simuyandi@eefoundation.org.uk

Ben joined the EEF in 2020. His role includes identifying promising interventions for funding, managing trials, and overseeing the production of publications to communicate the findings of our work.

Prior to joining EEF, Ben led and managed education reform projects in different countries. This included scaling up an evidence-based intervention in Zambia. He has a BA in Primary Education and an MSc in Economics and Development Economics.

Igraine Rhodes

Head of Programmes

Igraine Rhodes

She/​Her

Igraine (Iggy) leads the EEF’s Programmes team and is the EEF’s Designated Safeguarding Lead. 

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Amy Clark

Accelerator Fund Lead

Amy Clark

She/​Her

Amy leads the EEF’s delivery of the Accelerator Fund, a recovery initiative to increase school access to evidence-based programmes.

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Kathryn Davies

Post-16 Lead

Kathryn Davies

She/​Her

Kath is the Post-16 Lead in the EEF’s Programmes team.

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Ben Simuyandi

Senior Programme Manager

Ben Simuyandi

Ben oversees programmes being evaluated through the Accelerator Fund and manages a range of programmes.

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Aoife Duff

Senior Programme Manager – Stronger Practice Hubs

Aoife Duff

She/​Her

Aoife oversees programmes being evaluated through the Early Years Stronger Practice Hubs initiative, manages a range of programmes and leads the EEF’s programmes work on two themes: Literacy and Teacher Recruitment and Retention.

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Jamila Boughelaf

Programme Manager

Jamila Boughelaf

Jamila leads EEF’s programme work on two themes: Learning Behaviours and Implementation.

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Katie Luxton

Programme Manager

Katie Luxton

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Katie manages a range of programmes and leads the EEF’s programmes work in Science.

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Amy Ellis-Thompson

Programme Manager

Amy Ellis-Thompson

They/​Them

Amy manages a range of grants and leads the EEF’s work on education technology (EdTech).

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Thomas Mackay

Programme Manager

Thomas Mackay

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Thomas manages a range of grants and leads the EEF’s programmes work in Parental Engagement, Communication and Language, and Early Literacy.

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Toby Whittaker

Programme Manager

Toby Whittaker

He/​Him

Toby manages a range of programmes and grants and leads the EEF’s programmes work on SEND, Teaching Assistants, and Self Regulation and Executive Function in the early years.

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Daniella Duncalf

Programme Manager

Daniella Duncalf

She/​Her

Daniella manages a range of programmes and leads the EEF’s programmes work in writing.

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Vipin Yadav

Programme Manager

Vipin Yadav

He/​Him

Vipin manages a range of EEF-funded programmes.

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Eloise Rahman

Senior Data and Reporting Manager

Eloise Rahman

She/​Her

Eloise oversees the Research Directorate’s data and reporting capabilities.

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Pam Shaw

Programmes Recruitment and Engagement Manager

Pam Shaw

She/​Her

Pam leads the development and implementation of the EEF’s strategy for supporting project school recruitment.

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Nikhil McGeoch

Data and Reporting Officer

Nikhil McGeoch

Nikhil provides support across the EEF’s data actitivities.

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Eleanore Widger

Programmes Recruitment and Engagement Officer

Eleanore Widger

She/​Her

Eleanore supports the programmes team’s recruitment and engagement activities.

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Ellen Ritson

Programmes Recruitment and Engagement Officer

Ellen Ritson

Ellen supports the programmes team’s recruitment and engagement activities.

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Diana Morea-Ghergu

Programme Support Officer

Diana Morea-Ghergu

She/​Her

Diana is responsible for coordinating work internally and externally on the EEF’s live projects.

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