Working with Business Leaders to ensure the maximum number of young people are reached.
Founders4Schools Business Leaders Advisory Council
Founders4Schools is committed to helping young people succeed in the ever-changing world of work. We enable young people to understand the world they will enter upon leaving formal education; raise their aspirations and attainment levels; encourage them to take opportunities, and develop the skills and competencies required to succeed through real-world learning.
The Business Leaders Advisory Council is comprised of leaders knowledgeable about the business community, and how it can best support the work of Founders4Schools.
The Advisory Council will help Founders4Schools to:
Focus on those sectors of the business community able to best support its work
Develop its contacts with business leaders
Identify funding opportunities for the charity
The Advisory Council will meet 4 times a year, with additional meetings to be agreed by members if required.
Members will have access to information and support from Founders4Schools staff to inform their discussions.
CEO, Marshall Group
CEO, Raspberry Pi Trading
Non Executive Director
Senior Independent Director & Chair Designate, SThree
Director of Communications, Raspberry Pi Foundation
Formerly CEO of UCAS, now Council Member, The Open University
Founder, Tech London Advocates
Founder and Chairman, Founders4Schools, also Trustee (assigned to report back to the Board on the Business Leader Council's work)
Final Year Business Computing Student, Brunel University
Corporate Storyteller, The Consultancy Company
Founder, CEO & Non Executive Director
Helping Founders4Schools reach diverse audiences so they can reach their maximum potential.
Founders4Schools Diversity Advisory Council
The Diversity Advisory Council has been formed to provide guidance and support to the execution of the Founders4Schools diversity plan and its objectives.
There will be 5 meetings per annum, (March, May, July, September, November)
The agenda for each meeting will include:
A review of the diversity plan – progress against the key initiatives
A discussion on how the advisory committee can help support on the key immediate problems and challenges within the diversity plan
A discussion on how the advisory committee can help support on the key focus areas
Key Focus Areas:
Increase F4S capacity to inspire more girls into STEM
To help young people understand the benefits of diversity (of thinking, skills, industry) – shaping/challenging perceptions
Consider if there are other ways to influence female students beyond speakers
Generate ideas for 1-2 Thought Leadership publications
Host 3 Diversity Events per annum
Launch project/campaign focusing on increasing F4S’ inventory of Female Speakers
Review diversity data and determine how best to leverage it for maximum impact & visibility
Director, Global Communications & Diversity, Expedia Group
International Internal Communication Officer, AXA Corporate Solutions
Managing Editor, Telegraph Media Group Ltd
Managing Director, Jo Tasker Consulting Ltd
Executive Director for Europe, WEConnect International
Chief Executive Officer at SUSE and Trustee, Founders4Schools (assigned to report back to the Board on the Gender Diversity Council's work)
Operations Lead – Global Center for Board Matters, Ernst & Young
Network and Security Architect at Charles Stanley & Co Ltd
Chief Marketing Officer at Bullitt Group Ltd
Editorial Director, Caspian Media
Director, Nexec Leaders & Co Founder, TLA Women in Tech
Association of State Girls' Schools
Working with the educator community to ensure the impact on young people is transformational.
Founders4Schools Educational Impact Advisory Council
Founders4Schools is committed to helping young people succeed in the ever-changing world of work. We enable young people to understand the world they will enter upon leaving formal education; raise their aspirations and attainment levels; encourage them to take opportunities, and develop the skills and competencies required to succeed through real-world learning.
Our work and strategies are driven by impact and we measure our success by the scale of our achievements as indicated by our KPIs and performance data. We wish to gain and use robust insight into our impact on students in order to help guide the service we provide and offer thought leadership to the education sector, school leaders, and teachers in their efforts to better equip young people for the jobs of tomorrow.
The Educational Impact Advisory Council is a group comprised of senior cross-sector partners knowledgeable about best practice in impact who will provide guidance, support and strategic direction to Founders4Schools on matters relating to the impact of its services on young people.
The Advisory Council will help Founders4Schools to:
Prioritise and determine the strategic focus of Founders4Schools’ impact measurement;
Develop a robust and credible evaluation process. Provide advice and comment on the suitability of the evaluation methodologies and reporting;
Identify strategic themes arising from evaluation findings;
Ensure the products of the evaluation add value to the strategic/policy debates over employability for young people.
The Advisory Council will meet 4 times a year, with additional meetings to be agreed by members if required.
Members will have access to information and support from Founders4Schools staff to inform their discussions.
Professor of Learner Centred Design, UCL Knowledge Lab
Founder, Forgather
Professor of Marketing and Associate Dean for Entrepreneurship at Cass Business School, City University London
Lecturer in Digital Technologies in Education, UCL Knowledge Lab
Programme Manager, JP Morgan
Founder & CEO, EasyPeasy
Education consultant and Co-Founder of MacroAdventure
Chief Executive, WES (The Women's Engineering Society) and Trustee, Founders4Schools, (assigned to report back to the Board on the Educational Impact Council's work)
Director of LifeSkills & Consumer Affairs, Barclays
Founder and Chairman, Founders4Schools
Assistant Head (Educational Opportunities), The Perse School, Cambridge
Group Director of Assessment Research and Development, Cambridge Assessment
Director Alter Via Ltd. Chair Career Management Quality Alliance and Director of University Relations CUG. Formerly CEO of Inspiring Futures.
Helping Founders4Schools get its services to market via a range of marketing channels.
Founders4Schools Marketing Advisory Council
The Marketing Advisory Council has been formed to provide guidance and support to the execution of the Founders4Schools marketing plan and its objectives (KPIs)
There will be 6 formal meetings per annum.
The agenda for each meeting will include:
Marketing Director, EE
Head of Global Communications, S/4HANA Cloud at SAP
Chief Strategy Officer, Droga5
CEO, Big Youth Group
Principal Adviser, London & Partners
CEO of iCoolKid
Co-Founder & Director, Blippar
Co Founder, Seven Hills
Managing Director, Informa Tech
Co Founder, StartUp Britain
Campus Director, Flatiron School
VP Marketing, SAM Labs
Owner & Principal, Sigrid Daniel Associates
CEO & Founder, Mrs. Wordsmith
Co Founder, CognitionX
Director, Hummingbird Learning Ltd
Chief Business Development Officer (CBDO), PathCloud
No Terms of Reference
Helping Founders4Schools use technology for the benefit of our stakeholders and provide a competitive advantage.
Founders4Schools Technology Advisory Council
Founders4Schools is committed to helping young people succeed in the ever-changing world of work. We enable young people to understand the world they will enter upon leaving formal education; raise their aspirations and attainment levels; encourage them to take opportunities, and develop the skills and competencies required to succeed through real-world learning.
The Technology Advisory Council provides advice and support to Founders4Schools to help it use technology for the benefit of its stakeholders, and to ensure the charity maintains a competitive advantage.
The Advisory Council will help Founders4Schools to:
The Advisory Council’s Chair will consult experts in the technology field as required, rather than hold formal meetings.
There will be access to information and support from Founders4Schools staff as needed
Partner, Goldman Sachs and Trustee, Founders4Schools (assigned to report back to the Board on the Technology Council's work)
Senior Backend Developer, Festicket