Opportunity expert council
The opportunity expert council brings together experts across the breadth of the government’s opportunity objectives to focus on breaking the link between children and young people's backgrounds and their future success.
Purpose of the council
The council supports DfE’s delivery on opportunity for children and young people, providing expert input, evidence and challenge. The group is one of a range of forums and ways in which we’re bringing expertise from outside government into the department’s delivery approach.
Participation in each meeting is on an advisory basis only. The responsibility for making decisions remains with the Secretary of State for Education and ministers, who are held accountable to Parliament, taking into account all relevant factors and the public sector equality duty.
Meeting dates
The council meets at least once a term.
Membership
- Jason Arthur, Mission 44, CEO
- Rebecca Boomer-Clark, Lift Schools, CEO
- Andy Cook, Centre for Social Justice, Chief Executive
- Professor Dame Athene Donald DBE, FRS, Department for Education Science Advisory Council
- Sian Elliott, Trade Union Congress, Director of Organising
- Anna Feuchtwang, National Children’s Bureau, Chief Executive, and representative from the Children’s Charities Coalition
- Ravi Gurumurthy, Nesta, Chief Executive
- Sally Hogg, Start Strong, Director
- Kate Josephs CB, Sheffield City Council, Chief Executive
- Sunder Katwala, British Future, Director
- Professor Ewart Keep, Oxford University
- Professor Lindsey Macmillan, Centre for Education Policy and Equalising Opportunities, University College London, Director
- Louisa Mitchell MBE, AllChild, CEO
- Ndidi Okezie OBE, Business in the Community, CEO
- Matthew Percival, Confederation of British Industry, Future Work and Skills Director
- Professor Andy Westwood, Productivity Institute, University of Manchester, Policy Director