Opportunity mission expert reference group
The opportunity mission expert reference group brings together experts across the breadth of the opportunity mission to focus on breaking the link between children and young people's backgrounds and their future success.
Purpose of the group
The group aims to support delivery of the opportunity mission, 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 delivery of the mission.
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 group meets around 6 times a year.
Membership
- Jason Arthur, Mission 44, CEO
- Kate Bell, Trade Union Congress, Assistant General Secretary
- 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
- Anna Feuchtwang, National Children’s Bureau, Chief Executive, and representative from the Children’s Charities Coalition
- Ravi Gurumurthy, Nesta, Chief Executive
- Kate Josephs CB, Sheffield City Council, Chief Executive
- Sunder Katwala, British Future, Director
- Professor Ewart Keep, Oxford University
- Paul Kissack, Joseph Rowntree Foundation, Chief Executive
- Professor Lindsey Macmillan, Centre for Education Policy and Equalising Opportunities, University College London, Director
- Matthew Percival, Confederation of British Industry, Future Work and Skills Director
- Ed Vainker, Reach Foundation, CEO
- Professor Andy Westwood, University of Manchester