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| − | {{Template:Schools badge}}'''Tom Shinner''' became UK Department for Education director of strategy at the end of 2013 at the age of 28. He was also a board member of the UK [[Department | + | {{Template:Schools badge}}'''Tom Shinner''' became UK Department for Education director of strategy at the end of 2013 at the age of 28. He was also a board member of the UK [[Department for Education]]. |
| − | Prior to becoming an adviser to then Education secretary [[Michael Gove]], Shinner was a managament consultant with [[McKinsey & | + | Prior to becoming an adviser to then Education secretary [[Michael Gove]], Shinner was a managament consultant with [[McKinsey & Company]]. |
He was also co-founder of a free school in South London, the [[Greenwich Free School]].<ref>[https://www.linkedin.com/in/tomshinner Tom Shinner], Linkedin profile, accessed July 2016</ref> | He was also co-founder of a free school in South London, the [[Greenwich Free School]].<ref>[https://www.linkedin.com/in/tomshinner Tom Shinner], Linkedin profile, accessed July 2016</ref> | ||
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Tom Shinner became UK Department for Education director of strategy at the end of 2013 at the age of 28. He was also a board member of the UK Department for Education.
Prior to becoming an adviser to then Education secretary Michael Gove, Shinner was a managament consultant with McKinsey & Company.
He was also co-founder of a free school in South London, the Greenwich Free School.[1]
Gove adviser
As Director of Strategy, Shinner's job was to advise Education Secretaries Michael Gove and later Nicky Morgan. He also led the Department for Education's strategy unit, performance unit, implementation group and policy advisers; as well as supporting the 'effective implementation of high-priority initiatives'.[2]
Meetings with external organisations
Shinner met with the following organisations between September 2014 and July 2015:[3]
- Policy Exchange and Uncommon Schools (Sept 2014)
- Teach First and Policy Exchange (October 2014)
- Teach First (October and December 2014, May 2015)
- Teacher Development Trust
- Centre for Social Justice
- Sutton Trust
- Education Endownment Foundation
- The Brilliant Club (September and December 2014)
- British Council
- Office of the Presidency, Ghana
- Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (January and February 2015)
- CfBT Education Trust
- Parthenon
- Cambridge Assessment
- Ark
- Ormiston Academies Trust
- Floreat Education
- New Schools Network
- Baker Dearing Trust, organisation founded by Kenneth Baker (Lord Baker, Margaret Thatcher's former education secretary) and Lord Ronald Dearing to develop and promote the concept of university technical colleges.
- Education and Employers Taskforce
- NAHT, formerly known as the National Association of Head Teachers, the 'union for school leaders'.
- ASCL, Association of School and College Leaders
- Independent Schools Council
- Institute for Government
- NCS Trust, organisation running the National Citizen Service
- Ofqual
- Ofsted
- BESLink
- Fluent Interaction
- Sheree Dodd
References
- ↑ Tom Shinner, Linkedin profile, accessed July 2016
- ↑ Tom Shinner, government profile, accessed July 2016
- ↑ List released under FOI law
