Our team
Becky Gittins | Head of Projects
Becky is a highly experienced History and Politics Teacher and Pastoral Leader, having had roles from the North West to London. She has a passion for debating, having run debate clubs across the country and captained her University's debating union.
Amanda Hall | Finance Director
Amanda is a Partner of Counterculture Partnership LLP. She is an experienced finance and business manager with particular expertise in non-profit finance and governance. She has a number of FD assignments including with SSC.
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Karen O’Connor | Membership Manager
Karen is an highly experienced teacher and senior manager with a particular interest in PSHE. She joins Smart School Councils as a Membership Manager, from her role supporting Kinship Carers in West Yorkshire.
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Vivian Kehinde | Project Officer
Vivian is an experience Religious Studies and Sociology teacher with a degree in Politics and International Relations. She has been a fan of debating since joining debate club in secondary school. This led Vivian to run her own debate clubs to encourage young people to use their voice.
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Kerri Thompson | Membership Officer
Kerri is a History Teacher who specialised in Political History. She has a strong interest in politics and believes that all young people should be involved in democracy at school. On her downtime, she is attempting to learn piano and baking awesome cakes.