Rachael has worked at Education Development Trust since 2016. With over six years’ experience that spans market and social research, she has successfully conducted large and small scale research and evaluation projects in a diverse range of countries (including Rwanda, Vietnam, Jordan and the UK). Rachael’s research interests and expertise are in system level reform at both national level and local level. She has an MA in Social Research Methods from Durham University, and is currently undertaking a part-time PhD in Education at the University of Bath.

Alex Fenn is a Research Officer at Education Development Trust. He is an experienced researcher who specialises in policy analysis and qualitative research methods. Since he joined the research team, Alex has been working on a variety of different projects, notably research into teacher development in low-income countries and education delivery in refugee contexts. He has an interest in political and societal security, education provision in fragile states and the role education plays in post-conflict reconstruction. Alex holds a BA in History and an MA in International Relations (Security Studies), both attained from the University of Reading.

Lowri Buckley is a Project Coordinator at Education Development Trust. In her role she has worked on a variety of projects from NSP Wales: Literacy and Numeracy Programme, Global Learning Programme Wales to more recently working on the TALIS Video Study - an international comparative study which included coordinating with 85 schools across England.