Culture, history & language | Speakers for Schools

Topic: Culture, history & language

  • Nick Merriman

    Nick grew up in Birmingham and both of his parents left school at 16. He loved history and finding old things, and studied archaeology at university, followed by a Museum Studies course. He decided to go into museum work and was lucky to get his first job at the Museum of London. After that he […]

    Read More

  • Andy Middleton

    Andy is Founder Director of the TYF Group, an innovative and visionary social enterprise based in St.Davids, Pembrokeshire. TYF’s mission is to train revolutionaries – giving normal mums, dads & kids, business teams and community groups the confidence, skills and reason to revolutionise the way they play, think and connect with nature. TYF’s goal is […]

    Read More

  • Simon Megicks

    Deputy Chief Constable Simon Megicks began his policing career with Cambridgeshire Constabulary in April 1996. Simon served in a number of roles across the constabulary. In 2005, upon promotion to Superintendent, he led staff through dramatic performance changes, implemented the force’s response to neighbourhood policing and established himself as a senior operational commander. In 2010, […]

    Read More

  • Judith McNicol

    Judith McNicol has been appointed Director of the National Railway Museum, a role she has been performing since July 2017 as acting Director. Judith has been based at the National Railway Museum since she joined the Science Museum Group in 2005, during which time she has held many important roles—most recently as Director of People […]

    Read More

  • Professor Fiona McQueen CBE

    Fiona McQueen has been an Executive Nurse Director since 1993, firstly in Lanarkshire, and since 1999 with NHS Ayrshire & Arran. Following graduation, her first clinical post was in neurosurgery and she has wide experience across many clinical areas, having practiced in Greater Glasgow as well as Lanarkshire and Ayrshire. As Board Nurse Director in […]

    Read More

  • Professor April McMahon

    April has been Deputy Vice-Chancellor – Education at the University of Kent since 1 September 2016, where her portfolio covers teaching, learning and the student experience. Previously she was Vice-Chancellor at Aberystwyth University from 2011-2016, and Vice-Principal for Planning, Resources and Research Policy at the University of Edinburgh. She was first in her family to […]

    Read More

  • Hilary McGrady

    Hilary became Director-General of the National Trust in 2018. Hilary has worked for the Trust since 2006 when she joined as Regional Director for Northern Ireland. She later became Regional Director for Wales and the London & South East region and in 2014 was appointed Chief Operating Officer, leading the Operations & Consultancy teams. Originally […]

    Read More

  • John McGrath

    John E. McGrath is the Artistic Director of Manchester International Festival. Appointed to the role in 2015, John was previously Artistic Director of National Theatre Wales which he launched in 2009 achieving an international reputation for large-scale site-specific work, digital innovation, international collaboration and extraordinary community involvement. John has worked as a theatre director in […]

    Read More

  • Barry McIlheney

    Barry McIlheney was CEO of the PPA, the industry body for all UK magazine media, for ten years. He is the former Editor and Publisher of iconic brands Smash Hits, Q, Empire, Elle, and The Face. In 2018 he was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award by the magazine industry in his native Ireland.

    Read More

  • Dame Carolyn McCall

    Carolyn McCall joined ITV in January 2018 and launched a review of the company’s strategy in light of the rapidly changing media landscape. She unveiled the refreshed strategy to the City at ITV’s interim results in July, outlining a plan that will deliver growth and ensure that the business is well positioned for the future. […]

    Read More