Professor Derek Bell Head of education at the Wellcome Trust and former chief executive of the Association for Science Education
Sir Tim Brighouse Former Commissioner for London Schools (2002-2007) and former chief education officer for Birmingham (1993-2002) and Oxfordshire (1978-1989)
Professor Keri Facer Institute of Education at Manchester Metropolitan University and former research director of Futurelab
Dame Kelly Holmes Double Olympic Gold medal-winning athlete in 2004
Dr Jeanne Keay Dean of the school of education at Roehampton University, south-west London
Prue Leith, OBE Cook, caterer and chair of the School Food Trust
John May Chief executive of Careers Academies UK
Annette Montague Schools director for the Youth Sport Trust
Robin Nicholson Senior partner at Edward Cullinan Architects and chair of the Zero Carbon Trust
Joan Olivier Retired head of Lady Margaret Secondary School, Parsons Green, west London
Dennis Richards Retired head and winner of a Teaching Awards lifetime achievement
Michael Spinney Head of The Beacon School in Amersham, Buckinghamshire
Sir Cyril Taylor Former government adviser and former chairman of the Specialist Schools and Academies Trust
Malcolm Trobe Policy director of the Association for School and College Leaders and retired head of Malmesbury School, Wiltshire.
