By Helen Ross, 2025
Education and skills
About this theme
This theme covers all aspects of learning and training at all levels, including early years, schools, universities, adult education, apprenticeships and professional development. It is one of the eight universal themes which form our grantmaking framework and allow us to address every aspect of society. Fellows’ stories
Neil Short (CF 2008) was presented with a British Citizen Award in recognition of his work with small schools, receiving the BCA Medal of Honour for Services to Education (BCAe).
By Neil Short, 2026
By Ailish Langan, 2024
Nina Smith (CF 2023) welcomed changes to Keeping Children Safe in Education 2026, which now explicitly includes suicide risk in the statutory safeguarding guidance for schools and colleges in England.
By Nina Smith, 2026
We spoke to Natasha Cox about how her Churchill Fellowship helped shape the next stage of Actively SeeK.I.N.G, the CIC she founded to support Black boys through creative arts. Drawing on learning from schools in the USA, Ghana, and the Caribbean, Natasha has launched the House of K.I.N.G.s Saturday School. She reflects on how the Fellowship deepened her work, opened new doors, and helped turn her research into practical support for young people in East London.
By Natasha Cox, 2026
Neil McIntyre (CF 2014) has shared and presented his Churchill Fellowship research widely.
By Neil McIntyre, 2026
Beverley Samways (CF 2023) has recently published a book: Unspoken Stories: Learning to Listen to People with Intellectual Disabilities who are Non-Speaking
By Beverley Samways, 2026
Dr Helen Ross (CF 2025) contributed an essay to the latest edition of NeuroConverse, reflecting on international learning from her Churchill Fellowship.
By Helen Ross, 2026
Nina Smith (CF 2023) co-authored the paper Girls, self-harm and suicide prevention in schools, exploring the lived experiences of adolescent girls with complex mental health needs.
By Nina Smith, 2026
Nicola Hall (CF 2025) returned to Adelaide as a guest of the Government of South Australia to speak at its Student Pathways and Careers Conference.
By Nicola Hall, 2026