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Nick Bent

Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer

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Nick has been involved with a number of educational and youth work charities for twenty years.  He is a Director of the academies charity Oasis Community Learning and was previously Chair of Governors at the Oasis Academy MediaCityUK in Salford.  During 2017, Nick was a Clore Social Leadership Fellow.  

An Associate of the think tank Demos, Nick spent seven years working in Westminster and Whitehall, including four years as a Special Adviser to Rt Hon Dame Tessa Jowell MP during the last Labour Government.  He has also served as Director of the think tank Policy Network.

In July 2020, Nick received his first public appointment, as a member of the Advisory Board for the Children's Commissioner for England.  He has also served as a lay member of the General Assembly of the University of Manchester since 2011. 

Nick is a graduate of the universities of Oxford (law) and Harvard (public policy). 

Published: 7th June, 2017

Updated: 24th February, 2022

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Abigail Shapiro

Co-Founder and Executive Director

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Abigail has been involved with youth work and charities for many years.  Her numerous roles in public affairs and media relations includes extensive experience of the education sector, through spending time working at both the Association of Teachers and Lecturers and the Pre-School Learning Alliance.  Abigail's previous role as a freelance communications consultant has included work for GMPTE and Manchester City Council. 

An alumni of The University of Leeds, Abigail is a graduate of the prestigious Politics and Parliamentary Studies course.  Abigail has also worked in Westminster and Washington DC.

Abigail is a lay member of the General Assembly of the University of Manchester and a Governor at King David Primary School.    

Published: 7th June, 2017

Updated: 24th February, 2022

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Jason Heaford

Chief Operating Officer

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Jason has joined the Tutor Trust with many years’ experience of leading high quality early years provision.  His most recent being a Social Enterprise based in Stockport.  The setting received an ‘Outstanding’ Ofsted Inspection late in 2013.  In addition to his work as a Director there he also helped to create and develop the charity ‘ACCES’.  In his role as CEO, Jason has helped ACCES in supporting disadvantaged families and children across the Stockport area.  During this period Jason was invited to become one of the founding Trustees’ of Anchorpoint Stockport of which he served as a Trustee for 2 years.  Anchorpoint followed Stockport’s CVS in providing a voice and support for ‘Third Sector ’organisations. 

Jason began his working life as a professional footballer most notably with Derby County FC, but had to retire through injury.  He went on to work within the Transport Industry becoming the UK operations Manager for the large French company GCA.  

Providing new learning opportunities for children who could not afford tuition attracted Jason to The Tutor Trust and he hopes to continue and expand on the amazing work that has already taken place.

Published: 15th May, 2017

Updated: 24th February, 2022

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