Mark Wyss Liverpool Schools Partnership Manager Expand Mark joined Tutor Trust in January 2019 as Schools Partnership Manager. Mark has worked in secondary education for over 20 years, teaching Modern Foreign Languages, as well as spells of English, PE and ICT. He is an alumni of the Future Leaders Accelerate to Headship programme and has been a Senior Leader in the North West for nearly a decade. This includes leading Ormiston Bolingbroke Academy in Runcorn as Principal. Mark is now a North West Area Leader and Associate for the Partners in Excellence (PiXL) school improvement organisation, working with Headteachers and Senior Leadership Teams in over forty schools to raise aspirations and improve outcomes. Mark is also a Member of the Great Schools Trust, which features the King’s Bolton, Liverpool, Warrington and Hawthornes Leadership Academies. Mark is deeply committed to enhancing the life chances of all young people, irrespective of circumstance or postcode. Mark is delighted and honoured to join the Tutor Trust team and looks forward to driving their impact on the next leg of their amazing journey.
Steffani Wardell Liverpool Schools Manager Expand Steff became a tutor in Leeds in 2017 while studying for her MA in Race and Resistance. Her interest in the work of The Tutor Trust came from her own experience of school and how she thought tuition from students in HE could have benefited her and her peers at school. Drawn to the charity’s desire to end educational inequality, the position of Liverpool Coordinator seemed perfect as she was hoping to return to her hometown after university and work in education.
Ellie Cross Liverpool Schools and Systems Coordinator Expand Ellie became a tutor in 2018 while studying Creative Writing and Film Studies at Liverpool John Moores University. She was driven to become a tutor after seeing the difference it makes for children and enjoyed making creative sessions for her students. Ellie also has a keen interest in the charity’s goal to diminish the educational barriers against disadvantaged students in the country. It was because of this that Ellie was thrilled to join the team in September 2020 as a Liverpool Schools Coordinator; with the aim to get more children and young people the support they deserve. She hopes to continue working in education with an aim to earn a TEFL certificate and teach English abroad in the future.
Jodie Jones Liverpool Schools Coordinator Expand Jodie joined us in 2018 as a part-time tutor during her Psychology degree at The University of Liverpool. After graduating in 2020, Jodie became the first Liverpool Full-time Tutor before moving to a Schools Coordinator role in June 2021. The prospect of working to promote educational equality was the driving factor behind Jodie’s interest in working for The Tutor Trust as she believes every child deserves the same opportunities regardless of background. She is passionate about helping children and young people and volunteers as a counsellor for Childline in her spare time.
Sasha Snowden-Leak Full-Time Tutor Expand Sasha began working as a Part-Time Tutor for The Tutor Trust in November 2021. She became a Full-Time Tutor in February of 2022.She has nearly 7 years previous work experience as a tutor, and decided that she wanted to work in a position where she could better help the students who need our support the most. She has seen the effect educational inequality has on students and hopes to diminish this in her work with The Tutor Trust.
Natassia Cox Liverpool Schools Coordinator Expand Natassia joined Tutor Trust as a tutor whilst studying a Master's in Cultural History at the University of Liverpool in 2020. She was trained in: Primary Reading and Maths, Secondary Maths, Secondary English, and Alternative Provision and Looked After Children. Through Natassia's time as a tutor she saw the impact Tutor Trust was having on disadvantaged children in Liverpool. Natassia's passion for tackling inequality in education inspires her in her role as a coordinator.