Professor Sonia Blandford is one of the country's foremost experts on social mobility and author of two influential publications: Born to Fail? Social Mobility, A Working Class View; Social Mobility, Chance or Choice?
Founder and CEO of the award-winning education charity, Achievement for All (https://afaeducation.org), Sonia is also visiting professor of education at UCL Institute of Education, University of Warwick, and Plymouth Marjon University.
Currently Chair of 'Learn' for The Prince's Trust 2030 Task Force and Head of Social Mobility: RISE Think Tank (co-chaired by Lord Willetts and Simon Blagden), Sonia is editor of the Teaching Times Inclusion journal, and author of 300 articles and books written for teachers, leaders, parents and carers, and children and young people.
Sonia is married with two amazing adopted daughters, and a wonderful granddaughter.