The continued success of Never Such Innocence would not be possible without the tireless work of our wider team.

PRESIDENT
Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence KCVO CB ADC(P)

Sir Tim Laurence is Vice Chairman of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, Chairman of the English Heritage Trust and Chairman of the Major Projects Association. He also chairs two property companies specialising in urban regeneration. His 37 year career in the Royal Navy included over 20 years in operational and leadership posts, including four warship commands. He later worked for several years as a strategist and resource planner at the Ministry of Defence. His final job in uniform was as Chief Executive of Defence Estates, managing the Department's land and buildings, both in UK and overseas. He is a Trustee of RNLI and of the HMS Victory Preservation Trust.

FOUNDING PRESIDENT
The Duke of Westminster KG CB CVO OBE TD CD DL

TRUSTEES

Lady Lucy French OBE (Founder, Chair and Trustee)
Lady Lucy French founded Never Such Innocence in March 2014 to give young people a voice during the Centenary of the First World War... SEE MORE

Don Boyd (Trustee)
Don Boyd is a film director, producer and writer. He began his career at the BBC after graduating from the London Film School in 1970… SEE MORE

Jane Franses (Trustee)
Jane is a commercially minded senior marketing and communications professional with global experience within technology, payments and start-ups… SEE MORE.

Lieutenant Colonel Peter Poole MBE (Trustee)
Educated at Prices School, Fareham and the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, Peter Poole was commissioned into the Royal Corps of Transport where he enjoyed a full regimental career… SEE MORE

Imam Asim Hafiz OBE MA (Trustee)
Imam Asim has held positions in a range of religious and secular organisations. He is currently appointed as a dedicated Islamic Religious Advisor to Chief of the Defence Staff and Service Chiefs as well as an Imam to the Forces… SEE MORE

Simon Linnett (Trustee)
Simon has spent his entire career with the investment bank, Rothschild & Co working at the interface between public and private sector… SEE MORE.

Jasleen Singh
Jasleen Singh won first place in the age 14-16 Never Such Innocence poetry competition in 2018 for a poem titled ‘The Indian Soldier’. She went on to recite her poem at the Guards Chapel in the Wellington Barracks, Buckingham Palace, and the House of Lords… SEE MORE.


ADVISORY PANEL
Dr. Roddy Brett (SFHEA) - Senior Lecturer in International Relations, Bristol University
Professor Colin Diamond CBE - Professor of Educational Leadership, University of Birmingham
General Sir Gordon Messenger KCB DSO* OBE - Former Vice Chief of Defence Staff
Sir Ken Olisa OBE - Lord Lieutenant of Greater London

SPECIAL ADVISER
Sir Murdo Maclean

EDUCATION ADVISORY GROUP

Liz Dempsey
Retired Teacher based in Coleraine, Northern Ireland

Catherine Dunwoody
Headteacher, Kilrossanty National School, County Waterford, Republic of Ireland

Nicholas Hammond
Headteacher, the British School of Paris, France

Susan Hope
Literacy / Numeracy, Bamburgh School, South Shields, England

Stuart Jarvis,
Head of Art, Uppingham School, England

Dominik Loh
Teacher, Hattigen Comprehensive, Germany

Natalie Lytton
Teacher of History, Claverham Community College, Sussex, England

Joanna Mackle,
R.E. & Ethics and Science Teacher, New Zealand

Mhairi McAinsh
Art Teacher, Larbert High School, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Simon O’Leary,
Volunteer high level Maths Primary School teacher, London, England

Jochen Rehm
Teacher, St. Jakobus-Gymnasium, Germany

Ann Marie Sillery
Home Educator based in County Donegal, Republic of Ireland

John Thevenot
Primary Level Teacher Specializing in Ethics and Religious Culture, Quebec, Canada

Stella Tziafeta
English Language Teacher, 13th Primary School of Kalamaria, Thessaloniki, Greece

Esther Whitbourn
Year 6 teacher, South Farnham Primary School, Surrey, England

Caroline Wilkes
Politics & History Teacher, Kew House School, London, England

Karen Williams
Head of Art, Hampton School, London, England

Nia Wyn Jones
Ysgol Maes Garmon, Flintshire, Wales

CONVERSATIONS ON CONFLICT CORE SCHOOLS
The Canterbury Academy, Canterbury
Guru Nanak Sikh, London
St Charles Borromeo, Surrey
Claverham Community College, E Sussex
St. Bartholomews First School, Somerset
Oasis Academy Watermead, Sheffield
Appleton Academy, Bradford
Hazelwood Integrated Primary, Northern Ireland
Larbert High School, Scotland
St David's RC Primary School, Wales