Lisa Hallgarten is Head of Policy and Public Affairs at Brook the national sexual health and wellbeing charity: which provides clinical sexual health services, one-to-one work with young people, and supports and delivers Relationships and Sex Education across England and Wales.

Lisa has spent her career as an educator, writer and campaigner championing the rights of all young people to accessible sexual and reproductive health services and high-quality, inclusive Relationships and Sex Education.

She is committed to ensuring that Relationships and Sex Education is informed by evidence, responsive to young people’s experiences and changing needs, and shaped by their voices.

Jenny is a Senior Subject Specialist at the PSHE Association, working closely with the Director of Education to lead the Subject Specialist team. She led PSHE education in two London schools, and has a Masters in Teaching and Learning. Since joining the PSHE Association, she has worked with a range of agencies, from the NSPCC, to the Home Office, to the National Crime Agency, developing materials that support schools to deliver highly effective, safe PSHE education

Hollie Williams has been teaching for 17 years at The Warriner School. She has been Head of RPE/PSHE since 2014 and is now solely Head of PSHE. Hollie is really keen to work with other specialists and has been a Member of SCiB (Safeguarding Children in Banbury) – a local project involving community stakeholders including social services, police, educators and more professionals. Hollie recognises PSHE as an opportunity to equip young people with tools and knowledge to make good healthy decisions. Hollie also sees PSHE as fundamental safeguarding.

The Warriner School is a large rural 11-18 secondary school, in the heart of the Oxfordshire countryside. It is part of The Warriner Multi Academy Trust family of schools, which comprises of seven primary schools and one secondary school.

Dr Emily Setty is an Associate Professor in Criminology at Surrey University, with expertise in harmful sexual behaviour and digital sexual cultures. Her research focuses on how technology, gender and power intersect to influence young people’s experiences of online harm. As the lead of the ‘Reimagining Relationships and Sex Education’ project, Dr Setty is advocating for approaches that embed ‘safe uncertainty’ to address the complexities of navigating digital intimacies, promoting both prevention of harm and the protection of young people’s rights. 

Amy Forbes-Robertson (BA MPhil PGCE QTS) is a qualified teacher, author of ‘Brilliant Questions about Growing Up’ and Founding Director of It Happens Education. Amy leads the team, devises content, and is often out & about delivering RSHE work in schools to teachers, parents and students. She is also a regular speaker at conferences and events for the likes of IAPS, GSA, HMC & BSA. Amy leads on our consultancy work for programmes, resources and projects with organisations such as Channel 4, BBC Teach, BBC Bitesize and Operation Ouch. She is also involved with academic research in the sector, recently collaborating with The University of Westminster and The University of Surrey. Amy is consistently amazed by brilliant young people and their words & worlds, and she is very hopeful about the next generation…

Valentina Levi is a Senior Child & Adolescent Psychotherapist and the CEO of the Brent Centre for Young People, a mental health charity for adolescents. 

Valentina has been working at the Brent Centre for Young People for over a decade, holding various positions across the organisation’s diverse range of programmes and services. Valentina stepped into the Chief Executive Officer role for the Brent Centre in 2024, after serving as the Head of Clinical Services for four years.

Valentina has significant experience working as a Child & Adolescent Psychotherapist, having worked with young people through the Brent Centre, CAMHS, and in private practice.

She completed her doctoral-level training in Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy, and a Postgraduate Diploma in Psychoanalytic Observational Studies at the Tavistock and Portman NHS Trust and the University of East London.

Valentina has extensive teaching experience in the field of Child & Adolescent Psychotherapy, having been involved in teaching and training at the Association of Child Psychotherapists, Scottish Child Psychotherapy Training, Anna Freud Centre, and the Tavistock Clinic.

She has been a full member of the Association of Child Psychotherapists (ACP) since 2010.

Katy-Anne Waite is an Assistant Headteacher and SENDCo at Mayesbrook Park School in Dagenham, with a strong focus on PSHE and inclusion. With over a decade of experience across mainstream, special education, and local authority roles, she is passionate about supporting vulnerable pupils through accessible, relevant RSHE. An award-winning practitioner, Katy-Anne is committed to ensuring every young person feels seen, heard, and valued in the curriculum.