Yvette Hutchinson is the Education Policy and Engagement Adviser for the British Council, leads on the educational content for the International School Award, and manages its monitoring and evaluation. She leads policy dialogues with education ministries, leads study visits for overseas policy makers and senior leaders and is part of the team responsible for the Education World Forum.
She spent the first years of her career teaching English and through a partnership with the local Further Education College taught Access courses in Education Studies and the Humanities. To prepare the students for the rigours of the academic expectations, Yvette designed ‘Return to Learn’ programmes. She has since lectured in Teacher Training and trained teacher trainers, most recently in central Asia. Yvette has worked for Local Authorities as a Schools Officer, Widening Participation Adviser and particularly enjoyed her role as the Adviser for Newly Qualified Teacher induction and early career leadership.