Teacher fellows
Tim Ramsey
I’ve been involved with Parallel Histories almost since its inception – discussing with the founder, Michael Davies, on its name, fundraising and opportunities to scale.
I joined the board in 2023. Why? Firstly, because my experience as a teacher showed me how important it is for kids to understand how to deal with complex, contested history and develop the skills to listen, debate and reach across the aisle. Second, because I believed my experience as founder of a non-profit in education could help Parallel Histories to expand its work into more schools and more countries.
To the board, I’ve brought my experience in education as a teacher, and school governor, social entrepreneurship as founder of a non-profit reaching 5+ million young people a year, and governance sector as trustee of two charities (Refugees at Home and Just Like Us). I’ve also been in senior leadership and strategy roles as a Principal Advisor at the Behavioural Insights Team, and Partner at an international consultancy.
Since joining the board, I’ve been involved in designing the CEO recruitment process to hire our excellent new CEO, oversight in fundraising and budgeting and providing strategic guidance into the charity’s strategy. My mission is for every school student to have the chance to work with Parallel Histories, so they better understand conflict and develop the oracy and critical thinking skills they need to navigate the modern world.
Tim Ramsey
I’ve been involved with Parallel Histories almost since its inception – discussing with the founder, Michael Davies, on its name, fundraising and opportunities to scale.
I joined the board in 2023. Why? Firstly, because my experience as a teacher showed me how important it is for kids to understand how to deal with complex, contested history and develop the skills to listen, debate and reach across the aisle. Second, because I believed my experience as founder of a non-profit in education could help Parallel Histories to expand its work into more schools and more countries.
To the board, I’ve brought my experience in education as a teacher, and school governor, social entrepreneurship as founder of a non-profit reaching 5+ million young people a year, and governance sector as trustee of two charities (Refugees at Home and Just Like Us). I’ve also been in senior leadership and strategy roles as a Principal Advisor at the Behavioural Insights Team, and Partner at an international consultancy.
Since joining the board, I’ve been involved in designing the CEO recruitment process to hire our excellent new CEO, oversight in fundraising and budgeting and providing strategic guidance into the charity’s strategy. My mission is for every school student to have the chance to work with Parallel Histories, so they better understand conflict and develop the oracy and critical thinking skills they need to navigate the modern world.
