Igraine (usually ‘Iggy’) joined the EEF in 2017 and now leads the EEF’s programmes team, which funds and supports the delivery of education programmes and approaches in England. Iggy was seconded from the programmes team to help establish the regional team from 2019-2021, acting as the Regional Delivery Lead for London and the South East. In rejoining the programmes team, Iggy has led the implementation of the Research Agenda, the EEF’s new targeted approach to grantmaking.

Before joining the EEF, Iggy worked as an English teacher and for several school-facing non-profits in England.