Cheryl is Evaluation Lead for the Maths Excellence Fund at Purposeful Ventures. Cheryl has over 15 years of research experience, specialising in evaluation of programmes to improve education outcomes, support families, children and young people. Cheryl was previously Group Director of Policy and Research at the London South East Education Group, and a Programme Head at the Nuffield Foundation, where she managed the research portfolio relating to secondary, further and higher education and the teaching workforce.