We’re delighted to announce that the Charity Commission has approved our application to become a registered charity as CoachBright Charitable Trust. Our charity number is 1194092.
Set up in 2014, our vision is to create a world in which every young person’s destination is based on their choice, ambitions and talents, rather than their background.
Since then, CoachBright has supported thousands of disadvantaged pupils, across the country, improve their grades, confidence and independence which in turn will help make this vision a reality. This is reflected in the fact our disadvantaged pupils on average improve nearly half a grade more than their non-CoachBright peers from similar backgrounds in the same academic year.
In light of Covid-19, our work has become even more vital. As one of 33 National Tutoring Programme Tuition Partners, a Fair Education Alliance Intrapraneurship Award winner, and partnering with leading Multi Academy Trusts and Councils we are playing our part in making education fairer.
This is reflected also in our five appointed trustees who, as leaders in their industries, will be working to lead the governance and oversight of the organisation. These are:
Qamar Riaz (Chair): Headteacher at King Edward VI Handsworth Wood Girls’ Academy
Sasha Hardman: Global HR director at Allen & Overy
Geoff Lane: Former partner at PwC and Vice-Chair at Earthwatch Europe
Kelly Mcaree: Head of OTT Product Strategy & Transformation at Sky
Muzna Mahmood: Finance Business Partner at Nuffield Health
Robin Chu, CEO of CoachBright said: “Becoming a registered charity is the natural next step for us. As an organisation it will embed our social purpose. We exist to eliminate the postcode lottery in the UK and we know Covid-19 has impacted our most disadvantaged communities the most leading to greater inequality. As a charity we are able to widen the ways we can achieve our vision and it also means that we have a wider scope to support as many disadvantaged pupils as we can.”
Qamar Riaz, Chair of CoachBright said: “After a wide and extensive search I am pleased with both the diversity and calibre of our founding Trustees who have joined us at this important transition for CoachBright. During the recruitment process, all were able to demonstrate their unwavering commitment to social mobility and the transformative impact education can have on the life chances of disadvantaged children. I am looking forward to working with fellow Trustees, Robin and his team to deliver on our shared vision for the charity.”
If you would like more information, please contact Robin directly on robin@coachbright.org