“I created Speakers for Schools because I was infuriated that only the leading independent schools were asking me to give talks to their students, rather than the kind of state school which gave me such a great and rounded education in the 1970s.”

It is always great when students have access to professional in the real world and are able to engage them in discussion - and Russell enabled this to happen Many thanks

“Speakers for Schools has helped to raise the aspirations of our students with the speakers reinforcing that they were ‘once like them’ and dispelled many myths"”

It was really interesting to hear about the things that David Dein has done and why he set up the Premier league. He has made me want to work harder to achieve my goals.

The Q&A was so amazing. Just the breadth and thoughtfulness around the questions.