What is quality education for a sustainable future?

Commandant RAF Air Cadets- Air Commodore Tony Keeling

Enthused by his time in the Air Training Corps, Tony enlisted into the Royal Air Force in 1987 as an Apprentice, originally training as an airframe and propulsion technician before commissioning in 1999 as an Engineer Officer. After many years in a wide variety of appointments at home and deployed, including command of Royal Air Force Wittering, he returned to the Royal Air Force Air Cadets in September 2020 as Commandant.

Air Cadets in London – OC London Wing- Wing Commander Cameron Braddy-Green

 Wing Commander Braddy-Green oversees London Wing which includes 27 squadrons, 1700 cadets and 220 adult volunteers, in and across London. He is an avid educator and enjoys delivering leadership training to the senior leaders in his team, as well as first aid courses. Outside the RAF Air Cadets, he is a Consultant Gastroenterologist and Physician at Whipps Cross Hospital, Barts Health NGH Trust.   

Cadet Force Adult Volunteer – OC 1147 (Barking) SquadronCadet Force Adult Volunteer – OC 1147 (Barking) Squadron- Flying Officer Sulaiman Faisal 

Flying Officer Faisal has recently taken the challenge of command despite being relatively new to a uniformed role within RAFAC. Having previously been a cadet, reaching the senior rank of Cadet Warrant Officer, Flying Officer Faisal has brought new ideas and enthusiasm to the role. The squadron and cadets have gone from strength to strength under his new leadership. Outside the RAF Air Cadets, he is a first-year dentistry student at Barts and The London School of Medicine.  

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Cadet – Wing STEM Advisor- Cadet Warrant Officer Mariam Mohsin

Cadet Warrant Officer Mohsin is one of London Wing's most senior cadets and a great role model for younger cadets. In 2022 she was Greater London Lord Lieutenant’s Cadet and winner of the ATC75 Sword. She is currently completing an apprenticeship with Jaguar and Land Rover and despite still being a cadet, is our Wing STEM advisor, having already launched a very successful robotics workshop for cadets across London Wing.   

Training Transformation- Wing Commander Dr Jill Matterface

Wing Commander Dr Jill Matterface is a RAF Training Officer. She has completed several tours in including designing training for Chinook and Puma helicopters and Phase One Training. In 2021 she completed her Doctorate in Education which focused on how to develop a 21st century learning environment. In her current role she is responsible for reviewing the Air Cadet syllabus to ensure it provides a range of accreditation and levelling up opportunities.

mailto:jill.matterface788@mod.gov.uk

Robert Gardner

Robert Gardner is co-founder of RedSTART, a financial education charity and author of "Freedom: Earn It, Keep It, Grow It" and "Save Your Acorns". He’s devoted his career to financial education, aiming to empower people to achieve financial freedom in a world worth living in. His books promote financial discussions within families and guide young professionals towards financial freedom. As CEO of Rebalance Earth, he focuses on using private capital to restore Nature at scale.

Sarah Marks

Sarah Marks is CEO of RedSTART Educate, a children’s financial education charity working with primary schools in under resourced areas of the UK.  She is working on a longitudinal study with King’s College which aims to prove the impact that teaching primary school children about money can have on their future lives. She is also Chair of the Youth Financial Capability Group.

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mailto:Sarah.marks@Redstarteducate.org

Franco Lam

Franco is a co-founder at Dot Dot Fire, a Lord Mayor's Dragon Award-winning start-up with a mission to break the cycle of generational poverty through life-changing games. Franco turned his previous struggles with financial exclusion into the Money Wise Game, a breakthrough innovation that resonates with millions of financially vulnerable young adults. He is also a commercially licensed pilot.

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Jenny Burns

Jenny Burns is the CEO of B Corp accredited Magnetic - an innovation consultancy on a mission to design better futures by using design thinking to crack the world's biggest problems.

Jenny believes that a highly empathetic and human centred approach to creative problem solving is the only way we'll overcome the challenges we face and the earlier we can embed these skills in the education system the better.

Dr Niall McCann

Dr Niall McCann is a National Geographic Explorer, conservationist and broadcaster, with a particular interest in humankind’s relationship with nature. He the Executive Director for National Park Rescue, co-Chair of the global EndPandemics Alliance, and an award-winning wildlife TV presenter.

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The team were really encouraged by the positive reception and the level of debate and there are a number of opportunities to continue the dialogue. These include: 

  • Lunch and networking at the Dot Dot Fire schools Money Wise Challenge on 21 June. Contact franco@dotdotfire.com to find out more about this or sponsoring the Money Wise Game at a school.

  • A symposium on Educating Tomorrow’s Entrepreneurs at Northeastern University (date to be confirmed) and a STEM careers showcase on 24th October 2024. Please let me sally.bridgeland@icloud.com know if you’d like to know more.

  • Sponsoring or volunteering to offer RedSTART days in schools up and down the country. Each school requires £24k a year to deliver and last year RedSTART had over 1,000 volunteers involved. Contact Sarah.marks@Redstarteducate.org for more details.