Oli de Botton has been appointed as Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer’s expert adviser on education and skills, tasked with driving forward the government’s education vision. A former teacher, headteacher and chief executive of the Careers and Enterprise Company, Oli de Botton brings two decades of experience across classrooms, policy, and leadership. He began his career as part of Teach First’s inaugural 2003 cohort, teaching in a deprived London school before moving into consultancy and education development roles. In 2012, he co-founded the “progressive” free school - School 21 - in East London, and became headteacher in 2015. He also co-founded the oracy charity Voice 21, aligning closely with Labour’s current focus on communication skills in education. In 2021, Oli de Botton became CEO of the Careers and Enterprise Company, helping schools modernise careers education.