Raksha Pattni, national partnerships director at Ambition Institute, tells Jess Staufenberg why new CPD partnerships with councils will be a game-changer for schools
Raksha Pattni, who oversees partnerships at teacher development charity Ambition Institute, is someone who deeply understands the impact of place and geography on one’s life chances. Her family are from India, she was born in Tanzania and her nationality is British. As with her own life, place has played a big part in her professional work.
At Ambition, she was director of the north for almost four years – focusing on helping teachers tackle north-south disadvantage gaps.