Our team are a fantastic bunch. Push presenters are talented, engaging, funny and, well-informed. They all undertake a thorough and on-going training programme, meaning they're always clued-up on the latest developments in higher education, employability...and they have professional training in performance. The rest of our team, who keep the Push outreach engine well-greased, are wonderful too, and we couldn't do what we do without them. All our team have an enhanced DBS.
JOHNNY RICH (he/him)
Founder and CEO Johnny is a consultant in higher education and careers of 25 years' experience. His clients include the European Commission, HEFCE (now OFS), HEPI, the OFS, Oxford University, and global HE comparison tool U-Multirank. Since founding Push in 1992, Johnny has built it into an influential social enterprise providing information, advice and research about choices and employability. Push runs an award-winning programme of outreach and staff training events that visits 100s of schools and colleges each year. Johnny was also a Director of the Higher Education Academy (now Advance HE). As a contributor to various think tanks and strategy bodies, Johnny contributes widely to policy debates on education, careers, wider participation and social mobility - including spearheading projects on school-leaver recruitment and on work-related learning. With degrees from the Universities of Durham and East Anglia, he is also Chief Executive of the Engineering Professors’ Council: the voice of engineering in UK higher education. and appears regularly on television and radio and is author of the highly acclaimed novel The Human Script. Want to see Johnny's 90 Second Guides on revision, study skills, student finance and more? One thing I wish I could tell my younger self about making a choice at 18: "It would have been helpful if someone had told me that 'catered accommodation’ would not mean a guaranteed, balanced diet within my budget. I ended up living on choccy Hobnobs and black coffee." |
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GUY REYNOLDS (he/him)
Presenter Guy is a graduate of Cardiff University with a BA in Ancient History and an MA in Ancient and Medieval Warfare. He was the first person in his family that went into postgraduate study after securing his undergraduate degree. Guy’s plan is to gain his doctorate and spend his life studying increasingly niche areas of history. Guy has lots of experience working with wild animals, from Falconry Centres to Wetherspoons, and he loves anything to do with books. One thing I wish I could tell myself at 18: Don’t be afraid of making mistakes – it's one of the best things you can do in life and the easiest way to learn and grow. And talking of mistakes: get rid of the ponytail. |
ANISHA MINOCHA (she/her)
UNDERGRADUATE Student ambassador Anisha Minocha is studying English and Spanish at the University of St Andrews, currently living in Andalucía. She is a writer and poet whose work has been showcased in winning competitions, readings and anthologies. She co-edits SINK Magazine, which gives a platform to Northern creatives, and founded the "Roots"" project with Friends of the Earth that looks at the intersections between South Asian identity and ecology. Twitter: @anisha_jaya What would you tell to other uk students about their wellbeing through school?: It’s important to look after your wellbeing at all times, and not just when you're particularly stressed and anxious like exam season. If you get into the habit of looking after yourself it becomes easier when you need balance and focus the most! |
Tiffany Igharoro (she/her)
Year 12 Student Ambassador Tiffany is a sixth form student. One of her favourite pastimes is writing as it helps her organise her thoughts creatively and dynamically. She has won awards and prizes for poetry, academic and scientific writing and short stories. Recently, she won a nationwide historical essay competition that opened her eyes to the importance of how things are told, and the impact ordinary people have on the world. She studied art GCSE and believes there is something incredible about finding links between drama, art and maths. The best piece of advice I have for my fellow students is to do what you love. Work hard in school, listen in class, be kind to others but most importantly be kind to yourself. There's no denying that school can be stressful so it's important that everyone takes the time to do the things that make them happy. |