Meet your trainer

Karen Chamberlain

Karen Chamberlain is Headteacher at Lilian Baylis Technology School in South London and a passionate advocate for educational equity. Over a 25-year career spent entirely in disadvantaged schools, Karen has championed anti-oppressive practice and deep inclusion, creating an environment where Ofsted highlighted that pupils feel the school is "home."

Raised in Sandwell, UK, Karen’s own state education taught her the life-changing power of great teachers. Today, she combines headship with board roles at educational charities including SEO London and the Oval Learning Cluster to dismantle barriers and drive transformative outcomes for young people.