Jessica Shepherd is the founder of Sparrowhawk Communications. 

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Jessica spent almost 10 years at the Guardian, mostly as Education Correspondent, but also as one of the News Editors.

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She has worked at a senior level in communications for an agency of the Home Office and the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and has been the Head of Communications and Campaigns for a national youth charity and Head of Communications (Education & Student Affairs) for University College London.  

 

She has outstanding contacts in the national and trade media, the writing skills to powerfully and persuasively engage your key audiences and an in-depth knowledge of the education, culture and sustainability sectors.

 

Jessica has worked with Multi-Academy Trusts, education technology companies, household brands, art galleries, literacy and sustainability charities, universities, thinktanks, Higher Education membership bodies, schools in both the state and independent sectors and successful authors.

 

She has also held voluntary roles as a Trustee of an education charity and as a school governor.

 

As a side project, she runs Castaway Stories - think Radio 4's Desert Island Discs, but for everyday people. We capture the stories of your life and the music that holds special meaning to you in a top-quality audio recording that you and your family and friends will be able to play forever.