Shazia Syed, part of the administration team, is a key point of contact with teachers and oversees the logistics of the full range of professional development programmes and special events. In addition she provides financial administrative assistance and supports the MA module The Holocaust in the Curriculum.

Shazia has worked at the Institute of Education for almost four years. In a previous role at the Institute, she worked in the London Centre for Leadership in Learning, working on a contract with the Training and Development Agency for Schools (TDA). Prior to this role, Shazia worked in administration and academic programme management at the London School for Economics and Political Science (LSE) and the London Business School (amongst others), where she organised global bespoke executive education for private and public companies. Shazia enjoys working within an academic environment, supporting teachers and at the Centre in her current role.