Shay Jordan is an Outreach Officer in the APP Outreach team at University of East Anglia (UEA) in Norwich, UK. His project areas include Parents and Carers, Teachers and Adviser CPD, and cocreating student talks which student ambassadors deliver in Outreach target sixth forms and colleges. He acts as a consultant for parent and carer engagement embedded in wider outreach projects, and leads on core parent and carer communications – including developing a regular parent and carer newsletter. He is also developing parent and carer sessions which deliver key messages at appropriate times, to support parents and carers in effectively helping the person they support.

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Veronica Cueva-Peralta, IntoUniversity, leads the Adult and Family Learning pilot programme, where she has worked since 2022, initially as an Education Worker at the Craigmillar Centre in Edinburgh, and since 2024 as Programme Manager across all three Scottish Centres. With more than 20 years’ experience in education across Ecuador, Germany, and the UK, Veronica has worked with adults, young people, and children in a range of community and educational settings. Her interests include inclusive and intergenerational learning, community participation, and creating accessible educational opportunities for all learners.

Mhairi Sharp, University of Leeds, has been an Education Outreach Officer at the University of Leeds for nearly 2 years now. As part of her role, she gives talks and workshops on higher education topics as well as speaking with high school/sixth form students and their parent/carers/supporters about their HE options. She has recently taken on the role of co-chair of the Parental Engagement Working Group at the University which brings together staff from across the University to discuss and evaluate current parental engagement.