Jon Datta

Jon Datta is Deputy Head of Widening Participation at the University of Cambridge and is responsible for ensuring the delivery of highly effective outreach activities and projects for targeted groups and schools, which directly contribute to the University meeting its statutory Access and Participation Plan commitments and targets with the Office for Students. He is a key source of expertise and advice within the University for matters related to widening participation and social mobility. He is also Chair of Governors at a local comprehensive school, a Trustee at the Thomas Wall Trust, and sits on the steering group of The Careers Network with responsibility for Higher Education. Prior to his current role, he was a senior leader and award-winning teacher across a variety of challenging secondary schools across East and North London and, most recently, as Director of School Improvement for a school trust in Hertfordshire.