Abby McGovern

Director of Education UKDebate Mate Schools

As the Director of Education UK at Debate Mate, overseeing Debate Mate’s work with schools beyond the Core Programme, partnerships and teacher training, Abby leads the strategic direction of the bespoke arm of the Charity. Having mentored with Debate Mate for 6+ years across London Primary and Secondary, and on the International Programme in Nepal 2019, she is passionate about upskilling teachers and students on reflexive thinking and communication skill sets.

As an advocate of creativity in learning, she Co-Founded a Creativity Conference, exploring the global interconnected essence of creativity across business practices, committed to re-framing critical thinking in education policy to empower student’s idea generation, quick thinking and responding to challenges. Previously she performed in 250+ West End shows, as well as being an international speaker on mindfulness.