Drew spent many years teaching in different countries before taking a role in ethnic minority achievement in London, running a department and leading on, among other things, Black Pupils’ Achievement.

He has been an advisory teacher with Cambridgeshire Race Equality and Diversity Service since 2009, a role that encompasses Gypsy Roma and Traveller achievement, English as an additional language and anything related to equality and diversity as applied to schools.

Drew became a Level 2 accredited Registered Member of IEDP in June 2013 and was co-opted onto the Board in September the same year. Joining the Board seemed a sensible move, given IEDP’s collective desire to promote equality and diversity and raise standards in the field.