Sophie Leach - Deputy General Secretary

As Deputy General Secretary of the National Society for Education in Art and Design (NSEAD) Sophie leads on policy, research and publications. She is principal editor of AD, the magazine for art educators, and manages a range of special interest and research groups.

Sophie was a lecturer at Goldsmiths University of London and a member of the DfE’s Expert Subject Advisory Group for Art, Craft & Design. Prior to joining NSEAD, she was Senior Leader for Creative and Performing Arts in The Charter School (an Inner London secondary school); and an art teacher in: a child and family psychiatry unit; in adult education; and in a prison.