Rachel Macfarlane is the Lead Adviser for Underserved Learners at HFL Education. She served as Headteacher of three contrasting schools over a sixteen-year period.
Rachel has written and contributed to a number of books on the themes of educational disadvantage, the features of great schools, and learning power approaches to education. Her 2021 book, Obstetrics for Schools, addresses the disadvantage gap and how to overcome it. Unity In Diversity (2023) is a practical guide for school leaders keen to develop their schools as anti-racist institutions.
Rachel is passionate about supporting schools to effect social mobility and achieve equity for all learners.