Rachel Younger, National President 2024-2025

Rachel Younger has worked in schools for over 20 years and is currently the Business Manager at St Nicholas C of E Primary School in Blackpool. She is a Fellow of the Institute of School Business Leadership and a governor at a local all-through special school for pupils with Autism.

Rachel has been an active member of NAHT since 2012, becoming branch secretary for Blackpool in 2015. She was NAHT regional president for the North West in 2018, the first School Business Leader to be elected to that office in any region. Rachel has been a member of NAHT’s National Executive Committee since 2017 and is currently National President: the first school business leader to be elected to this role in the union’s 125 year history.

Angi Gibson, NAHT Vice President

Angi is the Head Teacher of Hadrian Park Primary School and became a member of NAHT in 2009, becoming a Deputy Head sector representative on NAHT's national executive in 2011 and moving into the northeast regional representative seat on national executive in 2014, a role which she has continued to hold for the past 10 years. Over her time in NAHT, Angi has served on the primary sector council, finance and people committee and international committee, as well as chairing both the practice committee and the legal representation committee.

In her role as Vice President, Angi comprises part of NAHT’s democratic leadership; deputising in the president’s absence and will take her place as President the following year.