Meet Our Coaches

Caitlin Webb

Editorial and Programme Lead

Caitlin is a journalist with experience in newspapers and radio. She worked in local news organisations for more than five years. Her last position in journalism was as the UK’s first Local Democracy Reporter. She worked with BBC Radio Kent and made an appearance on the BBC Radio 4 Media Show.

Ellie Lock

Ellie Lock is a former BBC journalist, who has worked as a senior producer in TV, Radio and Online News. She is also a gardening teacher and creative writing mentor.

Faima Bakar

Faima is a freelance writer who has worked as a reporter at Metro.co.uk, HuffPost and the media not-for-profit Journo Resources. She now shifts at Time Out, Stylist, LadBible, Mashable and more.

Laura Hamilton

Laura Hamilton is a journalist who has worked as a magazine editor in the Middle East, written trending stories for publications such as LADbible and Metro Online, and even curated your news feed on apps. She's interviewed celebrities and politicians and travelled all over the world writing about travel and culture. She has an MA in English and an MBA and is from Scotland.

Martin Coulter

Martin Coulter is European Technology Correspondent at Reuters. Prior to his current role, Martin's work appeared in the Financial Times, The Guardian, and the London Evening Standard. He holds an undergraduate degree in politics from the University of Cambridge, and a master's degree in international relations from SOAS, University of London.

Sarah Smith

Sarah is a multiple award-winning experienced journalist, news editor and tutor. She spent 16 years at The Star newspaper in Sheffield, works freelance as a writer for national interiors magazines and as a theatre critic, and tutors English in secondary schools.

Katharine Swindells

Katharine is a data and investigations reporter for the New Statesman Media Group, where her focus is on urban policy and social affairs. Her work has been published in the Guardian, the Independent, Boston Globe and Teen Vogue.