Sally joined ARK in September 2005 from her post as Director of Government Relations at 10 Downing Street. Sally worked as a senior adviser to Tony Blair from 1995. Originally a secondary school teacher Sally has a BA (Hons) in Geography from Durham University, PGCE from London University and MA in Comparative Education from the Institute of Education. Sally was created a life peer in 2001 and served as a Cabinet Office Minister on Equalities.