Fiona Walker is the Principal Officer, Children’s Services. She has a BA (hons) degree in Social Policy from the Open University.

Fiona joined NFER in April 2007 and will lead and co-ordinate the Foundation’s work on Children’s Services.

Fiona started work in the Children’s Service arena in 1996 where she worked for Westminster Children’s Society, managing Community Childcare Centres in a military barracks and on the site of a community school in partnership with social services.

In 2002 Fiona took up the management of a family resource centre for the Family Welfare Association combining her experience of early years work with a more varied role to include managing services for children 0-19 years, family support and support to the wider community.

In 2004 Fiona became the Children’s Fund Programme Manager for Slough Borough Council, monitoring and evaluating early intervention and preventative services for children 5-13 years and their families. Whilst working for the Local Authority Fiona also developed her interest in children and young people’s participation, leading on this area for the authority and the wider Children’s Trust.