About Jessica Trahar
Jess Trahar is the interim Deputy Director in the SW Regions Group; she has oversight of the Peninsula and Severnside sub regions and the Vulnerable Children’s Unit. Jess has worked as the Wessex sub-regional lead across Dorset, Bournemouth, Christchurch, Poole, Swindon, and Wiltshire for the last three and a half years.
Prior to joining DfE, Jess worked in higher education regulation and policy development and delivery for over 12 years, leading teams working with universities and colleges and cross-government to deliver on policy areas including: widening participation for pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds, student mental health, safeguarding on campus and implementing the Prevent duty, as well as leading work on admissions in higher education.
