Anastasia de Waal


Anastasia de Waal is a British social policy analyst and broadcaster, specialising in family and education. Since 2010, she has been deputy director at think tank Civitas. De Waal has been Chair of national parenting charity Family Lives since 2009.

Education

De Waal was educated at Perse School for Girls, an independent school for girls in the city of Cambridge, followed by Hills Road Sixth Form College and the London School of Economics, where she gained a BSc and MSc in Sociology.

Life and career

De Waal is a qualified primary school teacher. In 2010, she set up the charitable programme Visiting Women at Work, now , which takes primary school children to meet professionals in their workplaces. De Waal is a member of the Labour Party.