Marc Rowland is the adviser for improving outcomes for disadvantaged learners for the Unity Schools Partnership, a large cross-phase Trust based in the East of England.

Over his career he has worked with numerous Local Authorities, Multi Academy Trusts, Research Schools, Teaching School Hubs, English hubs and groups of schools nationally on long term projects to support better outcomes for disadvantaged pupils. He has led many area based programmes, from Cumbria to Cornwall focused on the experiences of disadvantaged pupils in schools and classrooms nationally. He has also been working with the Jersey government for eight years on the introduction and implementation of a 'Jersey Pupil Premium'. This has seen a marked improvement in outcomes over time for disadvantaged pupils there.

Marc has advised the Department for Education on making the best of the Pupil Premium in schools. He has worked with over 1000 individual schools to support them with their strategies to improve outcomes for disadvantaged pupils. Marc is the education adviser to the Driftwood Association, a Swiss charitable foundation running education and development projects in Nepal.

He has written extensively about improving educational outcomes for disadvantaged pupils, most recently with 'Transforming Attendance in Cornwall'. Marc's most recent book, 'Addressing Educational Disadvantage', was published in February 2021. The second edition of his award-winning book, 'An Updated Practical Guide to the Pupil Premium', was published in December 2015 (John Catt Educational). His book 'Learning without Labels' was published by John Catt in March 2017.