MCC Our team Trustees Ruth Harrison Palmer Ruth has been a trustee since September 2019. Ruth is the Director of the Institute of Education at the University of Cumbria. She has experience of teaching across primary and secondary PgCE programmes, M-level modules and BA Primary QTS three and four year degree programmes. She is currently an External Examiner at Liverpool Hope University and a published author.She is also a school governor at a local primary school.