Rachel Katherine Schofield is an English journalist and news presenter.
Education
Schofield was educated at Street Margaret"s School, Exeter, an independent school for girls.
She obtained a first class degree in Modern European Languages (French, German and Italian) at Durham University (Street John"s College), where she joined Purple FM. She was at Durham from 1994-1998, spending a year in Vienna. From 1998-1999 she did a Broadcast Journalism course at the London College of Printing (now called the London College of Communication).
Career
She started her career at the British Broadcasting Corporation on British Broadcasting Corporation Radio Newcastle in 1999 and also reported for British Broadcasting Corporation Look North. She then moved to be a reporter for British Broadcasting Corporation Radio Four before joining the British Broadcasting Corporation News. Schofield resigned from her position in September 2012 although has returned on a freelance basis.