George's experience working in education spans from running a tutoring agency to being a school governor. As a strategy consultant, he has worked across the public sector and with education providers. In his last role at MedShr, George was COO and part of the founding team, building a medical education platform to 2M members and leading international expansion to >130 markets.

Andrew is an experienced adviser to founders, management teams and investors to companies in the digital media and technology space. Over the last few years Andrew has worked with a number of innovative edtech businesses, focused on language and literacy.

Derek has over ten years experience driving growth in the international EdTech sector. He has proven expertise leading successful go-to market initiatives in  diverse cultures and regions and is committed to empowering educators and learners worldwide through innovative EdTech solutions.

Joe has over 2 decades' worth of experience managing multi-scale projects for commercial, domestic and public-sector IT service and support across the UK and beyond. He specialises in data-management, security and compliance, networks and digital infrastructure.

Harley has worked for over 20 years in international digital education publishing, developing award-winning primary and secondary school services for companies including Espresso and Discovery Education, with a focus on user experience. He writes regularly on the history of education.

Hazel is an experienced marketing professional who has worked in EdTech and education-focused companies in the UK, US and Internationally. She is a CIM-qualified marketer with a BA (Hons) in Education and a MA in Marketing Management.

Sarah holds an MSc in Social Cognition and a BSc (Hons) in Psychology. At the University of Oxford she worked on research into the effectiveness of the Nuffield Early Language Intervention (NELI) using LanguageScreen, and also supported the rollout of NELI to thousands of schools across England.

Mariela holds an MSc in Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience and a BA in Psychology. She has worked as a teacher and TA for over a decade and in educational research for over 5 years, in Mexico and the UK. At the University of Oxford, she investigated the long-term impact of NELI and the efficacy of NELI Preschool. She is also a school governor at a local school.

Arron has over 15 years of experience in education, where he has built award-winning support teams for primary and secondary school services at companies like Espresso and Discovery Education. With a focus on delivering best-in-class, gold-standard support, he is passionate about ensuring educators get exactly what they need, allowing them to dedicate their time to their students.

Anika is a software engineer with a passion for learning different things across a broad range of topics - from traditional log building practices to piano, across best front end and UX/UI practices to offensive cybersecurity. Anika's focus will be on building our assessment apps and supporting us with her technical talent and expertise in the expansion of our products and services into new markets.

Blansh is a qualified early years educator with a MSc in Education (Child Development and Education) from the University of Oxford. She works as part of the NELI Preschool and Marketing team at OxEd.

Fiona completed her PhD in Psychology at the University of York.  She subsequently worked as a Research Fellow at the University of York, and as a Research Associate at the University of Oxford.  Fiona’s research has focused on reading development, disorders and interventions – with a particular interest in the role of oral language in learning to read.

Fiona originally trained as a primary school teacher. She holds an MA in Children’s Literature, and professional qualifications to assess and tutor children with dyslexia. For most of her career, Fiona has worked in educational publishing, developing primary literacy resources for schools.

Francina completed her PhD in Developmental Science at University College London (UCL). Following this, Francina worked as a Research Associate at both UCL and the University of York where her research focused on predictors of early literacy and numeracy. Francina also has extensive experience building university-wide learning communities and leading projects aimed at creating inclusive and supportive environments for researchers.

Ina has a degree in Speech and Language Therapy and Applied Linguistics with Audiology from the Marie Curie-Sklodowska University and has experience providing Speech Therapy directly to children along with extensive service and support experience.

James is a qualified Chartered Accountant and a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants (ICAEW). James has 30 years of post-qualification experience working in Finance Director and Financial Controller roles within a range of corporate and commercial environments.

Kate holds an MSc in Neuroscience and Education from the University of Bristol.  She completed her PGCE over 20 years ago and has worked in the UK education sector ever since.  She’s been a preschool practitioner, class teacher, dyslexia tutor/assessor, SENCo and university lecturer.  She is passionate about the importance of early years education.

Kevin has a BA in Journalism and Media from Coventry University. He has more than ten years’ experience in consumer service with a specialist focus in complaints handling, conflict resolution and adjudication.

Mihaela is a Research Associate & Senior Research Software Engineer at the University of Oxford. Her software development focuses on translational research. She also conducts research in neural network models of language-mediated attention (see full profile).

Nazia holds an MSc in Digital Marketing from the University of Surrey. She is passionate about marketing and as part of the marketing team at OxEd, she is responsible for a wide range of marketing activities including customer communications, and developing and expanding the company's social media and digital presence.

Samina has over 17 years of experience in education, including roles as an International Consultant and Head of Year at an international school in the UAE. She possesses a deep understanding of young learners' unique needs and is committed to creating nurturing environments for their growth. Samina focuses on empowering educators globally by expanding the reach of our solutions to international schools.