Mission

Relieve admin burden for teachers, enabling them to focus on improving learner outcomes

Values

Empathy

We centre humans in our design and development.

We treat our stakeholders, end users and colleagues with consideration.

We put ourselves in others’ shoes before making decisions.

Craftsmanship

The work is its own reward.

We protect time for our team to learn new skills.

We don’t ship products until we’re proud of them.

Integrity

We make efforts to minimise discrimination and exclusion through our products.

We’re transparent about our mistakes and learnings.

We create space for team dissent.

Team

Andy Bell

Product Owner

Andy co-founded SIDE Labs, a no-code tech-for-good agency with clients including YMCA and Refugee Action, and HelpFirst, specialists in AI for care-giving organisations. Andy recently won the Holyrood Digital Public Service award for his work for Citizens Advice Scotland.

Angela Bradbury

Project Manager

Angela has 12 years of experience as a management consultant and executive in a range of tech startups, non-profits and corporates. She has held leadership positions in 3 organisations with contact centres, including one dealing with vulnerable clients, and an AI safety foundation.

Harriet Owen

Machine Learning Lead

Harriet was a caseworker and Special Needs administrator for 10 years before retraining as a machine learning engineer, giving her exceptional domain knowledge. She has exceptional hands-on experience of working through the subtleties of client and student needs.

Thomas Pomfret

CTO

Thomas is a product-focused software developer, with extensive experience in startups and small teams. Thomas was lead software engineer at Zencargo. Andy and Thomas worked together for over 12 years at Mint Digital, launching numerous apps and businesses.

Mark Dalgarno

Non-Exec Director

Mark is the Co-Founder of Create/Change, a consultancy specialising in digital transformation, agile delivery, and user-centered design. With over 30 years of experience in program and project management, Mark has led initiatives across various sectors, including government departments such as GDS, DfE and DCMS.

Sophie Keren

Consultant

Sophie is a passionate user researcher and service designer, with experience across a diverse range of projects. Sophie’s personal interests include inclusive education, gender equality and AI. Sophie has experience working with DfE and DIT.