our team
Co-founder John leads our publishing delivery work. An experienced publisher, developer and senior manager, he gained his experience in schools and ELT roles with global publishers, and in the hands-on technology leadership role of a digital publisher, from start-up to market leadership.
John is interested in the educational challenges set by technological and social change, with a critical eye on claims made for these. He’s an occasional ELT teacher and an experienced trainer.
Co-founder Sam leads our consultancy and business development work. An experienced director, governor and senior manager, Sam’s time at Pearson – where he worked across professional development, qualifications, digital teaching and learning and publishing – established the foundation of his knowledge of the education world.
Sam is particularly interested in digital transformations in education, including culture change and agile methodologies. He is an experienced trainer, coach and mentor.
As Research and Strategy Manager, Hannie drives strategy and product development alongside thought leadership publications and events. An experienced educational publisher and school governor, Hannie is especially involved with our customer insights projects, including our Teacher Research Group.
As Design Manager, Rebekkah oversees the creative side of our projects, including resource management, commissioning artwork, illustrators and designers, as well as fulfilling our internal design needs. Rebekkah has held roles in adult education and training and holds a master’s degree in Graphic Design which informs her approach to design process and management.
As Communications Manager, Keira leads Oriel Square marketing and communications and helps clients create content, communicate impact and raise their profile as a thought leader in education. Keira specialises in customer experience mapping and campaign strategy, design and execution.
Cremona-Howard
Cremona-Howard
Liz has more than a decade of experience in educational publishing, including working as an editor and publisher in-house at Pearson. With specialist expertise in primary English and phonics, Liz has led a number of complex print and digital publishing projects.
Dobson-Sippy
Dobson-Sippy
As Publisher, Maegan has specialist expertise in international curricula, including the IB, IGCSE and IAL. Maegan’s background is working in visual publishing in India and in the international education teams at OUP and Pearson.
Sarah holds a master’s degree in Publishing and has worked in the industry since 2015. As Publishing Delivery Leader, Sarah marries project management and communication skills with a deep view of project content across the full range of our projects. Sarah’s background is in ELT, previously managing the production side of print and digital projects at OUP.
With experience in product development across all areas of editorial, Eva works in both an editorial and project management capacity to ensure the smooth running and high quality of our projects. She specialises in developing children’s reading resources and volunteers as a reading assistant in a London primary school.
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