Experience

Educake

• United Kingdom
• E-Learning Providers
• 1 - 100 Employee

• MD and Founder

  • Sep 2011 - Present

  Oxford, UK Educake’s online homework and revision system for science lets teachers work more quickly and effectively, saving each teacher five hours a week. It also gives students easy control of their own revision. It is a software-as-a-service business, selling to schools. Educake’s proven expertise in combining top quality content development with the best designed and easiest to use technology is unique in the schools market. These two drivers underpin everything Educake does, and are… Show more Educake’s online homework and revision system for science lets teachers work more quickly and effectively, saving each teacher five hours a week. It also gives students easy control of their own revision. It is a software-as-a-service business, selling to schools. Educake’s proven expertise in combining top quality content development with the best designed and easiest to use technology is unique in the schools market. These two drivers underpin everything Educake does, and are responsible for the very rapid growth achieved in UK schools market Show less



Hodder Education

• Maths Publisher

  • Jan 2011 - Sep 2011

  London, United Kingdom Responsible for Maths publishing list. Worked with Manchester Metropolitan University to develop a new contextual approach to Maths, "Making Sense of Maths".



CGP

• Senior Product Developer

  • Nov 2007 - Oct 2010

  Cumbria, UK Led a team of product developers responsible for new print and digital educational resources for CGP, the UK's best-selling publisher of revision, study and practice material. Highlights included developing the UK's best-selling resources for GCSE English, A-level Psychology and Key Stage Two Maths.



Bright Blue Studios

• Producer / Engineer

  • Oct 2005 - Nov 2007

  Lake District, UK Founded and ran a recording studio in the Lake District, realising a long held dream. Key activities included writing and producing music for artists and media agencies, and engineering and producing bands. Studied production, engineering, and acoustic theory.



CGP

• Commissioning Editor

  • Mar 2002 - Oct 2005

  Broughton-in-Furness, Cumbria Developed and commissioned revision and practice books for CGP, the UK's best-selling revision publisher. Highlights included designing, developing and commissioning the UK's best-selling range of A-level revision guides, and GCSE English text guides.

• Writer / Editor

  • Feb 2000 - Mar 2002

  Broughton-in-Furness, Cumbria Wrote and illustrated many of the UK's best-selling revision guides, workbooks and practice papers, including A-level Maths, GCSE Maths, GCSE English, GCSE German, GCSE PE, GCSE ICT, Key Stage Two Maths, Key Stage Two Science.