Independent expertise, helping us build AI schools can trust.
Our advisory group brings together respected voices from education, technology, strategy and governance to challenge our thinking and help keep teachers and pupils at the heart of every decision.
Constructive challenge from trusted experts.
The Teachmate Advisory Group brings together external specialists across education, technology, safeguarding, data protection and governance. Meeting three times a year, they challenge and guide our work - helping us turn ambitious innovation into safe, responsible and practical tools for schools.
Meet the advisory group
Daniel Emmerson
Daniel leads the Good Future Foundation, a non-profit dedicated to bridging the digital divide in education and supporting schools to integrate AI safely and effectively. With over 14 years of experience in school leadership and global education programmes, he works internationally on initiatives that advance equity, innovation and safeguarding in AI adoption.
His expertise spans curriculum design, data privacy and teacher professional development. Daniel also serves as a Board Director at the Institute of Global Learning and Academic Affairs Lead at Goodnotes, where he develops strategies to enhance teaching and learning through emerging technologies.
Alex More
Alex is an award-winning educator and leader with 22 years’ experience driving innovation and equity in education. He founded the Future Classroom and Ghana Project, delivering transformative learning to over 22,000 children across 12 countries. Alex’s work focuses on harnessing technology to enhance, not replace, great teaching - creating meaningful global collaborations.
As a consultant for STEM Learning, he works at the forefront of AI innovation, bridging education and industry. His PhD research explores AI, equity and student voice, positioning him as a trusted thought leader shaping the future of education, curriculum design and professional development worldwide.
Laura Knight
Laura Knight is Founder and CEO of Sapio Ltd, specialising in AI, digital strategy and innovation for education. An international keynote speaker, author, positive disruptor and strategist, Laura supports schools, universities, leadership associations, governments and edtech companies to adopt an ambitious, ethical and human-centric approach to technology.
Her work spans digital pedagogy, holistic digital wellbeing, online safeguarding, leadership, governance and change management. She serves on several advisory boards across the education sector, including the ISC Digital Advisory Group and the Good Future Foundation, is a Fellow of the Chartered College of Teaching and the RSA, and supports the work of UKAI.
Christian Turton
As the EdTech Lead at Chiltern Learning Trust, Christian Turton is an experienced leader in educational technology and an educator with a passion for using technology to improve learning outcomes. For five years, his classes consistently achieved some of the best progress scores in the country.
Christian has guided hundreds of schools and trusts on their digital strategies, developing and implementing over 100 successful one-to-one learning programmes. He also led a significant national initiative in partnership with the Chartered College of Teaching: the creation of the Department for Education’s guidance on the safe and effective use of AI in education.
A recognised expert in professional learning, Christian holds certifications as a Google Certified Trainer and an Apple Professional Learning Specialist. His insights have been published in journals including the Chartered College of Teaching’s Impact and the Independent School Council’s Digital Strategy Magazine.
Claire Archibald
Claire Archibald is a data protection, information law, AI governance and education solicitor. As Legal Director at Browne Jacobson LLP, she advises the UK education and services-to-education sectors. Claire’s legal expertise is enhanced by her background as a schools DPO and School Business Manager.
She is also a leading voice on AI governance in education, championing strategies for schools to develop effective and sustainable AI governance and compliance programmes. Claire won the Champion of the Year award at the Picasso Europe Awards in November 2024 for her work highlighting the importance of data protection in the education sector.
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