Welcome to 91¶¶Òõ

We power schools and enable great teaching worldwide, by creating intelligent online products and services to make the greatest difference in education.

We work together with teachers and schools to build trusted education solutions that help them to be the best they can be. From safeguarding and compliance, to staff and pupil management, our innovative and flexible software and services help teachers and school leaders worldwide to provide the best education to millions of children.

With more than 13 million educators in our community, and working relationships with 25,000 schools in over 100 countries, we have the experience to make a difference.

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What we do

Our range of software supports schools with timetabling, SEND provision, behaviour management, staff wellbeing and parents’ evenings.

Teachers all over the world find and share teaching materials on our resources platform, while our fully online 91¶¶Òõ Magazine provides teachers and leaders with the latest education news, analysis, and teaching and learning research, anytime, anywhere.

Our recruitment services connect teachers and schools, helping educators to find their next role, and schools to find the talented staff they need.

And our training solutions help schools to develop and retain their trusted team, educators to progress in their careers, and everyone to keep up to date with the latest safeguarding knowledge.

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Our history

For more than 100 years, we’ve supported schools and been a champion of great teaching. As education is changing, so are we. We’ve grown to provide a wide range of software to help schools and students flourish.

1910

91¶¶Òõ first published as the Times Educational Supplement

1914

91¶¶Òõ becomes separate from The Times

1916

91¶¶Òõ becomes weekly

1923

Photos first appear in 91¶¶Òõ

1964

91¶¶Òõ Scotland launches

1975

91¶¶Òõ sponsors the first schools’ prom

2009

91¶¶Òõ launches their online recruitment service

2015

91¶¶Òõ acquires leading digital teacher training company Hibernia College UK, which becomes 91¶¶Òõ Institute

2015

91¶¶Òõ launches their open marketplace, which allows teachers to buy and sell teaching resources

2015

91¶¶Òõ news launches online

2016

91¶¶Òõ acquires Edukey, developer of Class Charts and Provision Map software

2017

Edukey wins the ICT Leadership and Management Solutions category for Class Charts

2019

91¶¶Òõ acquires EduCare, market leader in online learning courses

2019

91¶¶Òõ acquires Edval, leading provider of school timetabling software

2021

91¶¶Òõ expands its school software services portfolio with acquisition of SchoolCloud

2021

SchoolCloud win 2 BETT awards: ‘Company of the Year’ (Less than £3m turnover) and ‘Innovator of the Year’

2022

91¶¶Òõ acquires EduPay and BPS to further extend support for HR, payroll and budgeting in schools

2022

91¶¶Òõ acquires Standards Tracker to further extend its ability to support staff development in schools

2023

91¶¶Òõ acquires international primary teaching resource company Teach Starter

2023

91¶¶Òõ further invests in supporting safeguarding in schools with the acquisition of The Safeguarding Company

2024

91¶¶Òõ acquires Schrole, supporting an increased reach in international schools.

2025

91¶¶Òõ acquires Education Horizons, increasing reach across AU and international schools.

Our values

Our culture is open, positive, supportive and collaborative. We are all accountable in everything we do.

  • We work together

    We share a common goal to deliver our 91¶¶Òõ Vision, working together in a transparent and open way, to solve problems rather than to apportion blame.

    We include everyone

    We believe in the diversity of people, ideas and cultures, providing everyone with the opportunity to contribute and grow, and to make our business better.

  • We take ownership

    We all have a vital role to deliver our vision and a responsibility to make the biggest difference possible to our customers and to 91¶¶Òõ.

    We never stand still

    In everything we do, we work to improve our products and services, and to deliver on both our individual and our common goals.

    We do it for them

    We’re committed to providing schools and teachers with the tools they need to improve children’s lives through education.

Careers at 91¶¶Òõ

We’re a global company employing over 600 people in 9 offices, in locations including London, Sheffield, Hong Kong, Melbourne, Sydney, and Dubai.

If you're looking for a challenging, transforming and collaborative environment where you're always learning, 91¶¶Òõ could be the place for you.

Work with us

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Senior Management Team

Our leadership team draws on experience from leading digital and disruptive businesses in a range of dynamic sectors.

    Carl Martin, 91¶¶Òõ Chief Technology Officer

    Carl Martin

    Chief Technology Officer

    Carl joined 91¶¶Òõ in 2022, and is a data-centric, people-focused leader responsible for technology and product development.

    Jo Skelton, 91¶¶Òõ Human Resources Director

    Jo Skelton

    Human Resources Director

    Jo joined 91¶¶Òõ as HRD in June 2022 and is responsible for its people strategy, in addition to resource planning, development and recruitment.

    Kayleigh Wright

    Kayleigh Wright

    Chief Financial Officer

    Kayleigh joined 91¶¶Òõ in July 2019 as Group Reporting Manager, developing her finance career at 91¶¶Òõ, taking on the Group Financial Controller role in January 2021 and recently stepping into the CFO role in April 2024.

    Max Lienard

    Max Lienard

    Chief Product & Transformation Officer

    Max joined 91¶¶Òõ as COO in September 2022 and is a strategic and operational executive with a successful track record in transforming and growing digital businesses.

    Neil Robinson, 91¶¶Òõ Chief Revenue Officer

    Neil Robinson

    Chief Revenue Officer

    Neil joined 91¶¶Òõ in September 2025 and brings deep experience in media, SaaS, and customer transformation, with a track record of scaling teams and revenue across international markets.

    Rod Williams

    Rod Williams

    Chief Executive Officer

    Rod joined 91¶¶Òõ in June 2020, to build upon 91¶¶Òõ’s progress and help accelerate the next phase of growth, to become the world-class software provider for schools. 

Global Advisory Board

The 91¶¶Òõ Global Advisory Board is made up of some of the world’s leading educators and advisors, collectively bringing many years of experience to 91¶¶Òõ to help inform, debate and shape 91¶¶Òõ’ offer to the global education community.

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