Sophie Birkin

School Services Coordinator

Sophie started her career in customer liaison in the media industry after completing a BA in Film and TV. Her experience greatly benefits our School Services Team where she supports schools, students and teachers daily. Sophie particularly enjoys monitoring student engagement and attendance to contribute to every Pamoja Taught student reaching their full potential in their online studies.

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Rebecca Cousins

Talent Manager

Rebecca joined the HR team in May 2017, bringing with her a vast amount of talent acquisition experience within technology-based companies. She is a bilingual, committed, enthusiastic and results-driven individual with a successful background in full cycle recruitment and project leadership.

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Carine Gashugi

School Services and Admissions Coordinator

Carine joined the School Services team in 2015 as part of the Pamoja internship programme, whilst studying BA (Hons) in Economics, Politics and International Relations at Oxford Brookes University. She became a permanent member in January 2018 and specialises in the operation of transfers and Extended Essay enrolments. Carine is bilingual in English and Kinyarwanda and is passionate about development studies and shared access to quality education.

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Ed Lawless

Chief Academic Officer

Before joining Pamoja, Ed worked with many exceptional IB World Schools and practitioners as the IB Asia-Pacific’s Regional Head of Professional Development. His 35-year career has spanned four continents and multiple curricula in both state and independent schools. Ed is passionate about reimagining education in a way that features more sustainable learning partnerships, greater education access and a better future for all.

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Philippa Needham

School Services Team Manager

Pip enjoys developing and motivating team members to maximise their potential. Her significant experience at RM Education shows proven record of consistently meeting and exceeding team performance targets to achieve optimum productivity. Pip is passionate about customer service and improving customer satisfaction.

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Hannah Senel-Walp

Global Vice Principal

Hannah has served as a curriculum leader in UK schools as well as the British International School of Houston. She has demonstrated success in raising student attainment standards and developing teacher support structures for the delivery of A-Levels, GCSE and the IB Diploma Programme.

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Mitra Soheili

School Services Coordinator

Mitra completed her BSc (Hons) in Psychology in 2013, graduating from Canterbury Christ Church University. Mitra works closely with newly enrolled School Taught schools, and offers bespoke support and guidance to all users. She is passionate about ensuring that all students and teachers are fully assisted throughout their journey with Pamoja.

Man Hong Tang

Technical and Quality Assurance Engineer

Mannie joined Pamoja’s technical team in 2015 after completing his BSc (Hons) in Computer Science and Business Management at Oxford Brookes University. His range of interests spans various topics including music and languages. Mannie is trilingual in Chinese, German and English, and is currently learning Japanese.

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