Meet the team

The team behind the UK's learner happiness movement. With 10 years in edtech and partnerships with The London School of Economics, we're building the evidence base for happier, higher-achieving learners.

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    Founder

    Asher Silverman

    5 years in Edtech partnerships, scaling companies and prioritising learners. Passionate that schools and colleges should be happy places, where learners thrive and flourish.

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    RESEARCH LEAD, Behavioural Science Expert

    Dr. Amanda McNamee

    20 years as a Behavioural Scientist. Ensuring gold-standard methodology across Learner Happiness. Expert in behavioural science and positive psychology, backing every question with decades of research into what helps learners achieve.

Our community

Beyond our core team, we're supported by trailblazing educators across the UK, our Learner Advisory Boards of young people shaping our questions, and our Community of Practice where schools and colleges share strategies and successes.

Join the movement.

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Newcastle Sixth Form. A man in a business suit holding an award trophy in an office setting with green lockers in the background.
Gladesmore Community School. Four men standing together indoors. The second man from the left is holding a glass award, and the background features a neon sign with a shield design.
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Kidderminster College. Group of five people standing in front of a large Earth globe with a woman holding an award. All are smiling and wearing conference lanyards.
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Gladesmore Community School. Two men smiling, one holding an award, standing in front of a neon sign.
Two men standing in an office, one in a beige sweater and the other in a suit with glasses, holding a glass award that reads 'Trailblazer Award 2025, Newcastle Sixth Form'.
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A man holding a glass trophy that reads 'Trailblazer Award 2023 Newcastle College', standing in an industrial or educational facility with equipment in the background. He is smiling, wearing glasses, a dark blue shirt, and a blue lanyard with pins.