TransformELT is now TELT

Who we are

About TELT

TELT strives to strengthen English language systems across the world — working alongside governments, ministries, and institutions to build lasting change.

Leadership

Our founding leadership.

Decades of combined experience across English language education, from policy formation to classroom delivery.

Alan Pulverness

Alan Pulverness

Academic Director

Teacher, trainer, and published author with more than 50 years of experience in education and ELT. Leads TELT’s academic strategy, programme design standards, and quality assurance across all delivery contexts.

Sarah Mount

Sarah Mount

Operations Director

Over three decades in business development and international sales, with more than half of that in ELT. Leads TELT’s client relationships, partnership development, and institutional engagement across all operating regions.

Arthur O'Toole

Arthur O'Toole

Head of Growth

A generalist entrepreneur who brings technical, commercial, and operational capability to an organisation rooted in institutional expertise. Drives the infrastructure behind TELT’s continued growth.

Our Story

Founded in 2017 to bridge the gap between education policy and classroom practice. What began as a shared commitment between its founding directors has become a consultancy trusted by ministries, donors, and institutional partners worldwide.

Our Purpose

To strengthen education systems from the inside — building the institutional capacity, professional culture, and operational infrastructure that enables high-quality teaching to be sustained at scale, without dependency on external support.

Our mission:

To strengthen English language education at system level — supporting educators and decision-makers to build teaching practices that are effective, inclusive, and grounded in local context.

Our Values

Every engagement starts with listening. Sustainable change comes from collaboration, contextual understanding, and a commitment to professional excellence. We build partnerships, not dependencies.

How We Work

TELT embeds within existing institutional structures rather than working alongside them. Every programme is co-designed with local stakeholders, delivered through national systems, and evaluated against outcomes that the institution itself defines. The goal is always local ownership.

Advisory BOARD

Independent expertise that holds our work to account.

TELT’s Advisory Board brings together senior leaders whose work has defined how the sector thinks about its hardest problems.

Dr. Daniel Xerri

Dr. Daniel Xerri

Research & Insight Advisor

Research & Insight

Dr. Amina Douidi

Dr. Amina Douidi

Inclusion & Equity Advisor

Equity and Inclusion

Robert Martinez

Robert Martinez

Digital Learning & Innovation Advisor

Digital Learning

Dr. Harry Kuchah Kuchah

Dr. Harry Kuchah Kuchah

Education Systems Reform Advisor

Education Systems Reform

Dorothy Zemach

Dorothy Zemach

Curriculum & Assessment Advisor

Curriculum & Assessment

Julie Wallis

Julie Wallis

Teacher Development Advisor

Teacher Development

Andy Hockley

Andy Hockley

Education Systems Reform Advisor

Education Systems Reform

Advisory BOARD

The advisory function is structural.

The advisory board has been part of TELT since its founding. It brings perspectives that deepen the organisation’s expertise, keep it responsive to shifts across the global education landscape, and ensure its strategic direction is tested by voices beyond its own.

Breadth of Perspective

Drawing on expertise across education systems and policy environments to ensure our thinking isn’t limited by our own internal view.

Independent Scrutiny

External critique of programme quality and institutional decisions that keeps the organisation rigorous as it scales.

Institutional Memory

Preserving the pedagogical principles and long-term relationships that have defined the organisation since its founding.

Strategic Adaptation

Evaluating how our operating model needs to evolve to stay responsive to an increasingly complex global education landscape.

Delivery Network

Our expert network of specialist consultants.

Every consultant in our network is a practitioner first, selected for what they know and how they work, and integrated into the way we operate.

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Helena Wright

Teacher Development

Caroline Adams

Inclusion & Equity

Marcus Holm

Curriculum & Assessment

Tara Mishra

Research & Insight

David Olufemi

Education Systems Reform

Lina Mahmoud

Digital Learning & Innovation

Niamh O’Connor

Teacher Development

Salim Hadi

Curriculum & Assessment

Aida Bermejón

Research & Insight

Robin Asare

Digital Learning & Innovation

Maja Lindgren

Inclusion & Equity

Yusuf Ali

Education Systems Reform

David Valente
David Valente
Thorsten Merse
Thorsten Merse
Jamie Keddie
Jamie Keddie
Mohammed Sadek
Mohammed Sadek
Subhan Zein
Subhan Zein
Aleksandra Zaparucha
Aleksandra Zaparucha
Anne Wiseman
Anne Wiseman
May May Win
May May Win
Stephanie Wilbur
Stephanie Wilbur
David Watkins
David Watkins
Andrew Walkley
Andrew Walkley
Adrian Tennant
Adrian Tennant
Gabriella Tavella
Gabriella Tavella
Zarina Subhan
Zarina Subhan
Krzysztof Strzemeski
Krzysztof Strzemeski
Russell Stannard
Russell Stannard
Jeff Stanford
Jeff Stanford
Chris Sowton
Chris Sowton
Mike Shreeve
Mike Shreeve
Amira Salama
Amira Salama
Linda Ruas
Linda Ruas
Claire Ross
Claire Ross
Chris Roland
Chris Roland
Claudia Rey
Claudia Rey
Laura Renart
Laura Renart
Anna Platsiienko
Anna Platsiienko
George Pickering
George Pickering
Fiona Pape
Fiona Pape
Leandro Paladino
Leandro Paladino
Cristiana Osan
Cristiana Osan
Su Khine Oo
Su Khine Oo
Nele Noe
Nele Noe
Vu Nha
Vu Nha
Laeticia Mukurasi
Laeticia Mukurasi
Lizzie Milligan
Lizzie Milligan
Rama Mathew
Rama Mathew
Andrea Marsh
Andrea Marsh
Geoffrey Maroko
Geoffrey Maroko
Chintha Maharaj
Chintha Maharaj
Jen Law
Jen Law
Sandra Land
Sandra Land
Melissa Lamb
Melissa Lamb
Shefali Kulkarni
Shefali Kulkarni
Katy Kelly
Katy Kelly
Vincent Katabalo
Vincent Katabalo
Emma Heyderman
Emma Heyderman
Amanda Hawthorne
Amanda Hawthorne
Anna Hasper
Anna Hasper
Jeremy Harmer
Jeremy Harmer
Abayneh Haile
Abayneh Haile
Colleen Fletcher
Colleen Fletcher
Emma Evele
Emma Evele
Agi Enyedi
Agi Enyedi
Eric Ekembe
Eric Ekembe
Martin Eayrs
Martin Eayrs
Phil Dexter
Phil Dexter
Hugh Dellar
Hugh Dellar
Samantha Curle
Samantha Curle
Wendy Coulson
Wendy Coulson
Chris Cotterill
Chris Cotterill
Tom Connelly
Tom Connelly
Pete Clements
Pete Clements
Saoussen Cheddadi
Saoussen Cheddadi
David Carter
David Carter
Helen Callanan
Helen Callanan
Deborah Bullock
Deborah Bullock
Marta Bujakowska
Marta Bujakowska
Catharine Buckell
Catharine Buckell
Jane Boylan
Jane Boylan
Tom Bolton
Tom Bolton
Griselda Beacon
Griselda Beacon
Susan Barduhn
Susan Barduhn
Cristina Banfi
Cristina Banfi
Adi Aubain
Adi Aubain
Nelson Arditto
Nelson Arditto
Marti Anderson
Marti Anderson
Mark Almond
Mark Almond
Eman Al Sourani
Eman Al Sourani

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