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Support and inspiration for more effective teaching and learning with technology

Knetic Education are a team of education consultants working together to provide support for schools. Although we are based in the North East of England we work nationally with a number of partner organisations. Having previously worked as classroom teachers, and in school improvement roles, we have a vast range of classroom, management and school improvement experience. While our main specialism is integrating learning technologies in the classroom, we are passionate about improving pedagogy too.

‘Whether  We’re Knetic Education and we help schools and academy trusts turn their potential into progress.
As experienced education consultants we specialise in PedTech — the space where pedagogy and technology meet.
Our mission is to help teachers use digital tools with purpose, confidence and creativity to improve teaching and learning outcomes.

Although we’re based in the North East of England, we work with schools and partner organisations across the UK, supporting everything from improving classroom practice to developing trust-wide digital strategies.


Our Expertise

Having worked as classroom teachers, senior leaders and school improvement advisers we bring a deep understanding of both the practical realities of teaching and the strategic challenges of school improvement.

Our main specialism is integrating learning technologies in the classroom, but our focus goes beyond devices — it’s about improving pedagogy. Our PedTech: approach means we use technology to strengthen teaching, not replace it.


How We Can Help

We offer a complete range of services to suit your school’s context and goals, including:

  • In-class support coaching, mentoring and team-teaching – So if you’re confused by Crumbles or baffled by Microbits – We can help.

  • Teacher CPD focused on effective digital pedagogy and developing teacher confidence. Our CPD covers everything from Online Safety to using AI to reduce teacher workload 

  • Computing curriculum reviews and digital strategy development – We provide the advice to help you with strategic planning

  • Staff workshops and creative learning experiences for computing and STEM – We’ll inspire you to add green screen, animation, video, audio recording and digital art to your curriculum

  • PedTech consultancy  – How you ensure the devices you already have or intend to invest in will truly impact outcomes for students?

This is by no means an exhaustive list of our services. Our flexible, collaborative approach ensures you get the bespoke support you need to realise your vision — whether that’s developing staff confidence, improving your digital provision, or planning for sustainable school improvement.

Why Knetic?

We chose the name Knetic because it represents the energy of movement. Ok so we played with the spelling a bit, but we hope that to our customers it still embodies our desire to help you move toward your goals. We know every school and trust has the potential to grow — our job is to help you turn that potential into measurable progress. We do it through creative digital learning, PedTech innovation, and staff development that helps schools and trusts move forward with purpose, energy and confidence.

We work nationally delivering courses to empower teachers not only to use technology but to improve their pedagogy. We have decades of experience in supporting the use of learning technologies to improve outcomes while inspiring teachers and motivating learners.

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We work with schools and academy trusts in a number of ways.  Some  like to work with us for specific projects with agreed timescales. some like the piece of mind of having us there whenever they need us. As subscribers they enjoy on-demand strategic advice at a time that suits them. However you choose to use us you can be assured of great service.

Media Services

We are also here to support you with your media projects too. We offer filmmaking services or we can work with your learners to develop their filmmaking skills. The same is true for music production, sound recording and photography. So whether you want a promotional video for your school or a film-making project for your learners we can help.

Our Partners

Meet the team

Mark Lloyd

Mark Lloyd

Director - Educator

Mark Lloyd is an Education consultant who specialises in providing inspiration and support to teachers and senior leaders. A self-confessed geek, he loves nothing more than working with teachers to explore how they can raise standards of teaching and learning using technology. Mark has worked in education for his entire career. Starting as a Primary School Teacher, in Sunderland, before moving on to spend ten years managing a schools ICT centre and before leaving to set up Knetic as a Local Authority ICT advisor and member of the school improvement team. His vast experience of delivering strategies for effective teaching and learning has enabled him to work in schools and academy trusts throughout the UK to provide training, strategic advice and in-class mentoring and coaching support to improve educational outcomes and teacher effectiveness.

Acreditations:

  • Apple Professional Learning Specialist (APLS)
  • Microsoft Innovative Educator
  • CEOP Ambassador
  • Assessor for 360 Safe
  • Embedding Formative Assessment Mentor (SSAT)
  • Lead Trainer for TEEP (SSAT)
  • STEM – Lead Faciltator
  • Teach Computing Cluster Advisor

He has considerable experience delivering online safety assemblies, in-class workshops, staff training and parent sessions on all aspects of digital safety. Including providing advice for schools wanting to do their 360Safe Review

Strike up a conversation with him about:

  • how AI can reduce teacher workload
  • where he’s been in his campervan
  • how to make the perfect flat white.

When he isn’t at work you’ll find him composing electronic music, taking photos in his studio, walking his dog Bailey or running a Scout Troop.

Jane Adamson

Jane Adamson

Director - Educator

Jane Adamson is an Education consultant with a passion for enhancing teaching and learning using IT.

Jane is an experienced teacher who has worked with Primary and secondary aged students. She has many years experience of delivering fun and engaging activities to children and teachers that inspire and motivate them to succeed in traditionally hard to teach areas such as computing.

As any job evolves over time she has adapted different approaches as the curriculum has developed. She is a TEEP trainer working for SSAT (the schools, students and teachers network)

Jane is an Adobe certified trainer & Apple Learning Coach.

She also delivers online safety training and activities in schools. The team are a regional training centre for Apple technology.

What have we been up to?

One of Our Favourite Devices to Teach Coding: Meet Sphero Indi 

One of Our Favourite Devices to Teach Coding: Meet Sphero Indi 

If you're on the lookout for a fun, hands-on way to teach coding in your classroom, let us introduce you to one of our absolute favourites: the Sphero indi. It might be small, but don’t let that fool you—this little robot car packs a serious punch when it comes...

Looking for some quick “coffee break” CPD?

Looking for some quick “coffee break” CPD?

Check out Raspberry Pi’s Pedagogy Quick Reads Let’s be honest—turning big, abstract ideas like AI and computational thinking into meaningful, engaging lessons isn’t always easy. Whether you’re teaching Year 4 about algorithms or helping GCSE students unpick the magic...

It’s awesome when we can empower learners to use technology.

It’s awesome when we can empower learners to use technology.

I recently had the pleasure of working with the brilliant Year 5 Podcast Tech Team at Fulwell Junior School, helping them get to grips with their brand-new podcasting equipment. Their enthusiasm was infectious—they came brimming with creative ideas for their own shows...

Photography on location

Photography on location

Knetic Education staff enjoyed a day out on location teaching year 4 pupils about how to take a good photograph. The pupils were taught about composition, rule of thirds and leading lines. They practised their new skills and being out on location on the Northumberland...

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