BRILLIANT Awards Judges

Meet our judges

  • Heather Akehurst OBE

    Chief Executive, Open Awards

  • Dr Pete Atherton

    Senior Lecturer: Teacher Education, Liverpool John Moores University

  • Lewis Body-Douglas

    Lecturer, Cardiff Metropolitan University

  • Garry Butterfield

    Director of Design and Technology, Lealands High School

  • Matt Endean

    Deputy Director, CLEAPSS

  • Kym Hanson

    Product Manager, Pearson

  • Steve Hope

    CEO, Primary Goal & Director, Edufuturists

  • Komal Kawa

    Head of Computer Science at Northwood College for Girls (GDST)

  • Hayley Laidlaw-Wilson

    Founder, Sniff and Snails

  • Charlie Mackenzie

    Founder, Primary Coding League CIC

  • Euan MacLean

    Founder & CEO, &Parents CIC

  • Helen Newies

    Director of Product and Services, Maths Circle

  • Jérôme Nogues

    CPD Coordinator and AI National Priority Project Lead, National Consortium for Languages Education (NCLE)

  • Kirsty Nunn

    Head of Computer Science, Millfield School

  • Alan O' Donohoe

    Specialist Leader in Education, Exa Networks Ltd

  • Bobby Ramsay

    Principal Consultant, Lumi & Lumiere

  • Kylie Reid

    Managing Director, hi-impact

  • Damien Reynolds BEM

    Foundation Leader, Mindera UK Foundation

  • Louise Robertson

    Founder, The Sustainables Academy

  • Dr Ajay Sharman

    National Lead, STEM Learning Ltd

  • Laura Summers

    Director, Maykn Agency

  • Jennifer Talbot

    Assistant Principal - Arden College, STEM and EdTech Consultant

  • Joanne Taylor

    Design and Technology Subject Lead, Cambridge Partnership PGCE

  • David Wade-Smith

    Entrepreneur, business leader and strategic adviser