Kaye Jacob has spent her entire career in education, starting as a public school teacher in her native Minnesota. Her journey in international education began in Tokyo and has included working as a teacher, guidance counselor and senior administrator in schools in Japan, Egypt and India. Before returning to the US in 2017, she was the principal of The Heritage School in Gurgaon. She has also been extensively involved in conducting workshops on such topics as cross-cultural sensitivity, child protection and language arts education, along with chairing accreditation visits to schools in Asia, the Middle East and Africa. Currently, she is academic director at the Maharishi School in Fairfield, Iowa.

Kaye holds a BS degree with distinction in Secondary Language Arts education and a master’s in educational policy and administration, with an emphasis on Comparative and International Development Education, both from the University of Minnesota.

Manju is an experienced educator. Her qualifications include M.Sc. (Physics), B.Ed., and she is also the recipient of the National Teachers Award 1999, Pride of India award, Inspiring Educators award, Acharya Siromani Award, etc. Schools under her leadership have excelled as the best schools in the country. She has over 50 years of diverse educational experience, including 30 years as Principal of Schools with CBSE, Cambridge, and IBO curricula.

She is currently a Senior Trainer with the NGO Adhyayan Quality Education Foundation, a School Assessor with Adhyayan Quality Education Services, an advisor to a group of schools in Delhi and Punjab, and a Senior Trainer with Pearson, CBSE, Cambridge International, Image Consultants, I—Create, etc. She is also a life member of the Association of Physics Teachers, IIM Ahmedabad Alumni Association etc.

She tries her best to enhance “the Learning, Development, and Happiness Quotient” of the people in her sphere of influence and control.

Namita is a dedicated and results-driven education professional with a strong background in educational leadership. With over 15 years of experience of working as a Senior Leader, she has consistently demonstrated a commitment to fostering a positive learning environment and enhancing student success. Her journey reflects pure dedication and determination to excel from being a teacher to leading a school in the capacity of a Vice Principal. She is passionate about working with the young minds and is regularly reviewing the curriculum to incorporate the latest pedagogy. Namita is a lead assessor with Adhyayan and is also into teacher training. Currently, she is the Head of Department of a Cambridge school – Little Angels’ International School, Sion, Mumbai. As one of the founding leaders, she has played a pivotal role in curriculum development initiatives, aligning teaching materials and implementing innovative instructional strategies. She is adept at assessing curriculum effectiveness and making necessary adjustments. She excels in building strong, collaborative relationships with teachers, support staff, parents, and the broader school community. She fosters a culture of teamwork and professional development to improve overall school performance.

Dr. Pramila Kudva, PhD, DLitt is an accomplished educational innovator and retired principal with over 36 years of distinguished experience in teaching, educational leadership, and research. With nearly 40 years in the field, including 18 years as principal of leading ICSE schools in Mumbai, she has established a strong reputation for school transformation, academic excellence, and curriculum innovation. Dr. Kudva holds a Ph.D. in Education from Mumbai University and has also worked as a teacher at both primary and secondary levels.

A dedicated teacher educator, she has spent a decade at a teacher training institute, training over 4,000 teachers across various aspects of pedagogy. Dr. Kudva is the author of five books, including the acclaimed “From Chalk to Talk: The Art of Teaching” and “From Crust to Core: The Alchemy of Teaching”, both available on Amazon.in. Her publications reflect her deep experience and insights in education: “From Chalk to Talk” serves as a primer for teachers and teacher educators across disciplines, while “From Crust to Core” addresses the National Education Policy (NEP) and contemporary teaching techniques with relevant examples, culminating in a comprehensive 360-degree report.

Dr. Kudva is also a sought-after speaker, podcast host, and freelance resource person for universities and reputed publishing houses. Her contributions to education have been recognized with multiple national awards, including the AIM Top 100 Mentors in India and the Principal of the Year Award. She has presented numerous papers at national and international conferences, further solidifying her standing as a thought leader in the field of education.

Prerna is a Curriculum Development Manager at LEED School and a consultant and assessor at Adhyayan. She brings a decade long experience spanning various educational domains, including classroom teaching, curriculum development, and school administration. The transformative experience at Heritage Xperiential Learning School formed and continues to shape her pedagogy. Currently, she is developing curricula for Social Science and English across CBSE and various state boards at the LEED School.

Having taught in government, defence and private institutions, Prerna holds an experience of the broad socio-economic spectrum of India’s education system. This experience, along with the passion to make education accessible to all, is what drives her. Prerna’s dedication extends beyond curriculum development. Her role as an assessor for Adhyayan allows her to leverage her expertise in supporting school improvement efforts and promoting excellence in education nationwide.

With nearly two decades of experience in education, Ranjana believes in concept-based, skill-driven teaching that fosters critical thinking and self-directed learning. She has held various roles, including Hindi teacher, Head of Faculty, Middle School Coordinator, and Professional Development In-Charge at reputed institutions in Mumbai. She tries to focus on blending pedagogy with real-world applications, aiming to create responsible, reflective learners. Academically, she holds an M.Phil. and M.A. in Hindi Literature. Beyond work, she enjoys reading Hindi literature, traveling, and music.

Over more than 12 years, Rinku has worked in the education sector. She has previously worked with Muktangan (a Mumbai-based NGO) as a School Head and continues to work with Adhyayan Quality Education Services and other educational organisations. She worked a a Senior Researcher on multiple projects with Adhyayan Quality Education Services. She has been a part of 30+ School Reviews and 4 Teacher Reviews with Adhyayan. She also continues to facilitate training sessions and workshops, creating content or researching with other organisations.

She has completed her Msc (with a specialisation in Human Development) and her B.Ed. She is a self-taught artist and a certified Art Based Therapy (ABT) practitioner. Under her initiative “Shunya”, using Art-Based Therapy, she conducts one-on-one as well as group therapy sessions and workshops for adults and children. She has completed the SEE Learning Educator Preparation and SEE Learning L1 Facilitation course from the Center for Contemplative Science and Compassion-Based Ethics developed by Emory University.

Sarita is a retired school teacher with 15 years of service under her belt. She worked in Shishuvan School, Bombay, one of the top schools in Mumbai, and donned multiple hats. She took on different roles, taught Marathi and Computers to Middle School, headed both these subject departments, and then subsequently worked as the Head of Department (Middle School) as well. She worked on enhancing the Middle School experience for students, on building language skills, on making interesting and engaging lesson plans, and on building skills and confidence regarding computer use. She was also in charge of building life skills for students that help them prepare for the real world. Lastly, she played the role of IT Head too, where she looked into the implementation of ERP Systems for the school, teacher training and parent training alongside working with service providers to customise various modules in the ERP system as per the school requirements.

Since 2013-2014, Sarita has been associated with Adhyayan as an Assessor and has visited various schools in different states. Now she works in individual capacity as Assessor, conducting school reviews in teams with the vision to build “A Good School for Every Child”.

Seema started her career as a Marketing and Retail professional. She then began teaching postgraduate students Marketing. Following that, she joined an educational tech start-up, Xyo, which prepared students for Mathematics and Maths Olympiads, working as a content developer and student counsellor. Subsequently, she worked as an educational content writer and as a consultant with Tata Trusts for their digital library project, gaining a breadth of experience in education.

Interacting with different stakeholders—including students, educators, parents, and civil society organisations—has led to enriching experiences for her. One of her biggest strengths is her ability to communicate and build relationships with people. Currently, she works with Adhyayan as a Lead and Associate Assessor, supporting schools through collaborative school reviews. She is also a certified Khan Academy Teacher Trainer.

Shubadra has been in the leadership role for 20+ years and has worked in eminent schools like Diamond Jubilee High School, Our Lady Perpetual Succour, Fort Convent and Shishuvan. At Shishuvan (ICSE), she was instrumental in starting the School Parliament that helped honing students to take up leadership roles. Currently, she is the founder principal of a Cambridge school, Little Angels’ International School (LAIS) situated in Mumbai.

She has also been a British Council Ambassador and a panelist for Assessment of action plans and dossiers of schools applying for the International School Award conducted by the British Council.

In the current position as Principal of Little Angels’ International School, she continues to promote the need to develop student leaders and student voices. Although the school is in its nascent stage, she has started school committees that involve all the primary and lower secondary learners to work alongside the Leadership Team, parent leaders and staff and take decisions that govern the running of the school. The school under her able guidance is also working towards becoming a “Green School”. Her aim is to ensure that there are plenty of opportunities created to hone the skills of every learner to become a successful 21st century learner.

Shubadra has led her schools towards various accolades and achievements:
● “Best Caring Principal Award” by the Maharashtra Bus Association
● “Best Innovative Educator Award” by VallayanGroup
● India’s Top 10, Maharashtra No. 4 and Mumbai No. 3 for Design Thinking Leaders from Education World
● Award for Best Parent Engagement School
● Award for School with A Good and Sustainable Holistic Growth Program
● “Skill Ambassador” at the Skil Bharat Sammelan by OLL and CNBC TV
● Best school working towards sustainable goals.

She is a lead assessor at Adhyayan, and has reviewed several schools in India helping them critically review the learning journey of every child, their philosophy and pedagogy, the resources made available and the efficiency in the working of the leadership team towards providing quality education.

Soniya is an adventurous soul who cherishes life and is passionate about children and their education. She started her journey with Aga Khan Education Service (AKES, I) as a researcher in the primary classroom and moved on to initiating Whole School Learning and Development Processes for AKES, I schools. In a span of 22 years, she has supported schools in reflecting on and improving their curriculum and assessment practices, exploring innovative learning and teaching strategies, and designing needs-based professional learning for teachers. A certified Lead School Assessor, she reviews the quality standards of K-12 schools (curriculum agnostic) across India, conducts teacher performance reviews, and is a workshop leader in the areas of assessment, pedagogy, and concept-based learning.

Soniya is the former Head of School Learning Standards & Quality Assurance for a network of campuses for Shiv Nadar School. In her prior experience, she has been the Head of Junior School at Shiv Nadar School (Chennai, Noida) and the IB PYP Coordinator for Indus International School, Hyderabad. She also started her entrepreneurial venture—an Early Years Centre (Nursery to Grade 2) in Nagpur—and successfully administered it for five years.

An alumnus of Sophia College, Soniya holds a diploma in Early Childhood Care & Education (ECCE) secured in 2000, a Master of Education in Advanced Teaching for Elementary and Middle Years (affiliated with the International Baccalaureate) from the University of the People, and a Master of Arts in Education Management from SNDT. She was selected to attend an international certificate course in the Visiting Teachers’ Program, Dhaka, conducted by the Aga Khan University, Karachi. Early in her career, she dived into action research and presented her paper, ‘Community Involvement in the Primary Years’, at an international conference in Kampala in 1991. In 2003, she attended the Andover Bread Loaf Writing Workshop in Boston as an Indian representative.

Her passion for aligning quality standards for schools led her to become a School Assessor for Adhyayan in 2014. She continues to learn by enrolling with NEASC—an international school accreditation body—and is on her way to becoming a NEASC School Visitor. Soniya is passionate about systems thinking and evidence-based learning and believes every child can flourish if offered the right learning environment.

In her free time, Soniya enjoys reading, walking, travelling, dancing, and walking her dog. She also loves connecting with like-minded individuals to explore possibilities.

Viveki has over 2 decades of experience as an educator. Currently, Viveki is the Head of Curriculum at Heritage International Xperential School, Pune. Viveki has served in various roles ranging from an Academic Head and de facto Vice Principal for the Heritage School (CBSE, New Delhi), to the HOD for Pre Primary at Shishuvan (ICSE, Mumbai). She has also been a classroom teacher at Indus International (IB, Pune) and Shishuvan (ICSE, Mumbai).

She works as an education consultant with Adhyayan Quality Education Services, conducting training and professional development workshops in school assessment systems, focussed improvement of pedagogical methods, teaching and learning methods, and school process improvement.

Viveki is also the founder of Thinking Cape, an online space that works with children to enhance skills, explore and imagine through various short term projects. She is currently pursuing her MA from Pune University.

A mother of two wonderful children and her love for gardening keep her engaged too.

Languages: English, Hindi and Gujarati.

Will is Head of Primary Maths at Ark Curriculum Plus and leads the Mathematics Mastery programme.

Will was formerly OUP’s maths publisher with responsibility for all primary products and assessment. Before joining OUP Will worked in challenging primary and secondary schools in East London and Oxford and was most recently head teacher in Blackbird Leys, Oxford, taking it from ‘inadequate’ to ‘good’ (Ofsted, 2022). Will has a special interest in cognitive science and pupil centred pedagogies, curriculum development, assessment and of course maths! He has worked as a Specialist Leader in Education and Maths Mastery Specialist and has supported schools in India in his role as Associate of Adhyayan Quality Education Foundation.