He is programme director for online learning at TES, creating social courses for teachers in partnership with universities and practitioners. He joined the Times Educational Supplement in 2002, and spent a decade in journalistic roles (including becoming its deputy editor) before switching to the technology side and leading the creation of the popular TES magazine and TES Jobs apps. His other employers have included the Cartoon Network and the Bristol Evening Post. He was one of the authors of the book “Openness and Education” edited by the United Nations University and European Learning Industry Group. He is sometimes accused of coining the phrase “happy slapping”.