Head of Education, BCS
Niel started as a teacher and local authority adviser developing the use of technology in the classroom. In the early 1990s he developed the first National Curriculum and qualifications for IT and Computing. As an executive director at the government’s technology agency, he created support services for schools and teachers and led the scheme providing technology to 250 000 low-income families.  He has worked in senior roles in the private and charity sectors before joining BCS.  

He said; “I have three core beliefs – young people need access to technology and the understanding to make it work for them, not the other way round; they need to be taught by great teachers; and great teachers are also great learners.”