About us

We are experts in education content and publishing. Whether you have exciting news to discuss or would like to plan out a marketing strategy using our digital and print portfolio, we’re here to help.

Let's work together


Whether you're a new education brand or an established name in schools, we've plenty to talk about. Come and see us in Colchester, stop for coffee at a trade show, or invite us to a meeting so we can find out more about how to support you.

Our senior members of staff, many of whom have been with us for the past 10 years, can offer a range of commercial and editorial skills, and we're always open to developing new projects and ways of working.

Aceville

Meet the Team


Richard Stebbing

Richard Stebbing

Group Advertising Manager

Richard Stebbing joined The Teach Company ahead of launching in 2006. He oversees print and digital advertising. Ask him about... early morning running, injuries and playing badminton badly.

Joe Carter

Joe Carter

Group Editor

Joe Carter joined The Teach Company in 2006. He oversees print and digital editorial. Ask him about... the time he interviewed Maurice Gibb about paintball.

Jenny Phillips

Jenny Phillips

Advertising Manager

Jenny Phillips joined The Teach Company in 2008. She is the advertising manager across Teach Secondary and Technology & Innovation. Ask her about... travelling, snowboarding and building a house from scratch.

Hayley Rackham

Hayley Rackham

Advertising Manager

Hayley Rackham joined The Teach Company in 2010. She is the advertising manager across Teach Primary and Teach Reading & Writing. Ask her about Ella and Toffee.

Samantha Law

Samantha Law

Advertising Manager

Samantha Law joined The Teach Company in 2013. She is the advertising manager on Teach Early Years, Nursery Business and Teach Primary 3-7. Ask her about... every line from Friends, ever!

Katie Jones

Katie Jones

Senior Account Manager

Katie Jones joined The Teach Company in 2012. She is the senior account manager across Teach Secondary and Technology & Innovation. Ask her about... WWE and classic cars.

Jacob Stow

Jacob Stow

Editor

Jacob Stow joined the Teach Company in 2010. He is editor of Teach Early Years, Nursery Business and Teach Primary 3 to 7. Ask him about... the perils of quad biking in a suit.

Hellen Mulley

Helen Mulley

Editor

Helen Mulley joined The Teach Company in 2012. She is editor of Teach Secondary and Technology & Innovation magazines. Ask her about... what it's like raising twins. I dare you.

Callum Fauser

Callum Fauser

Editor

Callum Fauser joined The Teach Company in 2015, and edits our specialist titles Primary School Management, SENCo and Primary PTA. Ask him about… the time he once held a watch worth £250,000 with shaking hands (and mercifully didn't drop it).

Lloyd Burgess

Editor

Lloyd Burgess joined The Teach Company in 2014. He is editor of teachwire.net. Ask him about... any line from any David Lynch film ever.

Elaine Bennet

Elaine Bennett

Editor

Elaine Bennett joined The Teach Company in 2016. She is editor of Teach Primary. Ask her about... her hobby of taking photos of other people's cats and reviewing them on Twitter.

Our Story


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June 2017

Tech for Teachers - the brand new award scheme from Teach Secondary and Technology & Innovation - is launched.

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May 2017

The Teach Company is created, encompassing all of the brands we have launched so far and laying the foundations for the future.

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April 2017

Early Years Excellence, the free awards scheme for early years suppliers, becomes a huge success in its first year.

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April 2017

Primary School Management, our biggest launch since Teach Secondary, is published for the first time.

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November 2016

Elaine Bennett takes charge as editor on Teach Primary, moving over from another successful sector within Aceville Publications. Hayley Rackham becomes the new advertising manager on the title.

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November 2016

Callum Fauser moves over from Teachwire.net to head up Primary School Management and our special publications branch. Lloyd Burgess, previously features editor on Teach Primary, becomes the editor of Teachwire.net

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October 2016

Primary PTA follows hot on the heels of SENCo.

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September 2016

The first issue of SENCo magazine lands in schools - acknowledging the increasing importance of the special needs coordinator role in primary schools.

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November 2015

Teachwire.net becomes the new central hub for our digital content, supplementing our existing platforms and allowing us to monitor trends across education.

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September 2015

Callum Fauser is appointed as editor of our new project, Teachwire.net

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September 2015

Teach Nursery evolves into Teach Early Years - still headed up by Samantha Law and Jacob Stow - allowing us to meet the demand from Reception teachers for our content.

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January 2015

The first Technology & Innovation award winners are announced at BETT.

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October 2014

Teach Reading and Writing launches, showcasing a cover by Lauren Child and articles from Michael Rosen and Jacqueline Wilson. It’s also the first outing for the Teach Primary New Children’s Fiction Awards.

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September 2014

Technology & Innovation is created by our secondary team, bringing with it our first programme of awards.

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November 2012

TeachSecondary.com goes live.

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September 2012

Jenny Phillips and Helen Mulley publish our first magazine targeting KS 3&4, which rapidly becomes a flagship title.

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June 2012

Helen Mulley joins as editor on Teach Secondary, moving over from another Aceville publication. Jenny Phillips moves over from Teach Primary to take the helm as advertising manager on the same title.

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October 2011

TeachNursery.com quickly follows.

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March 2011

Teach Nursery is launched, based on the successful Teach Primary model, as we extend our reach into the private daycare sector.

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January 2009

TeachPrimary.com goes live.

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March 2008

Primary Choice becomes Teach Primary - recognising an editorial shift towards professional development and classroom activities in response to demand from our growing readership.

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January 2006

We take the magazine to our first trade show - BETT 2006.

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January 2006

Primary Choice - a guide to classroom resources - is published for the first time.

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September 2005

Joe Carter and Richard Stebbing, working with Aceville Publications, lay the groundwork for what is to become the largest magazine in primary education.