Digital Schoolhouse - News #New teamDigital Schoolhouse - News #New teamhttps://www.digitalschoolhouse.org.uk/news/tag/new-teamThu, 16 Apr 2026 22:37:43 -0700http://zoho.com/sites/<![CDATA[Welcome to our new Communications Officer]]>https://www.digitalschoolhouse.org.uk/news/post/welcome-to-gareth-our-new-programme-communications-officerGareth is our new Programme Communications Officer for Digital Schoolhouse.    ]]>




Gareth is our new Programme Communications Officer for Digital Schoolhouse.  

Well hello there. 


I’m Gareth and I am hugely excited about joining Digital Schoolhouse. I worked in schools for fifteen years so know all about the teaching life, how hard they work and how brilliant they are. I’m looking forward to being their point of contact at Ukie so look forward to me popping up in your inboxes from time to time. 
I moved into communications at my previous job at a social media company and look forward to helping you deliver Digital Schoolhouse’s innovative and important work. I’ll also be in charge of the DSH socials so feel free to pop over to any of those to say hi. 
My first gaming computer was a Commodore 64 (yes, I am that old...) and I still have fond memories of spending my birthday money on the Ghostbusters II game (which, looking back, was very bad, but I still enjoyed it anyway.) Since then, I have had Master Systems, Mega Drives, PCs, PlayStations and Xboxes and love games as much as I did back in the lounge aged 8 waiting for the striped loading screen of death to pass on the Commodore so I could play Dizzy. 
 
When I left education, I wanted to follow my passion for games into the workplace and when the opportunity to join Ukie presented itself, especially as part of a school-based scheme, it felt too perfect to miss. I look forward to getting to know you all, and helping children learn the skills they will need in the digital future through play and fun! 
]]>Thu, 31 Oct 2024 16:01:00 +0000<![CDATA[Welcome to Bella, our new Senior Project Manager]]>https://www.digitalschoolhouse.org.uk/news/post/welcome-bellaHi everyone! I’m joining Ukie to cover for Amii while she is on maternity leave, so I will be working as Senior Project Manager with Digital Schoolhou ]]>

Bella is our new Senior Project Manager, who will be joining the DSH team as a maternity cover for Amii Oldham. You can learn more about Bella below.

Hi everyone! I’m joining Ukie to cover for Amii while she is on maternity leave, so I will be working as Senior Project Manager with Digital Schoolhouse. You may find yourself receiving emails from someone called Isabell Becker-Ebert - that's also me! Please feel free to call me Isabell or Bella or any other variation; I'm always happy to hear new remixes of my name!

After a few years of university and work, which resulted in time spent in Sheffield, South Korea, Germany, Hungary, Canterbury, and then London, I’m joining straight from a role in a legal tech start up, specifically working with software and AI in the immigration law space.

While I’ve always been a big fan of video games as a hobby (shoutout to my grandparents for giving me a special edition, Tri-Force themed golden GameBoy Advance with Zelda: Minish Cap one Christmas), the pandemic really broadened my view of the potential. During lockdown, groups of my friends would get together virtually to play everything from Overwatch and Apex Legends to Geoguessr and Minecraft. The new connections I managed to create as well as the friendships I was able to maintain over quite long distances gave me a whole new appreciation for what was previously “just” a hobby. Plus, I started a (to me) impressive journey of language learning using Duolingo, which really took my appreciation for play-based learning to a whole new level as well – I can now confidently (and badly) order food in Italian!

As a result of all this, when the opportunity arose to actually step into the video game industry with Amii’s planned absence I just couldn't say no. I’m incredibly excited to get started and witness the power of video games in education first-hand!!
]]>Thu, 31 Oct 2024 07:58:52 +0000<![CDATA[Welcome to Bella, our new Senior Project Manager]]>https://www.digitalschoolhouse.org.uk/news/post/welcome-to-bella-our-new-senior-project-manager





Bella is our new Senior Project Manager, who will be joining the DSH team as a maternity cover for Amii Oldham. You can learn more about Bella below.

Hi everyone! I’m joining Ukie to cover for Amii while she is on maternity leave, so I will be working as Senior Project Manager with Digital Schoolhouse. You may find yourself receiving emails from someone called Isabell Becker-Ebert - that's also me! Please feel free to call me Isabell or Bella or any other variation; I'm always happy to hear new remixes of my name!


After a few years of university and work, which resulted in time spent in Sheffield, South Korea, Germany, Hungary, Canterbury, and then London, I’m joining straight from a role in a legal tech start up, specifically working with software and AI in the immigration law space.


While I’ve always been a big fan of video games as a hobby (shoutout to my grandparents for giving me a special edition, Tri-Force themed golden GameBoy Advance with Zelda: Minish Cap one Christmas), the pandemic really broadened my view of the potential. During lockdown, groups of my friends would get together virtually to play everything from Overwatch and Apex Legends to Geoguessr and Minecraft. The new connections I managed to create as well as the friendships I was able to maintain over quite long distances gave me a whole new appreciation for what was previously “just” a hobby. Plus, I started a (to me) impressive journey of language learning using Duolingo, which really took my appreciation for play-based learning to a whole new level as well – I can now confidently (and badly) order food in Italian!


As a result of all this, when the opportunity arose to actually step into the video game industry with Amii’s planned absence I just couldn't say no. I’m incredibly excited to get started and witness the power of video games in education first-hand!!

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