About Us
Founded in 2011, Cotswold Education is a family run business of experienced educators based in Gloucestershire. We have personal experience of the whole primary and secondary education system in Gloucestershire, including school application and school appeals. Our children sat the Grammar School test and some now work with us as well!
Our vision is to be a centre of educational excellence, inspiring students to become lifelong learners, critical thinkers and confident individuals able to make the most of life’s opportunities. We want to support children of all abilities and backgrounds to appreciate a love of learning and love creating new ways to learn together.
We provide high quality education events and courses to support children and their parents/carers. We believe that all parents & carers should have access to high quality information and we run both free and paid for events.We are very proud of the personal, friendly service we provide - so please contact us for a chat today if you need help with your child's education.
Our Directors
BSc (Hons), PGCert HE, PhD | Founder of Cotswold Education
Dr Ian Todd
Ian has worked in the education and research sector all his life. He is the founder of Cotswold Education and is a retired academic. He was Head of Biology at Bath Spa University for 14 years and previously Senior Lecturer at the University of Hertfordshire. He has extensive research experience at Oxford University and Cambridge University having obtained a PhD and BSc (Hons) from Cardiff University. Ian has also personally tutored for many years and his media appearances include BBC1 One Show and BBC Radio Gloucestershire.
Becky Richardson
BSc (Hons), PGCE, PGCert (NASENCO) | Director since Sept 2025
Becky qualified as a Secondary school Geography teacher before spending some time working in the IT industry. After having her family, she returned to the education sector, working as a SENCO at two primary schools in Gloucestershire, as well as at Edward Jenner School. She has been a tutor for over 10 years, preparing pupils for the 11+ exam, as well as general primary school booster sessions. She has a particular interest in pupils with any Special Educational Need or Disability, and also enjoys helping young people who have Social, Emotional or Mental Health difficulties.
Meet the Team
Moira Jallow-Vulart
Moira is a freelance French and Spanish tutor based in Cheltenham that specialises in creating tailor-made language training programmes for both children and adults. She is a native Spanish speaker with a degree in Modern Languages from the University of the West of England, Bristol. Moira has completed the La Jolie Ronde teacher-training following the La Jolie Ronde methodology. Prior to becoming a language tutor, Moira worked in the financial services industry for over a decade, including leading institutions such as Bloomberg and Thomson Reuters.
Jess Almond
Jess has been working in education for 4 years (since leaving University). She is a Higher Learning Teaching Assistant in a small teaching provision in Hartbury for children with special educational needs and behavioural issues. Jess loves working with different children as they all have their own personalities and interests. Due to her job, Jess excels in her patience and understanding of different children. Above all, Jess knows how to help children have fun!