Meet the passionate individuals behind, Technology Books for Children. Our charity started through reflections from our founder and CEO, around children not seeing tech as fun, relevant in and to their daily lives and as topic that could be embraced for pleasure or even as a bed time story. Hence began, thought around Reading for Pleasure on tech topics. Additionally, our team has observed the lack of women and those from disadvantaged backgrounds not being strongly represented within the tech industry.
Our diverse team brings together a wealth of talent, expertise, and dedication to serve you better. As leaders in our respective fields, we are united by a shared commitment to excellence and innovation. Get to know the faces driving our charity forward, each bringing unique skills and perspectives to the table.
Technology Books for Children currently operates across England and Wales. We believe that by raising awareness of tech themed texts, we play a part in addressing the digital divide.
Learn about our team
Our Team
Beverly - Founder and CEO
Rebecca - Chair of Trustees
Beverly Clarke is a TechWomen100 Award winner, #SBS winner and a leader in education. Beverly Clarke, seeks to raise the outcomes for all through understanding of and access to technology. She has a portfolio career, which includes being an education consultant, published author, ambassador, coach, mentor, podcaster, speaker, host, panellist, trustee and founder.
She is skilled at bringing others together to work on common goals and visions, generally with a technology focus, with aims of bridging the digital divide and improving prospects.
Beverly has national and international experience of education
Rebecca Franks has 20 years experience in computing education and is a highly successful learning designer. She is extremely passionate about making computing and tech an inclusive space for all!
She is a co-founder of Flip Computing, an organisation on a mission to improve the learning experiences of underestimated groups in computing and technology education.
Sue - Trustee
Abena - Trustee
Sarah - Trustee
Sue Atkins is an internationally recognised Parenting Expert, Broadcaster, Speaker, Freelance Writer, Agony Aunt and Author of the Amazon best-selling books “Parenting Made Easy – How to Raise Happy Children” and “Raising Happy Children for Dummies”
She regularly appears on the award-winning flagship ITV show ‘This Morning,’ Good Morning Britain, The Jeremy Vine Show, The Vanessa Feltz Show and is the parenting expert for numerous BBC Radio Stations around the UK.
Abena Akuffo-Kelly is a teacher, union activist, local councillor, Deputy Mayor, mentor and coach.
She is a trainer for LWN – Labour Womens network where she seeks to empower women to find their political voice and to participate in the political discourse by becoming councillor and MPs. She also runs a CIC that seeks to enhance community cohesion whilst also reducing waste and helping the environment by providing free repair services for the community.
Sarah Zaman, is a dedicated primary school teacher with over two decades of experience, she now works as a Senior Professional Development Lead facilitating computing courses for the National Centre for Computing Education (NCCE).
Sarah is also a Cyber and Digital Primary Specialist for the NCCE, she champions cybersecurity and online safety education in addition to her role as CyberFirst schools outreach for the National Cyber Security Centre.