Management team

Professor Stephen Heppell

The Executive Chairman of the Learning Possibilities Group and LP+, Stephen is widely recognised as a leading authority on education for the 21st Century, and has been variously described as:

• "The man who is single-handedly doing more than any other to enlighten government thinking on the use of computers in schools" (The Times of London)
• Having "unique foresight" and "...helping to bring ordinary people into the Internet age" (Wall Street Journal)
• "The most influential academic of recent years in the field of technology and education" (UK Government’s Department for Children, Schools and Families, formerly the Department for Education and Science)
• "The leading on-line education guru" (Channel 4 TV, UK)
• "Europe's leading online education expert" (Microsoft)

Stephen spent around a quarter of a century building Ultralab, which established an exceptional reputation as a world leading learning technology research centre. He also heads his own policy, research and practice consultancy, Heppell.net. With offices in the UK and the USA, Heppel.net is at the heart of a network of innovative collaborators worldwide.

Having almost 30 years of experience in consulting and research on using ICT to transform education, Stephen acts as an advisor to governments throughout the developed and developing world. He also chairs or sits on many national and international boards and committees, as well as on UNESCO groups in Europe and Southeast Asia.

Despite this, he still finds time to act as a teaching professor with a number of visiting chairs. He continues to nurture PhD students, many of whom themselves are now transforming education around the world through the use of ICT.

Dr Mehool Sanghrajka

The Chief Executive and founder of the Learning Possibilities Group and LP+, Mehool has been working at the leading edge of the global education and educational IT markets for over two decades. In May 2007, he led a management team to form Learning Possibilities Ltd and acquire LP+ from Enterprise plc.

From 1989 to 2001 Mehool was Managing Director of MPC – the IT contractor delivering large-scale projects in Europe and Asia. From 2001 to 2004 he was Managing Director of Jarvis-MPC Ltd, then the UK’s largest school builder, which under Mehool’s leadership delivered over US$4 billion of school building projects.

From 2004 to 2007, he was Managing Director of Enterprise MPC Limited, where he managed the education division of Enterprise plc. The $2bn public company covered all aspects of education; technology, school building, career guidance and consultancy, and employed 750 people. Since May 2007 Mehool has been Chief Executive of the Learning Possibilities Group and LP+.

A graduate of the City University Business School in London, England, Mehool is also a Chartered Engineer. In addition, he is a Fellow of the RSA, the Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures & Commerce. The RSA is at the forefront of developing educational thinking and programmes for the future of schools and learning.

Alistair Johnson

The Group Operations Director of the Learning Possibilities Group and LP+, since January 2007, Alistair has an exceptional background in implementing and delivering innovative IT programmes to public and private sector organisations of all sizes and types.

From May 2002 until December 2006 Alistair worked for Agilysis in a number of demanding roles, including as a senior consultant to central and local government education departments. From September 1999 to May 2002 he worked for Fujitsu Consulting (formerly International Computers Limited – ICL), managing a number of major projects.

Prior to this, Alistair spent seven years in HM Forces, acting as an Operations and Project Manager for the Corps of Royal Engineers.

Sarah Armstrong

Sarah took up her position as Group Business Development Director of the Learning Possibilities Group and LP+ in July 2007. She combines a strong background in education – including as a Head Teacher and educational consultant – with many years working in the IT for teaching and learning sector.

For almost two years from January 2003 Sarah was a consultant to Microsoft, advising on teacher training and policy issues to meet the continuing professional development needs of educators. She joined Microsoft's Education Group in December 2004, quickly progressing to become the company’s Academic Programmes Manager. In this role, she led Microsoft's largest external investment programme and created many strategic education partnerships, including with governments. From July 2006 until she joined LP+ a year later, Sarah was the Skills & Academic Audience Manager, Public Sector, for Microsoft.

With an MA from the UK's Keele University in Effective Education and Management, plus many years of hands-on experience, Sarah has a comprehensive knowledge of education policy, practice and management, particularly as it relates to IT and e-learning for the education sector.

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