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Mary
CEO and International Lead
Mary is the Chief Executive Officer of Mentor Education, a business that has been helping children with their studies for over 40 years. Under her leadership, Mentor Education has won “Tuition Agency of the Year” twice in the last four years at the Education Investor awards, and Mary herself was named “Entrepreneur of the Year” at Wandsworth Council’s Enterprise Awards. Mary is also the bestselling author of How to Pass the 11 Plus, a guide for families navigating school entrance exams. Mary’s dedication to education extends beyond Mentor Education; she is the owner of Varsity Scholars, an award-winning Oxbridge entrance advisory service, and established the Afghan College for Girls, a charity educating over 1,500 girls in every province of Afghanistan. Mary attended Merchant Taylors Girl’s School in Liverpool and afterwards spent 12 years working as a Chartered Accountant. In her spare time, she enjoys yoga and reading historical fiction.
Mark
Director
Mark is the Director of Mentor Education and co-owner with Mary. His background was in large corporates and built a successful business career at Procter and Gamble, the Boston Consulting Group, Accenture and Unilever. He has a passion for history and has an undergraduate degree in History from Durham University and a Master’s Degree in History from Oxford University. With his children he created the successful children’s podcast History Storytime which has won multiple awards at the British Podcast Awards and been downloaded over 3 million times. He is the creator of our 4 plus programme having originally conceived it to help his own two daughters. Outside of work he is often to be found in the nets coaching cricket.
Andrea
4 Plus Lead Teacher
Andrea is the 4+ Lead Teacher at Mentor Education, with a PGCE in Early Years and 16 years of experience in primary education and extensive expertise in 4+ assessments. She is passionate about early learning and advocates for a holistic, child-centred approach. Andrea also trains new teachers in Mentor’s 4 Plus philosophy and pedagogy. Andrea is a specialist in helping bilingual children prepare for the 4 Plus and supporting children with a range of additional needs and neurodiversity. Andrea is also an authority in early phonics intervention, helping children master essential sounds before their assessments. Andrea also holds qualifications in Early Childcare and Nursery care and so is trained to look after our smallest students. In her spare time, Andrea enjoys staying active through Pilates, weight training, and open water swimming.
Malacki
Head of Accounts and Digital
Malacki was a super tutor for many years, specialising in helping students prepare for Undergraduate Economics assessments and interviews, with a speciality in the Land Economy course at Cambridge University. At Mentor, he is the Head of Accounts and Digital, where he helps us recruit the finest tutors and manages all financial transactions. When he joined as Recruitment Manager he quickly modernised outdated processes, earning recognition for his achievements with an award at the 2024 National Tutoring Awards. Alongside his role at Mentor, Malacki is working through his CIMA qualifications. Malacki helps with the onboarding of our tutors and in particular, making sure that all our teachers have up to date Enhanced DBS’s. In his spare time, Malacki enjoys watching Eastenders.
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