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19late 1972, in developing various aspects ofcurriculum development, teacher training andacademic backup of teaching science basedon experimentation, in rural middle schoolsof Madhya Pradesh. She is a member of thegoverning body of the Eklavya Foundation anda Trustee of the Ahvaan Trust.Tom Andrews, General Manager, TES IndiaTom Andrews isGeneral Manager ofTES India. Developedby TSL Education,TES India is the firstdedicated platformfor teachers in India.TES India gives India’s7 million teachersaccess to over 5,00,000 free resources,teaching jobs and a community section wherethey can get advice and inspiration fromcolleagues across the country.As General Manager, Tom is responsible forthe strategy, planning and management of allaspect of TES India. Tom has been with TSLEducation since 2009 and was responsible forestablishing the TSL Information Group, whichprovides business, commercial and competitoranalysis. Prior to TSL Education Tom hasworked in a number of strategic analysisroles in organizations such as McKinsey andCitigroup. TES India was developed by TSLEducation www.tsleducation.com.Dr Baldev Singh, Director of EducationStrategy, Imagine Education Ltd, UKDr Baldev Singhheads the StrategicICT Developments atImagine Education Ltd.He was the head ofICT in large secondaryschool in Bristol (UK)and was the recipient of2004 National TeachingAward for Innovation in Education. Baldev wasinvolved in teacher training (both in the UKand overseas) and completed a ICT teachertraining programme on behalf of the BritishCouncil in 6 countries in the Middle East region(NENA project) and more recently in India.He has been engaged in education reform /ICT projects in Singapore, India, Jordan, Egypt,Lebanon, Kenya, South Africa, Namibia, India,Bulgaria, Saudi Arabia, Ukraine, Malaysia, Malta,New Zealand and many schools/educationauthorities in the UK. Baldev also works as aconsultant for the Science Learning Centres inthe UK to develop courses which will developengaged science teaching and learning usingcreative technologies. Baldev has worked asconsultant many commercial organisationssome of which include Channel 4 educationteam, Tesco, Morgan Stanley, Learning skillsnetwork on developing e-learning material foruse in schools. Baldev has also advised BritishAirways on the creation of content for theirlearning centre in London. Baldev also worksas a Microsoft consultant advising on futureschool models in the Middle East region, Europe,Far East and Latin America. He has recentlycompleted work with the MOE in Peru relatedwith the One Laptop per Child Initiative.SPEAKER PROFILESPOLICY DIALOGUE 9 - 10 January 2013