Meet Our Senior Team
Helping students grow and shine
We’re proud to present the amazing Educ8 team. Our teachers and staff serve not only as educators, but also as mentors and as advocates for our students. Each member of our team is amazing in their own right, but together they are what makes Educ8 such an enjoyable and rewarding place to work.
The Educ8 team is a tight-knit, talented group of individuals with a shared vision of delivering consistently great results for children and young people, as well as ensuring our organisation is an inclusive and challenging place to work and develop a rewarding career.
Cerasela Raducanescu
Education Director/Proprietor
Rebecca Speakman
Head of Commissioning
Rebecca brings extensive experience across the children’s and social care sector, combining a strong background in frontline support with strategic commissioning leadership. Starting her career as a Residential Support Worker at Birtenshaw, she progressed to managing placement teams at Compass Fostering and holding key commissioning roles at Manchester City Council. Most recently, she spent over four years as the Senior Commissioning Manager for Children’s Services at Salford City Council, driving impactful service delivery and strengthening partner relationships.
Ian Oatley
Finance Director
Ian brings a wealth of financial strategic expertise to the Educ8 team. In addition to his experience in residential care, education and fostering, Ian’s career has spanned a diverse range of industries and sectors, manufacturers and services and his skill set traverses every aspect of finance, from corporate finance, planning, control and analysis to system integrations and finance process innovation and optimisation.
Phillipa Langley
Regional Head Teacher
Hayley Cunningham
Regional Head Teacher