102 - A conversation with Angela Newton and Peter Gravell Co-Founders of RealFastReports

Angela and Peter educators and now entrepreneurs share their journey around the transition to starting a company focused on report writing and leveraging new AI technologies to save teachers time, improve workload and enhance the quality of feedback to students and parents. We explore why such a company, the challenges and opportunities of using artificial intelligence in delivering an educators service and learnings from the experience.

 

About Angela Newton

 

Angela  is Co-Founder of Real Fast Reports - an AI-powered  report writing tool that helps teachers to write better school reports, faster. She is an established education professional with experience across the education landscape.  

 

She started out as a teacher, working in a range of secondary school contexts across London as a Chemistry teacher and Head of Faculty..

 

Alongside developing and growing Real Fast Reports, she is a policy and delivery advisor at the Department for Education, with special interest in  social mobility,  support for vulnerable and disadvantaged children and young people, and early help to improve educational and health outcomes. 

 

Angela Newton on Social Media

 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/newtonangela

Twitter: @newton_angie

 

About Peter Gravell

 

Peter is the Co-Founder of Real Fast Reports, an AI-powered tool that is revolutionizing school reports. 

 

As a former teacher, timetabler, and Head of Science in top UK and international schools, Peter understands the challenges educators face. He’s also a parent of two, so he has experienced reports from a parent’s perspective.

 

An experienced programmer and Google Certified Innovator, Peter co-founded Real Fast Reports with Angela after recognizing the potential of GPT-3, a precursor to ChatGPT.

 

Based in Gran Canaria, Peter remains focused on creating innovative tools that enable educators to thrive and enrich students' academic experiences.

 

Peter Gravell on Social Media

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/petergravell 

 

Resources

Website: realfastreports.com

Twitter: @realfastreports

 

John Mikton on Social Media

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jmikton/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/jmikton

Web: beyonddigital.org

 

Dan Taylor on social media:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dantcz/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/DanTaylorAE

Web: www.appsevents.com

 

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