We are fortunate to have a great ops team who keep things ship-shape and a great group of associates and a board of advisors who really 'get' what we're trying to achieve and the approach we are taking.

Arrival Education is the collective vision of Daniel Snell and Emily Shenton. Below is a little more information about us. 

Daniel Snell: Founder

Born in Findhorn, I grew up in a working pottery in the idyll of Cumbria with a love for sport, nature and creativity. As a child I spent a few years at Kilquhanity, a free-thinking school in Scotland grounded in the educational principles of A.S.Neill. It was then with some shock I started at the local grammar school and joined the formal education system. I left school without fully completing my education and started the world of work in a circus! I then trained as an actor under the tutelage of Christopher Fettes at the Drama Centre. After making a film and a few TV appearances I drifted into working in the City, starting in editorial at Thomson Financial. Following the events of 2003 (see 'Background Story') I left corporate sales, took the plunge and set-up Arrival Education.  

I now have over 1,000 hours of programme delivery and facilitation, with young adults. I believe that everyone has talent and ability, which when given the right environment, encouragement, credence and respect, can flourish and help the individual develop a genuine sense of themselves and their own voice, thereby making a positive difference to society.

Emily Shenton: M.D.

After graduating from Edinburgh, I joined Unilever on their graduate training programme, specialising in brand management. Although Unilever was a great employer, after a few years I realised that FMCG wasn't where my long-term career, life fulfillment and aspirations lay. So I left and joined a small start-up, eDv, and over five years helped grow it to a company turning over a couple of million, employing 35 people and working for clients at some of the most successful media and professional services firms in the world.

However, I have always been passionate about education and felt that the education system could do a much better job of preparing young people successfully for life - especially after the profound shock I experienced after leaving University with my fistful of qualifications but no real understanding of what I wanted to do, what was important to me, who I wanted to be and how I wanted to live my life. I have been very fortunate to be able to take my time to work this out. However, many others don't get that chance. I have worked with young people for the last 10 years and believe that in some of our most deprived communities lies our most interesting talent - talent which we need to develop to create an economy and society that really works.