About Oxford Creators

Every behaviour has a story. Every student has a future.

The team at Oxford Creators are detectives and talent spotters — we are an alternative provision that looks past behaviour to find the potential underneath, then builds a personalised pathway to rewrite what comes next.

Our Mission → Meet the Team
11–16
Age range we support
1:1
Personal mentoring
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Ways we build pathways
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Potential
Always the first thing we look for
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Our most misunderstood young people are being repeatedly failed. All children deserve a full time education and support to rebuild their self-esteem. Together, we can change their story and help them see their potential.

— VEENA, Founder & CEO
Our Founder's Story

It started with one student everyone had written off

Oxford Creators was born after years of 'fighting the education system'. My son was 'directed off-site', which means he remained on-roll with his secondary school but was completely cut off from all education, friends and teachers. He was never permanently excluded.

Watching my son going through this traumatic experience made me determined to create a better future for him and the thousands of children across the UK in similar situations. I tried to get my son the education he deserves but to no avail. Rather than fighting, I turned pain into purpose. I'm on a mission to reimagine education by working alongside and amplifying the voices of young people, their parents, and forward thinking teachers and professionals to create a community of change makers.

Our Mission

We're detectives & talent spotters 🕵️

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Every student's future — priority: high

We work in partnership with students, families and schools to uncover the story behind behaviour. We spot strengths, rebuild confidence and create personalised pathways.

Every case closes the same way — the student feels seen, capable and ready for their future.

STEP 1
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Uncover The Story

We look behind the behaviour and ask what happened. We create safe, trauma informed spaces for all our students.

STEP 2
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Spot The Potential

We find the strengths of each student and rebuild confidence from there. Every child has a talent that needs discovering.

STEP 3
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Build The Pathway

Together with families and schools, we map a personalised route forward; reintegrate into mainstream, specialst placement or post 16

Our toolkit — 8 ways we crack the case

🎯 1:1 mentoring 🧘 Emotional regulation 📚 Academic Tutoring 🏃 Fitness 🛋️ Therapeutic Interventions 🤝 Volunteering 🎨 Creative opportunities 💻 Digital media
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Our Vision

A community where no child is defined by behaviour, and every young person has a chance to rewrite what comes next.

✏️ The Rewrite
Defined by behaviour→Defined by potential
Written off→Seen
Hope lost→Hope rebuilt
No pathway→A pathway to rewrite what comes next
Talent spotted ✨
Our Values

CATS — The 4 Qualities We Live By 🐾

Four words hold us together. They shape every conversation, every pathway and every relationship we build with our students.

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Curiosity

We ask questions before we make judgements — digging beneath behaviour to find the story underneath.

Ask before assuming
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Accountability

We keep our promises to students, families and schools — and we own our part in every outcome.

we own iT. we learn. we grow.
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Teamwork

Students, families, schools and mentors. We succeed together, or not at all.

We ARE STRONGER together
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Strengths

We encourage our students to try new activities  outside their comfort zone. This creates  opportunities to discover their interests & strengths.

WE FOCUS ON THE POSITIVES
Our Team

The people behind the pathways

Mentors, teachers, and coaches — every member of the Oxford Creators team are determined to achieve student outcomes.

The Oxford Creators team working together

Veena

Founder & CEO

Clinical Hypnotherapist, Trauma Release Boxing Coach & Former Award Winning Radio Presenter. Advocate for 'Seeing Beyond The Label' of Excluded Children & Young Offenders.

Jamie

Head of Provision & DDSL

Leads the day-to-day delivery of Oxford Creators.Former teacher in a large special school. Expert in ADHD coaching.Passionate about not giving up on young people.

Sophie

Head of Safeguarding & DSL

6 years experience working with children aged 5–18 with SEN & complex needs. Passionate about all children getting the same equal opportunities.

Heidi

Senior Mentor Lead & DDSL

Former TA special educational needs at various special schools. Advocate for using arts & crafts as a form of therapeutic intervention.

Ben

Fitness Coach

Qualified Paramedic, Level 3 Personal Trainer and 9 years as a Royal Marine Commando. Passionate about getting young people active

Josh

Pathways Mentor

17 years' experience as a former chef. 3+ years supporting children with SEND and complex needs. Passionate about creating Post-16 pathways.

Rosie

Maths & Physics Tutor (QTS)

Former teacher at various secondary schools across Oxfordshire. Passionate about getting girls into physics. Mum to a beautiful primary aged daughter.

Marianne

English Tutor (QTS)

Teacher since 2000. Former Head of History at St Birinus School. Taught English GCSE at UTC. Excited to help children thrive academically.

Ready for us to uncover the story behind behaviour and build a pathway for your student?

Whether you're a parent, a school, or a professional — we'd love to talk. Every child deserves to feel included, valued, and part of a community.

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