Lord Knight of Weymouth

Lord Knight of Weymouth's full title is The Rt Hon. the Lord Knight of Weymouth. His name is James Philip Knight, and he is a current member of the House of Lords.

Registered Interests

Registered Interests for Lord Knight of Weymouth.

The Register is updated continuously throughout each sitting day and at regular intervals on other days.

Category 1: Directorships

  • Director, Suklaa Ltd (educational consultancy); clients are Smart Technologies (education technology supplier) (interest ceased 31 October 2023); Nord Anglia Education (international school provider); 01Founders (software engineering school) (interest ceased 31 October 2023); Edurio Ltd (school surveying software) (interest ceased 31 October 2023); Merlyn Mind (developers of digital assistant for teachers) (interest ceased 31 October 2023); Blackbaud Europe (formerly EVERFI Ltd) (helping companies engage with schools through provision of learning content); Third Bridge Group (investment research) (interest ceased 17 April 2024); IRIS Software Group (interest ceased 17 April 2024); Charter School Capital (investing in school buildings) (interest ceased 25 February 2024), Good Notes (developing note-taking software), ArborEducation (suppliers of management information systems to schools) (interest ceased 2 July 2024); The Edwin Group (suppliers of software and staffing services for schools) and Political Engagement Ltd (data and intelligence business)
  • Chair, Board of Directors, (previously Non-executive Director), Century-Tech Limited (edtech company using AI and neuroscience to deliver individualised learning for children in support of the teacher)
  • Non-executive Director, Macat International Ltd (international education business specialising in critical thinking training and assessment) (interest ceased 8 December 2023)
  • Director, xRapid Environment Inc (developer of mobile diagnostic technology) (interest ceased 6 November 2023)
  • Chair, Board of Directors, Council of British International Schools (COBIS)
  • Chair of the Board and Non-executive Director, STEM Learning Ltd (not for profit company which provides science, maths and computer science continuous professional development for teachers and runs national STEM ambassadors programme)

Category 2: Remunerated employment, office, profession etc.

  • Member, Qualifications Advisory Board, Pearson plc (publishing and education)

Category 3: Person with significant control of a company (PSC)

  • Suklaa Ltd (educational consultancy)

Category 4: Shareholdings (a)

  • Suklaa Ltd (educational consultancy)

Category 10: Non-financial interests (a)

  • Director, Educate Ventures Research Limited (edtech accelerator programme)

Category 10: Non-financial interests (b)

  • Visiting Professor, London Knowledge Lab, Institute of Education, University of London

Category 10: Non-financial interests (e)

  • Trustee, Centre for Accelerating Social Technology (registered charity) (interest ceased 10 December 2023)
  • Chair, Trustee and Director, E-ACT (multi-academy trust)
  • Trustee, Good Future Foundation (charity aiming to improve teacher understanding of AI)