
Danny Steadman
Lead Educational Strategist
As the first globally recognised online education regulator, GOER sets uncompromising standards and independent oversight to ensure safe, quality education worldwide.
To enhance the quality, integrity, trustworthiness, and growth of online education worldwide. We aim to establish a gold standard for digital learning environments.
To ensure high-quality, safe, and accountable online education globally by providing clear standards, rigorous accreditation, and continuous support.
Develop robust frameworks ensuring online learning is effective, safe, and ethical.
Offer resources, feedback, and collaboration for continuous improvement.
Promote accredited providers as reliable and committed to global student success.
Accredit 100+ high-quality providers in 3 years, ensuring recognition for safe, innovative education.
Our work is driven by principles that advocate for high-quality, accessible education globally.
Upholding the highest moral and professional standards in everything we do.
Ensuring fair, equal, and high-quality education for all learners worldwide.
Setting rigorous standards and holding providers accountable to them.
Every decision prioritizes the safety and well-being of learners.
Helping providers grow and develop through constructive feedback.
Working with educators worldwide to build consistent, trusted standards.
After 16 years maneuvering through the complexities of education, Mark saw firsthand both the incredible potential and the hidden risks within online learning. GOER was born out of a stark realization: the rapidly growing digital education sector was a wild west, desperately in need of accountability and trust.
Today, GOER works aggressively with providers worldwide. We establish uncompromising standards and support continuous improvement, moving towards a single goal: ensuring every learner has access to quality, safe online education.
When a prominent global tutoring platform approached GOER concerning teaching quality, we executed a comprehensive platform audit. By deploying a rigorous Quality Assurance Framework, we transformed their onboarding, policies, and marketing—rebuilding trust and cementing their international reputation. Real rigor creates real change.

Mark Hooley, CGeog
CEO & Founder of GOER
The GOER Board unites experts from education, technology, governance, and regulatory sectors. This diverse expertise—spanning AI ethics to safeguarding—ensures our frameworks are robust, forward-thinking, and globally applicable.

Lead Educational Strategist

Founder and Director, Common Ground Collaborative; Principal Partner, GOER

Strategic Lead for Sustainability and Future Learning

Strategy Lead: Diversity, Equity & Ethics

Advisor for Ethical AI & Innovation in Education

AI Strategist for Education

Innovation and Technology Specialist

Strategic Advisor: Sport & Innovation

Strategic Advisor for Global Partnerships

Strategic Advisor – Leadership & Safeguarding

Strategic Advisor – Policy & Governance
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