About
Since 2007, SalamanderSoft has developed bespoke integration services for education. Our experts are trusted by over 3 million users in over 4000 schools worldwide.
Schools supported4000
Countries35
Accounts managed3m
Background
SalamanderSoft focuses on being the experts in bespoke integration services for education – helping Schools and Colleges, Multi Academy trusts and other organisations make the most of the data and services they already have. Provisioning, maintaining and managing users in Active Directory, Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, Apple School Manager and more.
What we offer
Providing much more than user management, we also support many other features including, synchronising timetables to Exchange/Outlook and Google Calendar, Microsoft Teams, Google Classroom. Whatever your MIS/SIS, our solutions ensure that they are ready to be used by students and staff when they need them allowing staff to focus on providing the best learning experience without complex manual processes to keep everything up to date.
We are international
Supporting over 4000 schools in 35 countries across the world our solutions currently manage over 3 million accounts daily. Our customers range from individual schools up to country scale implementations with every size in between.
Unrivalled support
The backbone of our services is our dedicated support team, who provide all the configuration and support for our products ensuring that your systems do not need to change to take advantage of automation. Over the 15 years of the company’s existence, we have gained an unrivalled reputation for the excellence and configurability of our services and continue to strive to improve this as we continue to grow.
Careers at SalamanderSoft
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Key team members
Gavan Vettese-Wilson
Managing DirectorGavan joined SalamanderSoft in January 2021 as Head of Operations, directly managing the Installations, Projects and Support teams that deliver our company's products and services. Having spent almost 20 years at various levels supporting IT within the education sector and over 10 years volunteering for and managing the Duke of Edinburgh Award in various Schools, Gavan brings a broad range of experience to the role. Gavan enjoys spending time with his family, reading and cooking.
Josh Twigg
Head of DevelopmentJosh joined SalamanderSoft in April 2018 as a senior developer. Having had previous experience developing mission-critical software for the emergency services, his focus is on producing high-quality software that can be relied on. He now heads the development of the suite of software that SalamanderSoft produces, influencing his team to focus on producing great solutions to difficult problems.
Outside of work, Josh enjoys exploring all things fermentation.
Kris Clark
Head of ProductKris joined SalamanderSoft in May 2015 after previously being an ICT Technician at a High School for 8 years. Kris is now employed as Head Of Product, after starting out in the company as a Support Consultant and then moving on to Projects Coordinator. Kris has worked on various Salamander solutions from single schools, multi-academy trusts, local authorities and government-level projects.
Outside of work Kris runs an under 8’s football team and loves retro gaming.
James Webber
Head of OperationsJames started at Salamander in April 2022 having spent 14 years in schools in the South West, working in Leadership, IT and Teaching roles. James is our Head of Operations, leading the Operations team responsible for implementing and supporting Salamander's products and services.
James enjoys playing football, chess and side projects of programming in his spare time.
Charlie King
Finance and People CoordinatorCharlie joined SalamanderSoft in 2019, previously working in the non-profit sector. Charlie is the first point of contact for accounts and renewals enquiries for our customer base, and is our People & Culture link with TLG. In her spare time, Charlie enjoys living on coffee, with a previous life as a café owner!
Becky Cunliffe
Assistant Head of OperationsBecky joined SalamanderSoft in April 2024 as our Assistant Head of Operations. She brings over 15 years of experience in the education sector, having worked with a school website provider in various support, delivery, and leadership roles. Becky is a valuable asset to our operations team, supporting our Head of Operations, and the Operations team. In her spare time, Becky enjoys reading, dog walking, and taking scenic drives in the Scottish Highlands.
Alan Treloar
Technical Training and Knowledge CoordinatorMy name is Alan Treloar and I have been a part of the Salamander team since February 2017. After spending 6 years as the Installations Coordinator where I focussed on ensuring new single build customers were onboarded successfully, I took up the exciting challenge of being the first Technical Training and Knowledge Coordinator for Salamander on the 9th April 2025. Prior to joining Salamander, my last role in a school setting was as an IT Operations Manager for a multi academy trust having fulfilled various other IT roles in schools prior to this. I also spent over 20 years working in Solutions Delivery in the Civil Service as well as a couple of years working for RFU as a Community Rugby Coach. In my spare time, I enjoy watching and (just about...still) playing rugby as well as cycling and spending quality time with my family.
Peter Darbyshire
Installations and Projects CoordinatorPeter has been part of the SalamanderSoft team since December 2018 after previously working as an ICT Technician at a High School for 11 years. Peter is now employed as the Installations and Projects Coordinator dealing with implementing the integration suite to multi-academy trusts and larger education organisations.
When not working Peter enjoys spending time with his family, cycling and bowling.
Claire Ashton
Delivery ManagerClaire joined SalamanderSoft in September 2025 as Delivery Manager, coordinating SalamanderSoft's largest Government contract. Having worked in the edtech sector for over 20 years, Claire strives to deliver solutions that help schools to focus on what really matters. In her spare time, she is the chair of her local running and triathlon club and travels way too far every Saturday to complete a parkrun 5km.