James Tweed

James Tweed is an innovator and advocate for education and digital inclusion, with over 25 years of experience in the maritime,financial, and educational sectors. He is the founder and Managing Director of Coracle, a digital learning company established in 2006. Initially focused on eLearning solutions for the maritime industry, Coracle shifted its focus to prison education. Its Osprey-VLE platform provides skills gap analysis, online assessments, and personalised learning plans to help prisoners improve their employability and reintegrate into society.

Coracle now operates in91 prisons across Englandand Wales, offering 2,500 secure laptops to inmates. These devices enable access to courses from organisations like The Open University, Prison Education Trust, and Shannon Trust, helping prisoners develop digital literacy and life skills. Coracle has been honoured with the King's Award for Enterprise. In 2024, James founded Rebooted, a charity focused on creatinginnovative solutionsto address social and technological challenges. Before his work in education, James held roles as a tanker broker and freight manager at companies like Seascope Shipping, Global Freight Forwards, Tradition Energy, and Azimuth Marine Management. He also served as Chairman of the London Branch of the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers.

James is a TEDx speaker who advocates for digital literacy in prison education, emphasising its importance in reducing reoffending rates, which cost £17.6 billion annually. He holds an MPhil in Psychology and Education from the University of Cambridge, a BSc (Hons) in Maritime Business and Marine Law from the University of Plymouth, and completed the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses Growth Programme at Saïd Business School, University of Oxford. He also attended Wellington College for his secondary education. James has secured patents for Coracle Inside Hub and earned certifications in areas like G Suite Administration and maritime-specific education.