Meet Dr. Tej

Educator, researcher, and founder of Performance
Learning, dedicated to helping young people
learn with confidence.

Dr. Tej Samani is an education specialist and Honorary Research Fellow whose
work bridges learning science, behaviour, and real-world classrooms. His
focus is simple but ambitious: to help children understand how they learn,
and to give them skills that last far beyond school.

Recognised nationally for his
work in education

Dr. Tej’s work has been widely recognised across national media, education press, and policy discussions, reflecting both practical impact and thought leadership.

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Recognition & Media

Media appearance discussing student learning and wellbeing.

Dr. Tej’s work supporting students and families has gained national recognition.

He has been featured in The Sunday Times and regularly contributes to radio and broadcast discussions on learning, student wellbeing, and academic performance.

He is often invited to comment on how schools and parents can better support young people without increasing pressure or stress.

A practical perspective on learning

Dr. Tej’s interest in learning did not begin in academia. He left school at sixteen after attending three different schools, struggling to understand how learning was meant to work for him. That experience shaped a lifelong commitment to making learning more inclusive, practical, and human.

Rather than focusing on labels or deficits, his work has centred on understanding how perception, behaviour, and confidence shape performance, and how those elements can be taught, not assumed.

Grounded in research, proven in practice

Dr. Tej is an Honorary Research Fellow at the University of Sussex and has collaborated with research teams from Oxford Brookes, Coventry University, Birkbeck, University of London, and other institutions. His work has contributed to peer-reviewed research exploring how non-cognitive factors such as mindset, behaviour, and self-perception can reliably predict learning outcomes.

Author and co-author of four peer-reviewed academic publications

Research published between 2017 and 2024 across education, psychology, and learning sciences

Contributor to studies on metacognition, learner perception, and intelligent learning systems

Impact at scale

Dr. Tej is the founder of Performance Learning Technologies, a platform built through over a decade of research and development to understand and improve how learners engage with education.

500,000+

assessments completed

10,000+

learners coached

+2.4

average grade improvement in two academic terms

1.58

effect size is statistically significant, and large

300+

schools

14

prisons, probation services, and local authorities use the platform

Public speaking and thought leadership

Dr. Tej regularly speaks on education, learning, wellbeing, and the responsible use of technology in schools. He has delivered keynotes and hosted discussions in the UK and internationally. He is available for media commentary, panels, and keynote speaking.

Meet Dr Tej Samani

Meet Dr. Tej

Recognised nationally for his
work in education

Recognition & Media

A practical perspective on learning

Grounded in research, proven in practice

Impact at scale

500,000+

10,000+

+2.4

1.58

300+

14

Public speaking and thought leadership

You do not need to fix everything at once

Meet Dr Tej Samani

Meet Dr. Tej

Recognised nationally for his work in education

Recognition & Media

A practical perspective on learning

Grounded in research, proven in practice

Impact at scale

500,000+

10,000+

+2.4

1.58

300+

14

You do not need to fix everything at once

Recognised nationally for his
work in education