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We are always keen to follow the careers of our alumni community, particularly when they are sharing impactful EdTech solutions with students around the world. 

Durham alumna Daisy Hill is doing just that. COO and Co-founder of Zzish!, a smart-data platform that uses fun and engaging quizzes to facilitate formative assessments, Daisy is making ripples in the EdTech space by pairing learning resources that students want to use with micro and macro level Mastery Data. The result? Real-time data that teachers can use to inform and implement differentiated and personalised learning to every student.

Daisy has maintained a strong relationship with the Durham alumni community and we could not be more proud and supportive of her venture, which is already supporting 4 million learners in 170 countries. 

After graduating from Collingwood College in 2009 Daisy spent a period of time in the commercial world of technology. It wasn’t however until she gained experience working in schools herself that she identified the desperate need for students of all abilities and behaviours to be afforded the personalised teaching they need in order to reach their highest potential.

An average secondary school teacher can teach 250 different students each week. Through her own personal experience in the classroom, Daisy knew that keeping on top of each student's individual progress and matching them with the best learning resource for their learning style was no mean feat.

Daisy’s solution to this common obstacle teachers around the world face? Quizalize.

Quizalize is a fun and engaging quiz platform that teachers can use in the classroom and also to set homework. As each student completes their quiz (which is tagged to the country, district and subject’s curricula no less), their real time data feeds into the smart-data engine. On a micro level, teachers can see in real time how each student is performing, what questions they are getting wrong and right, and what learning objectives need more attention. On a macro level, Headteachers can see a full picture of how their school, classes, and students are performing. This valuable insight has never been seen before. And now it can be used to provide immediate, rich insights that help every student reach their full potential.

Daisy’s overall vision for Zzish! is to provide an EdTech solution that is socio-economic agnostic to all students around the world, fulfilling the company’s founding mission: to bring quality education to all students, through giving teachers superpowers.

For more information please visit https://www.zzish.com