Activate Learning, UK. Niko has been announced as the new Group Director – International at Activate Learning. Niko has a background in international education, with 16 years’ experience working as a teacher, trainer, academic director and school leader across a variety of locations including South East Asia, Africa and Europe. He was most recently Group Operations Director for the BSC Group of schools where he was focused on international business development, quality assurance, safeguarding and developing the use of technology in schools. Activate Learning operates across Oxfordshire, the Thames Valley and overseas, and consists of three UK FE colleges, four schools, two apprenticeship and training providers and four colleges in Saudi Arabia.