About us

Meet our friendly team, discover our story, and learn about our values.

Adam Whatling

Andrew Burt

Andrew Cumming

Andrew Dixon

Ann Crick

Ben Willis

Beverley Anderson

Bridget Philpott

Carl Vasey

Carolyn Clark

Carolyn Knowles

Celia Boueke

Charlotte Blacker

Ellen Waddington

Frank X McGarey

Gemma Dean

James Stryjek

Jo Gibbins

Joe Owen

John Crick

Julia Bradley

Katie Fitch

Kimberly Langley

Lina Howarth

Neil Andrew

Nicki Wilson

Pauline Smith

Phil Hackett

Rosie Sheach

Sandra Randall

Siobhan Butel

Stephanie Frankel

Tania Johnston

Toni Caggiano

Tracy Gilbert

Tyler Corrigan

In 1993, John Crick harnessed his years of teaching experience to develop the literacy support tool he felt the educational software market was lacking – Clicker. Since then, the company and its products have gone from strength to strength; versions of Clicker are currently used in thousands of schools around the world, and the program has been translated into 10 languages.

"We really appreciate the support Crick Software has provided – I’ve attended events where it’s clear that they understand the needs of teachers, the time restrictions they face and the importance of collecting feedback for product development."
Sally Bouwman,
Ark Schools Network

"I continue to be impressed by Crick’s ability to create functional, practical and user-friendly software/apps for students with special needs."
Betsy Caporale,
Speech and Language Pathologist

"The support team has been hands-down amazing. They have answered questions, taken ideas/ suggestions, and helped troubleshoot
…I’m a HUGE fan."
Audra Vanderland,
Special Education Teacher

As well as Clicker, our products include DocsPlus, a talking word processor for secondary school students, and Clicker Communicator, a dedicated AAC app.

We use our profits to develop new products that exploit the latest technologies to benefit all learners. Many of our staff are qualified and experienced teachers, including the majority of our content developers, education sales consultants and trainers.

Universal Design for Learning is fundamental to everything we do. As we develop our software, we think carefully about learners of all abilities, and we strongly believe in the principles of personalised learning. Our software is used by pupils of all abilities, including struggling writers, learners with dyslexia, children learning English and those with disabilities.

We stay close to the classroom by working with educators at a variety of levels, and our products adhere to the latest educational thinking and government guidelines. Our LearningGrids team, led by Ann Crick, creates free online resources to help teachers use our software across all curriculum areas.

Our efforts are frequently recognized by the Edtech community - we have won 11 Bett Awards, several ERA Awards, two Neurodiversity awards, and the English Speaking Union President’s Award.

Our offices are in Northampton, England and Westport, Connecticut. We work closely with our partners around the world, and we have resellers in 23 different countries.

Crick Software is a member of the British Educational Suppliers Association, a Microsoft Gold Partner, a Google For Education Partner, and an Apple Developer. John and Ann Crick have also been honoured with the Outstanding Achievement Award at the annual BESA Education Resource Awards.