About us
ninetonineworld is a quintessentially British company, renowned for its warm and personalised approach. We specialise in offering unique services designed to ensure that students not only learn English, but are fully immersed in British culture from an early age.
With over 15 years’ experience in the sector, we have a deep understanding of the British education system and a deep-rooted connection to the everyday life and cultural values of the country. This puts us in an ideal position to guide families on this exciting educational journey. We pride ourselves on being truly “British” in all aspects of our work.
Our aim is to use our experience to find the best bespoke educational and cultural solution for each of your children. We strongly believe in individual attention, recognising that each student is unique and understanding the specific needs of each family.
From selecting the most appropriate educational programme to ongoing support during your child’s stay abroad, we are committed to ensuring that every step of the way is rewarding and enriching for both our students and their families.
Our team

Sacha Bancroft Cooke
Director and founding partner
Born and raised in the English countryside, Sacha is the mother of three girls. She resided in Spain from 2002 until 2014. Educated at the prestigious Sant Mary’s Ascot boarding school, Sacha has a degree in Modern Languages and Linguistics from Cambridge University. After 6 years as a sales director for an international online marketing company, Sacha together with her Spanish husband created ninetonine kids, a company dedicated to selling designer furniture for both babies and children worldwide.
A few years later, Sacha set up a successful, unique and exclusive summer camp “English Country House Camp” in the English countryside, aimed at girls between the ages of 8 and 14. This camp, along with her experience with French exchanges, and several au pairs as a youngster, as well as her studies in Madrid as a teenager, was the seed from which ninetonineworld: connecting cultures, differently.

María de Ascanio
Director and founding partner
Originally from the Canary Islands, a turning point in her education was when she decided to spend a year in the English countryside, in the county of Cheshire, at the end of high school, to improve her English, before obtaining a degree in Business Administration from the University of Manchester, and then moving to London to work in a multinational company. It was there that he met Sacha Bancroft, before moving to Madrid, where he has worked in the commercial and finance department for several companies over the last 10 years. His experience in the English countryside has been the spark for what would become a lifelong passion for the English language and culture. He has no doubt that the most effective way to truly learn a language is through complete immersion in the culture of the country. Now back in Madrid, married with three children, this deep connection to the UK is reflected in the education of her young children who attend a British school in Madrid, and she takes every opportunity to immerse them in English culture and pass on her passion for the language and culture from an early age.

Raúl Madrigal Pastor
Director of Strategic Planning
Passionate about the business world. Understanding how companies are managed, how they define their strategies and how they execute them is a constant in his daily learning. Throughout his professional career and occupying different positions, Raul has worked for companies of different sizes, both services and products, mainly in the health sector. The business development area is where he has accumulated the most experience, for him it is a discipline that requires a broad knowledge of all areas of the company, a 360º vision of the organization. Being bilingual in French and English and having lived in the USA and France, he has not only learned languages but has also been able to better understand multicultural environments. As an advisor to netoninineworld, his contribution is mainly strategic, challenging its status quo to raise its levels of excellence. “Contributing to the development of a company that puts our clients’ children at the center of everything it does is a huge responsibility,” says Raul.

Rose Cassidy
International School Client Support Coordinator
She grew up in Mallorca, where she learned to speak Spanish before returning to England to continue her education at Oakham School boarding school. She then went on to higher education at the University of Bath, where she studied International Management with Spanish.
During her gap year between school and university, she travelled to Africa for 8 months, working with children in Kenya. This experience strengthened her passion for resilience and innovation, adapting to challenging environments and developing a passion for creativity by encouraging children to express themselves through art, music and dance.
Having already experienced the multicultural and multilingual aspects of ninetoninineworld’s summer camp, Country House Camp, she looks forward to the opportunities and responsibilities that come with her role at ninetoninineworld.

Jemima Ludwing
International School Client Support Coordinator
She grew up in Cambridge and attended a Catholic girls’ school until the age of 13, where she discovered her passion for Spanish. She then moved to Uppingham School, a boarding school, where she thoroughly enjoyed five years as a boarder, spending her free time assisting in Spanish classes for younger students.
She has studied Spanish and International Management at the University of Manchester. She has travelled across various parts of Latin America and previously worked as a children’s tennis coach in her local park.
In her role at ninetonineworld, she inspires Spanish students to take an international leap and embark on their own English-learning adventure in the United Kingdom. She is excited to be part of a team that places people at the heart of everything it does and looks forward to contributing her energy and dedication to ensure every project is carried out to the highest standard.

India Denham
International School Client Support Coordinator
Born in London, India grew up in England until she was three years old when her family moved to Italy for a few years where she attended an Italian school and learnt Italian.
Through this she discovered her love for other cultures and languages, recognizing the importance of looking beyond just the country you are born in.
She returned to England in 2010, where she continued her education in the English school system at Oundle school. Afterwards, she did an undergraduate degree at the university of bath, where she studied international politics with Spanish.
She spent this summer working in the ninetonineworld summer camp, Country House Camp. She is looking forward to the opportunities that working in ninetonineworld will bring.

