2009: Grade A in A-level Spanish with studies in Cusco, Peru and Granada, Spain.

2011: Accepted into SOAS, University of London - one of the world's leading languages universities to study 2 non-European languages.

2012: Became Languages Ambassador at 'Routes into Languages', delivering Spanish and Arabic workshops in secondary schools.

2015: Graduated with BA Arabic with studies in Egypt and Al-Najah Uiversity, Nablus.

2015: Accepted into the prestigious education graduate scheme: Teach First.

2016: Authored the Self Study Program: Arabic in 60 Steps and began creating Arabic and Somali languages resources, gaining sponsorship from Italki.

2017: Languages videos and podcasts reached over 1 million students.

2020: Co-Founded 'The Silent Horn Foundation', a charity for Deaf Somalis.

2023: Hired as Academy Lead at Ed Tech Company Arabic Unlocked and saw the app reach 1 million downloads.

2024: Launched the 'Sam Burr Languages Academy' and to date has created over 2,500 languages resources and Co-Author the world's first Somali Sign language reference work.