Authors List
Authors
After 37 years working as a geography and computer science teacher in Dutch education, Aad is now the secretary for the Professional Association for Computer Science and Digital Literacy i&i. He manages the association's website and PR and is directly involved in educational developments.
Aaron is a principal lecturer fo early years and childhood (learning and development, psychology, special educational needs and inclusion) at Nottingham Trent University. Aaron is the chair of the LGBTQ+ Early Years Working Group and advocates for representation in the early years.
Adele is a behaviour and education expert with over 20 years of teaching experience, who empowers school staff to support pupils with behavioural needs and SEMH. She’s an International Keynote Speaker, a featured Expert on ‘Teenagers and Behaviour’ for BBC Radio 4, and the Author of ‘“Miss, I don’t Give A Sh*t”: Engaging with Challenging Behaviour in Schools.’
Afsha is a Chartered IT Professional with expertise in IT audit, cybersecurity, AI governance, and digital transformation. She helps leaders manage tech risk and champions ethical, inclusive, and people-first digital strategies rooted in resilience and clarity.
Aileen has taught in Falkirk, UK since 2005 and began exploring EdTech in 2023. She has presented at conferences, led AI education webinars, and contributed to Dan Fitzpatrick's 'The AI Classroom' and articles for Time and Forbes on AI in education.
As head of Additionally Resourced Provision (ARP) since 2005, Alison, with a master's degree in education, is an associate member of the British Dyslexia Association and a qualified SENCO. Passionate about supporting students with SEN, she collaborates with educators, families, and children to enhance understanding and provide effective support.
Allen is the subject lead for computer science at Willow Brook Primary School Academy in East London. He teaches Year 4 to Year 6 and Reception classes across two primaries within the trust, as well Year 1 classes at his ‘base school.’ He has also worked at one of the trust's secondary schools teaching A-Level computer science.
Amy is a head of design and technology and a virtual learning coordinator. She has now taught for 12 years in a workshop and has digital experience in using Fronter, Firefly, Frog and Moodle as platforms. She is passionate about enhancing teaching and learning utilising modern technologies and developing digital strategies to enable staff and students to achieve their potential.
Amy Smith, BA, M.Div., CPE, S.T.M, PGCE is the Managing Director at Apricot Learning, where she leads with insight, compassion, and a deep understanding of how education changes lives. With over 30 years’ experience across IT, teaching, ethics, and leadership in both the UK and US, she brings a rare perspective to trauma-informed and online education. Before joining Apricot Learning, Amy taught in schools and colleges, served as an ethicist for the NIH, and continues to share her expertise with the DfE on online education frameworks.
Andrew Cowley is an experienced former primary school teacher and DHT. He now coaches mental health leaders for Carnegie Centre of Excellence at Leeds Beckett University and is the author of 'The Wellbeing Toolkit', 'The Wellbeing Curriculum' and the forthcoming 'The School Mental Health Toolkit'.
Andrew is the founder of Vocabulary Ninja, which he created while working as a Year 6 teacher and finding his pupils were struggling with vocabulary. He is the author of ‘Vocabulary Ninja,’ ‘Comprehension Ninja,’ and ‘Write Like a Ninja,’ with more books in the works! He works one day a week in the school where he was an assistant headteacher.
Andrew is a primary trained teacher with over eight years of experience in KS2 classrooms and now teaches mathematics in secondary schools. He brings a unique perspective that bridges primary and secondary education, helping students transition successfully and supporting learning needs in particular for KS3 classrooms. Andrew also works as a consultant and advisor for the Muse Wellbeing platform and contributes to its curriculum writing and blog articles.
Andy is a journalist and the author of the 'Taming Gaming' book. He also created the
Family Video Game Database.
Anna is a senior early years officer working in a local authority nursery in Edinburgh. She is part of a great senior leadership team supporting her setting which has a large pupil capacity and a large staff team
Annabel is a work-life balance coach helping teachers reduce anxiety, confidently set boundaries, and switch off to feel calmer, healthier, happier and more present. She is passionate about her ‘discover life out of work challenge’ and wants to help prevent teachers suffering from burnout.
Anoara is an educational consultant and CPD provider with 15 years+ experience in teaching and leadership. She is the author of 'Think!: Metacognition-Powered Primary Teaching', the regional leader of WomenEd London and part of the HealthyToolkit Steering Group. Anoara is also a writer for @HeadteacherNews.
Ashley is an art and design and photography teacher based in North Ayrshire, Scotland. Embracing creativity and enterprise, she is passionate about building links with industry and the local community to enhance the opportunities for pupil learning and her own professional development.
Azuraye is a Year 6 teacher who is passionate about diversity and inclusion in our schools. She has a true passion for representation in all our schools through the ethos, teachings, staffing and curriculum.
Ben is an educational consultant working with a number of clients on both digital and cultural transformation. Prior to this, Ben has worked for 15 years in education as an assistant principal and curriculum manager.
Ben is director of estates and IT at Bury Grammar School. He is also the co-founder of the Association of Network managers in Education (ANME). Ben has worked in various IT support roles over the last 18 years.
Beverly is an award winning woman in Tech and a leader in education. She is strategic advisor, education consultant, published author, coach, ambassador, trustee and founder of the charity Technology Books for Children. Previous roles have included serving as the National Community Manager for Computing at Schools (CAS). https://www.technologybooksforchildren.org/
Bex is a former primary school teacher turned education journalist for Twinkl Digest, sharing the latest news with primary educators. After completing a degree in primary education, she worked in a Yorkshire primary school, before taking a break to become a proud SEND mummy. She is passionate about inclusive education and a champion of teacher wellbeing.
Bukky is a senior leader, science teacher and educational consultant. She has undertaken a number of leadership roles within mainstream and special schools. As part of her commitment to increase diverse leadership within education, she participates with a number of initiatives and organisations. These include her roles as an ambassador for Leadership Matters and as a co-leader for WomenEd_Tech.
Caroline is Natterhub’s Co-founder and experienced educator, having taught in both UK and leading international schools. Passionate about immersive learning that creates impact for students, Caroline leads the product development, creative and pedagogy for the Natterhub brand. As founder of the award-winning brand The Pedagogs, Caroline, also a parent, initiated and designed the concept for Natterhub in a bid to prepare children to thrive in a blended digital world.
Caroline is a secondary science teacher who works with STEM outreach organisations to develop public engagement resources and events. She is currently researching Colour Vision Deficiency (CVD) and Education as part of the MRes/EdD at the University of Brighton
Caroline is a teacher, Maker educator and data scientist. She publishes on STEM, data science and STEAM learning to promote creative and hands-on learning through physical computing, digital fabrication and coding.
Caroline is a mum of three children and the publisher of her son's book, ‘Colour blindness and me.’ She is enthusiastic about helping to raise awareness in schools of the needs of those who are colour blind and to help her son's voice be heard. She volunteers in a local primary school and is a trained forest school practitioner.
Caroline is the director general of the British Educational Suppliers Association, the UK’s national industry association for educational products and services. She represents BESA on a range of Government and sector advisory boards, is a trustee of the Education Media Centre and judge of a number of prestigious industry awards.
Cat is a segment assistant for Twinkl's Teaching Assistant segment. After working as a teaching assistant for a time, she completed her teacher training and taught in KS2. With a background in speech and language therapy and working in a variety of educational settings, she is keen to raise the profile of teaching assistants.
Celine is Head of World Languages MFL and Home Languages) at a British international school in Bangkok. An EPI-accredited and an IB examiner, she leads curriculum design focused on progression architecture, retrieval, and strengthening foundations to improve long-term outcomes at (I)GCSE and IB.
Christalla is an experienced executive head teacher with a demonstrated history of working in the education management industry. She is skilled in inspections, coaching, primary and early childhood education, educational consulting, leadership and school improvement. In her 'spare time', Christalla is a National Leader for @WomenEdEngland and encourages others to be #10%Braver.
Claire is Head of Customer Services & Operations at SWGfL. She's also an experienced manager and Mental Health First Aider, and has worked with educational professionals for the last 11 years, with 5 years of working in safeguarding focused role. Passionate about ensuring everyone can benefit from technology free from harm.
Clare is a digital technology department head undergoing an apprenticeship in 'Whole School Digital Strategic Leadership'. Together with students and Gaia technologies, she created a bespoke mental health and wellbeing app which won the ‘Bett 2019 Impact award.’ She is also a WomenEd network lead and author.
Conal has 25 years’ experience in primary education. He has taught every year group from Year 1 to Year 6 and was a headteacher for 11 years. He is the founder of Primary Quiz, an online resource to support pupils and teachers with embedding retrieval strategies.
Confidence is a digital citizenship and cyber safety tech educator, passionate about digital safety and wellbeing. Founder of ‘Internet Safe Kids Africa’, a non-profit empowering digitally-connected youths. She’s acknowledged as a 'DigCit Global Impactor' by Digital Citizenship Institute USA and contributed to the XRSI-Child Safety Initiative's ‘Guardians and Shield Framework’.
Corinne is interim director of curriculum for The Council for Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment (CCEA). She has over twenty years’ experience of teaching. She is passionate about the use of educational technology to enrich the curriculum experience of children and young people.
Damien is the co-founder of Nexus Education, a free platform that has provided nearly £200k in funding to schools since 2018 and saved SLT over 18,000 hours. As well as Nexus, he is also a vice chair of governors and a local town councillor.
Dario Perfettibile, is VP and general manager of European Operations at Kiteworks and has over 25 years of experience in the enterprise software industry.
Darrell is an art practitioner, teacher and trainer based in Dorset. He has been working with children and young people for 30 years+ providing art workshops nationwide in schools, museums, theatres and at events. Darrell uses mainly cardboard and paper-based materials to create 3D models, masks and sculptures, from 'one-piece' making projects through to life-sized animals and people.
Darryl is director of school operations at Stormbreak CIO. He has over 20 years of primary teaching experience including 5 years as a headteacher.
David is the founding Director of Muse Wellbeing and a passionate course and curriculum creator. He has led KS2 teaching as well as whole school computing initiatives, developing innovative curriculum resources that engage learners and support teachers. His work focuses on building high quality learning content that makes PSHE, RSE and wellbeing education engaging, practical and impactful for schools.
Dev is an expert in Generative AI from London, UK. He led the team that built the first Digital Human AI teacher (OIAI) with the mission to upskill 750 million learners globally by 2030. He is also an active researcher in HCI and AI who publishes in the space.
Adam McCartney is an Educational Psychologist and consultant specialising in improving teaching practice through psychologically informed approaches. He supports schools to embed strategies that boost inclusion, reduce barriers to learning, and improve pupil outcomes.
Leila is an SEL expert and senior lecturer in education and childhood. As the co-founder of Persona Education, she is on a mission to boost students' personal development and wellbeing. She has a wide experience of R&D in technology for social benefit, and in teaching and educational research.
Pauldy is a female tech leader in the UK. She is a neuroscientist and psychologist by academic background and a female leader of AI technology. Pauldy helped build the first digital human teachers powered by AI in 2021 called OIAI. She is also active in the research community.
Poppy is a senior lecturer whose key interests involve children’s psychological development and mental health and wellbeing. She moved into higher education after over a decade working in London primary schools. Poppy holds a Doctorate in Education from Oxford Brookes University, and her doctoral thesis was awarded the ‘Most Downloaded’ from EThOS databases in Autumn 2020.
Ellise is a motivational speaker and AAC mentor who speaks to schools, colleges and universities about her experiences of living with cerebral palsy. She is keen to spread awareness and encourage inclusive behaviours for people with SEND. She is also currently studying health and social care at college.
Emma is director of technology for learning at Denbigh High School, and winner of the Gold National Teaching Award for Digital Innovator Of The Year and Global EdTech Award for Most Impactful Senior Member Of Staff. She is a trustee for Apps For Good and a workstream lead for A.I. in Education.
Emma is an interim senior lecturer, leading on early childhood and childhood and education programmes. Prior to this, Emma worked in early years as teacher and manager and a qualified forest school leader. She is completing a PhD which focuses on leadership in the PVI sector.
Emma is a SENCo, specialist teacher, and lecturer in primary education. She is a passionate believer that every child has the potential to change the world if educators create inclusive learning spaces for all.
Emma has worked in primary education for 24 years. She is currently research and CPD lead at Discovery Trust and is the founder of #NewEd. She has also written two books, ‘Let’s Talk about Flex’ and ‘Be More Toddler.’
Erika is a digital learning coach and a 6-8 digital media teacher specializing in green screen and video production. She is a leader of her district’s social emotional learning team. Dubbed “Green Screen Gal,” Erika shares her passions speaking at conferences, through professional development, and online webinars and courses. Erika has also created and presented ‘Mindfulness Professional Development’ globally.
Evo Hannan, driven by his desire to create positive change, has utilised his 20 years of experience to channel into projects which have made an impact across the globe. This inspired him to take a step out of the classroom in July 2021 and start his own education venture called Innovation X, a big thinking company created to help inspire new ideas to move education forward.
Fabian is a teacher, teacher-trainer and teaching and learning leader. He has worked in secondary and FE establishments since 2008. He has Master’s Degrees in teaching and learning and sport and culture. With 5 years’ experience in retail management prior to teaching, Fabian has the proven adaptability and desire to make a positive impact to teaching practice through reflective methods.
Farrah is a head of computer science and Year 7 form tutor. She is a BCS scholar, OCR moderator and NCCE subject accelerator. Farrah is also a freelance web developer and all-round tech and pedagogical enthusiast! Formerly, Farrah was a personal development coordinator.
Francis Jones, FRSA, former science teacher and school leader, left teaching due to excessive marking workloads. Named King's College London's Distinguished Alumni of the Year 2025 (STEM) for SnapGrade, an AI tool that marks handwritten work in seconds, returning precious time to teachers. PhD candidate, Brunel University. www.snapgrade.ai
Gemma is an educational wellbeing coach and trainer who also hosts the ‘Teachers with Boundaries Podcast’. Her ambition is to transform middle leaders’ lives to benefit themselves, their students and team. With 8 years’ experience in education including middle leadership, Gemma understands the challenges that middle leaders face.
Gemma is the Marketing Manager for Storyy Group, an Alternative Provision provider based in Berkshire that is working to create brighter futures for young people.
Gemma Hewson is head of school at Badock’s Wood E-ACT Academy in Bristol. Her school uses ONVU Learning to give teachers a 360-degree view of their classrooms to support professional development and improve teaching and learning.
Georgina is a former teacher/SENCO and the founder of The SEN Resources Blog. She is a tutor for children with Special Educational Needs and an author of 3 books, including ‘SEND Strategies for the Primary Years'. https://senresourcesblog.com/2024/01/23/send-strategies-for-the-primary-years-by-georgina-durrant/.
Gunjan is an activities and service as action coordinator, CAS coordination and emotional learning faciliatator at DPS International. She is a workshop leader, international speaker and develops CBSE resources. She is passionate about social-emotional learning and making classrooms inclusive.
Halil is a motivated headteacher of a two-form inner city primary school in Leicester. Everything the school does is enveloped by its vision of ‘Belong, Care, Persevere, Succeed.’ It is a place where every school family member is treated with love and respect.
Hannah is an experienced headteacher and consultant.
Hannah is the lead writer and editor at TA Digest reporting the latest edu-news and updates for TAs, LSAs and HLTAs. She is passionate about professionalising the TA role and is a champion of the role within the education community. Hannah has 12 years of classroom experience, 8 as a teacher. She taught in England, America and Belgium.
Hari is a primary maths SEN teacher who has over twenty years of experience teaching in London schools. Hari is also a primary school chess teacher, ‘Curious Maths’ teacher and LogiqBoard teacher. She is the maths column writer for Cherubs Family Magazine.
Hazel is a Scottish primary teacher passionate about finding her role in the journey towards equality for all, helping children find their voice in life and learning, and building connections with others in the education sector and beyond.
Helen helps schools and teachers deal with perimenopause and menopause so that they can focus on the learners they care about. She wants to see all teachers in the classroom working to the best of their ability without a cost to their own wellbeing.
Helen is a Year 6 primary teacher and science lead. She oves all things Disney and Christmas and can't start the day without a cup of tea. Children's mental wellbeing is of 'number 1' importance to her.
Henry is the director of Teach East SCITT, developing new teachers for Peterborough Schools. His specialism is secondary English, and he has worked as a teacher for nearly 15 years. He is a fellow of the Chartered College of Teaching and of CollectivED, and has contributed many articles to publications such as Impact and TES.
Ian spent 15 years as an English teacher, a head of department, a director of English across a multi academy trust, a vice principal of a secondary school and the deputy head of a middle school. He now works as a reading development consultant for Reading Solutions UK and is completing an MA in creative writing.
James has spent two decades (and counting ) as a primary teacher/edtech expert. He has worked internationally at government level training and supported pedagogical and technological transformation in the classroom. Currently leading school development for the Copyright Licensing Agency.
Jamie is a 7-12 ELA teacher with an endorsement as a gifted intervention specialist. She has an MA in education and a BA degree in English and journalism with minors in history, applied writing and digital media technology. She came to education in an informal way by teaching in Florida while taking education classes at night.
Jane is a former assistant headteacher, autism lead, LA advisory teacher and now the founder and chair of SEDSConnective, a charity for neurodivergence and symptomatic hypermobility. She is a non-executive director and co-author of the peer-reviewed paper ‘Co-Occurring Physical Health Challenges in Neurodivergent Children and Young People’.
With over 15 years experience, Jennie has successfully spearheaded initiatives that close attainment gaps and elevate the quality of education, particularly in challenging contexts, with pastoral, literacy and teaching and learning foci. Her holistic approach to education addresses both academic and personal development to meet the diverse needs of students.
Jenny has worked in education for over 20 years with ten years in international school leadership. She is now coaching leaders in education
and delivering positive leadership and well-being training. Jenny is EMCC accredited and has recently completed an MSc in applied positive psychology and
coaching psychology.
Jérôme has taught for over 22 years in London and in Shropshire. He has been head of MFL for over 15 years. He is now head of digital technology and innovation in a small school near Telford. Jérôme is also the creator of Poésíæ, the global MFL poem recitation competition.
Jess is an early childhood educator and author, with a passion for international teaching. She has taught in the UK, Egypt, Vietnam, and Taiwan. She aims to provide insight into the world of international teaching, in the hope to inspire other teachers to have the confidence to change their lives.
With over 15 years' experience in education, Jez is the co-founder of youHQ, the school wellbeing and personal development platform. Passionate about wellbeing through acceptance and commitment therapy and exercise, he is committed to the belief that better education comes from happy children and teachers.
With a background in brand marketing, strategy and copywriting, Jo leads the creative development and strategy for The Happy Confident Company. She is passionate about developing best-in-class programmes and products that support parents and teachers to help all children thrive.
Jodie is the driving force behind Apricot’s smooth day-to-day operations. With a background in finance and extensive experience in project coordination, she brings structure, strategy, and heart to everything she does. As one of the first points of contact for schools, local authorities, and families, Jodie combines professionalism and discretion with a genuine passion for helping every child find success. She takes pride in building strong systems and stronger relationships that keep Apricot moving forward.
John is sharing kindness with teachers and cultivating kind classrooms in hundreds of schools throughout the UK. He is a father, speaker, author and mentor to leaders of education.
Jon is a wellbeing and performance expert, trained psychotherapist, and the CEO of youHQ - a school wellbeing platform dedicated to student support and pastoral care.
Jonathan is an experienced headteacher, trustee, deputy CEO of an academy trust, governor and school leader. He now works as a consultant for companies, helping them to get the best out of their products in what is a difficult education environment for companies to reach out to.
Jonathan is the Global Managing Director and Chief Learning Officer at Team Teach and a behaviour specialist with over 30 years’ experience. He leads work across education, health and social care to improve safety, wellbeing and outcomes- through relational, positive behaviour support.
Jordan is a classroom teacher in a large primary in Kent. He has led history, PE and geography, as well as taking responsibility for the school website. He is a founder member of the Global Equality Collective, having worked extensively on teaching children about gender stereotypes, completing a study with two major universities. He also leads on community engagement within the school.
Julia is a coach, supervisor and consultant specialising in values-led and resilient leadership. She is a visiting fellow who delivers on NPQ specialist leadership routes. Julia is a lead mentor, subject tutor and academic marker in ITE and she is working with the Chartered College of Teaching on ‘Rethinking Curriculum’ with a particular focus on community.
Juliet is director MFL for a Yorkshire-based MAT, languages teacher and national MFL consultant. She is a successful author of languages resources and regularly delivers training for awarding bodies and trainee teachers.
Karl C. Pupé FRSA is a qualified classroom teacher with over decade's experience in the education sector. He is also the author of the award-winning book 'The Action Hero Teacher: Classroom Management Made Simple' and founder of the Action Hero Teacher.
Kate is assistant head at the British Section of the Lycée International in Paris. She is also a published writer and a proud trustee of Arvon, the UK’s leading creative writing charity. Kate also provides writing training and workshops.
Kate is the Deputy Head of Ysgol Bryn Gwalia. A dedicated Year 6 teacher with a passion for creativity, she has presented for the Welsh Government, lectured at universities, and spoken at the Young Enterprise Financial Education Conference. Kate is a SkyArts Teacher Ambassador and an Adobe Express Innovator, training educators across Wales.
As the Director of Teaching and Learning for TKAT (The Kemnal Academies Trust), Kay Tinsley is dedicated to driving educational excellence across one of the UK’s largest multi-academy trusts. She focuses on empowering educators through evidence-informed pedagogy, strategic leadership development, and collaborative innovation to ensure every student achieves their full potential.
Kaye is a historian, author, former teacher and culturally responsive education specialist. She is committed to creating history that is equitable, representative and adequately reflects the contributions of historically marginalised groups. At The Herstorian, she works with educational publishers to create culturally responsive resources by addressing the diversity, equity and inclusion issues in their existing content.
Keren Mitchell is a former Year 3 and year 4 teacher and the founder of SuperKind.org, the social action platform for schools.
Kiran is an experienced primary teacher and leader, specialising in literacy and reading. Kiran is passionate about reading being an enabler for all children by ensuring intersectional lived experiences are represented. At the core of her passion is enabling empathy to develop through reading.
Sanjay is a faculty of finance head at the FOSTIIMA New Delhi. He is also an entrepreneur and vivid equity investor. His research interests are in behavioral finance, value investing, mergers and acquisition, financial markets and macroeconomics.
Leanne was a primary school teacher for 15 years, and spent several of those years as member of SLT. She left in April 2024 to transfer her skills into something completely different at InnovateHer as their schools' lead. She is also a mother to 2 gorgeous children.
Lesley is NNEB qualified and the former owner of Stepping Stones Day Care Ltd. in Lincoln, a group of three nurseries and two kids’ clubs. She created ‘Hattie and friends’, inclusive story books, to meet the growing demand for positive images of disability in children’s resources. She regularly visits primary schools to talk to Key Stage 1 children about ‘being an author’.
Libby works for InnovateHer, an organisation that works to increase diversity within the tech sector by encouraging more girls and non-binary teens to pursue a tech career. The organisation helps to shape future society by building towards a more equal sector and giving further opportunities to young people.
Linda is a keen science teacher who loves using technology to make her life easier and her students’ lessons engaging and relevant. After teaching for nine years, she is now an innovation lead over two schools, to ensure technology provides the support for every part of the school to thrive. In her spare time she is either found tweeting, cooking or underwater.
Louise is the professional development lead at Oxford University Press. With a background in primary teaching and special needs, Louise was a SENCO, member of SLT and later a specialist teacher for maths difficulties, leading the Local Authority SEND Team. Louise is an advocate for purposeful, subject-specific talk and the use of manipulatives in mathematics.
Lucy (NASENCO MCC) is an experienced school leader and has served as an acting headteacher, a deputy headteacher, an assistant headteacher, and an inclusion lead. Lucy is joint CEO of HeadteacherChat and she creates school leader planners. She is also a member of The Chartered College of Teaching.
Lynn is a SEND and wellbeing consultant, author and is the editor of @TeacherToolkit. She has 20 years of teaching experience during which time she has been an assistant head, lead mentor for ITT and SENCO. She loves to write and has her own blog. She also hosts a Facebook group which supports teacher wellbeing.
Maggie is a teacher turned techie who found her passion was using EdTech to enrich the classroom and create positive, engaging learning spaces. She serves as the VP of sales for NetSupport and enjoys training end users, developing educational content and working with educators.
Manjit is Natterhub’s co-founder and CEO. She’s an ambitious, driven, and enthusiastic entrepreneur who is passionate about making a difference to the lives of children via the education space. Manjit leads the strategic growth for Natterhub and acquired sister company The Pedagogs in 2018.
Mark is a global speaker, EdTech expert, trainer, blogger, author and key note speaker, known as the ICT Evangelist. He has over 20 years of experience in the classroom. Mark is the head of education at NetSupport, an Independent Thinking associate, an MIE Expert and fellow of the Chartered College of Teaching. His latest book can be found at edtechplaybook.com.
Martin is head of citizenship and the international coordinator at St Peter’s Catholic School in Bournemouth. He also taught English as a foreign language in Poland (1995-1997) and had two years’ teaching experience in an English boarding school. He ran many international projects and is always keen to collaborate.
Matt is a qualified leadership and executive coach working with school and trust leaders as well as other organisations. He also the chair of governors at a local infant school. He trained as a primary school teacher and he has a background in education and charity senior leadership.
Matt is an Assistant Headteacher with responsibility over KS2, assessment, curriculum and maths. He has completed an NPQH, currently leads a Maths Subject Leader Network in a local authority and is the Primary Education Voices podcast host and author of the book with the same name.
Matt Tiplin is a former senior leader in a MAT School and an Ofsted inspector. He is also currently chair of governors of a community primary school and the VP of ONVU Learning.
Melody Valois is Head of Modern Foreign Languages (MFL) and International School Coordinator at Alderley Edge School for Girls. With a passion for evidence-informed practice, she integrates cognitive science and formative assessment strategies into her teaching of GCSE and A-Level.
Mike co-founded Nexus Education as a result of the challenges around budgeting and school collaboration he was experiencing as a chair of governors of a small rural primary school in Shropshire. Outside of Nexus, he has a passion for triathlon and is also an on-call firefighter.
Nathalie is CEO of SEO London, a social activist and advocate for mental health and student voice. Nathalie was a management consultant and IT project manager at Accenture and Apple and, in parallel, volunteered as a youth mentor and coach with organisations such as Young Enterprise and 100 Black Men of London. Nathalie sits on the board of Virgin Unite.
Nathan Burns is the UK’s leading metacognition expert. He supports schools and organisations nationwide. A former Head of Maths and author of three books, he now delivers high-quality metacognition PD and maths training, sharing insights online as 'Mr Metacognition.'
Neeru is a dedicated educator working in SRDAV Public School for the last 25 years as a PGT in computer science. Being passionate about providing quality education and reducing gender disparity, she provides ICT education in government schools of rural Uttarakhand, northern India.
Nicola is a senior education and wellbeing consultant, published author and mental health lead in education. She has over 15 years' experience in mental health, digital wellbeing and education. Nicola facilitates training and supervision to support educators’ mental, physical and emotional health and wellbeing.
Nic is a primary trained teacher with 20 years experience. She is a mum of two teenage boys, and the Director of Zennic Wellbeing Ltd. During her teaching career, Nic successfully coordinated the pastoral care side of the curriculum. She offers a variety of courses, creative workshops and educational programmes to give people the tools to support mental health and wellbeing.
Nic is passionate about creating a level playing field for everyone in education,
but especially those from underserved groups. After 20 years working in
education, Nic set up the Global Equality Collective (GEC) to address one of the
biggest issues in education; - culture, diversity and inclusion.
Nicole Sherwood is the Content Writer for specialist education recruitment agency, Spencer Clarke Group, based in the heart of the North West. She writes content for their Education and SEND Career Hubs, including strategies and resources for teaching professionals.
Nigel is the founder and owner of Imagination Gaming. Nigel was a shy individual who had a tough upbringing and says that games provided the gateway to a different way of thinking – helping generate new friendship circles and renewed confidence in his own abilities. Realising the positive effect games had on him, he decided to establish Imagination Gaming.
Oliver is an experienced headteacher who has worked in a wide range of primary schools in Sheffield and Derbyshire for over 20 years. He now works with The Key, helping those who lead. He is a co-chair of governors, a MAT trustee and MCCT. He can often be found outdoors or enjoying a good coffee.
Ollie trained as a secondary PE teacher but has been teaching primary for 20 years. He is a deputy headteacher, DSL and ECT member. Passionate about learning, the outdoors and nature, he is a learning outside the classroom lead who has been leading residential visits for 18 years.
Paul qualified to teach in 2007 from the GTP and has had the pleasure of teaching in a wide range of primary schools throughout London. He developed his leadership skills as phase leader and leading on curriculum and assessment. He is now deputy headteacher at a bilingual school in West London.
Penny Whelan is a primary assistant headteacher and SENCO in Bedfordshire. Penny works part-time and is also an EAL coordinator, a specialist leader of Education, Emotional Literacy Support Assistant and Coach. Penny is the operations manager for the Schools Linking Network in her Local Authority. She is passionate about SEND, inclusion, diversity and community cohesion.
Pete co-founded Persona Education in 2019 to bring the benefits of personality insights to young people, with a mission of boosting their wellbeing, employability and success. Before that, he built several consulting and software companies, one of which was rated best-in-class on diversity, gender equality and LGBTQ+ equality by Vault.com.
Philippa directed digital education and strategy at Cranleigh Abu Dhabi through the pandemic, leading to it becoming a 1:1 device school. Prior to this, she led the digital vision at Repton Abu Dhabi, an Apple distinguished 1:1 device school in the UAE. She is an Apple Distinguished Educator, and in 2020 won a GESS Education award for Innovation in Learning.
Rachel is a communication and interaction leader and a Makaton tutor working at Penny Field School, Leeds (part of the Wellspring Academy Trust). She writes multi-sensory stories and productions, and music and movement sessions for pupils with special educational needs.
Renee spent 15 years teaching special education in a variety of settings and grade levels to students with various disabilities. Renee transitioned to a role as an EdTech Coach for 3 years before starting her own EdTech consulting business where she currently works for a variety of EdTech companies.
Rhiannon is the editor and community engagement manager at Nexus Education. She grows and supports its online community and collates and shares blogs around education. Rhiannon also works as a supply teaching assistant, mostly in SEN and ASL settings.
Russell Prue is a broadcaster, educator and author and provides workshops and school radio equipment to schools all over the UK as well as regularly hosting educational shows on LearnRadio.Net. Russell also designs and builds radio stations for schools that don’t cost the earth. He hosts and speaks at conferences about using technology to support wellbeing, creative learning and broadcasting.
Sammy White, learning evangelist at Glean, is a champion for innovation in education. Recognised in the 2023 Tech Women 100 and ranking number 3 in the Global Thought Leaders in Education 2024. Sammy believes technology is a powerful tool to personalise learning and ignite student potential.
Sara Tilley has worked in education for over 25 years, with the last 14 years as a primary maths specialist. An advanced skills teacher and NCETM professional development lead, Sara is the founder and owner of ‘Curious Maths.’ She delivers teacher training across three London boroughs, offers consultancy support for schools, and teaches over one hundred children a week!
Sarah is the author of 'Talking about Oracy' which focusses on the development of effective communication beyond the parameters of the classroom. She is currently an assistant headteacher and ECT mentor at a secondary academy in the North-West of England.
Sheetal is an experienced senior leader in the primary education sector. Having had a range of leadership roles and completing a number of middle leadership programmes in inner-London schools, she is now at the beginning of her NPQH journey. She has been responsible for many curriculum areas, including English, RSE and assessment and is currently leading Key Stage Two.
Shuaib is a Twinkl Leader’s team content writer, a poet, and educator. He is the host of the Anti-Small Talk Podcast and a presenter for Teacher Hug Radio. He has published the anthology collection, ‘Small Circle, Big Heart’ to the commemorate the life and legacy of his late brother Kasim, who sadly passed after a short battle with leukaemia.
Sophie is a communications and marketing officer at Yes Futures; an award-winning charity which aims to empower young people to believe in themselves and discover their personal potential.
Sophie is a professional singer, a music and songwriting specialist, vocal coach and choir leader who has been in the music business for 30 years. She has been teaching with music for 17 years, working within schools and supporting adults with brain injuries and dementia. Sophie has written two books about songwriting.
Stephanie is a teacher librarian in California. She has been a school librarian for over 15 years in private and public schools. She is 2022 EVERFI's Teacher Ambassador of the Year. Stephanie is enthusiastic about connecting with students and making the library a safe and welcoming place for all, as well as teaching students researching, digital citizenship and library skills.
Sue Atkins is an internationally recognised parenting expert, broadcaster, speaker and author. Sue is the parenting expert for Disney Family, and regularly appears on ITV shows including, ‘This Morning.’ She is the global spokesperson for World Digital Detox Day, patron for Mama and Academy and trustee of Technology Books For Children.
Sue Cowley is a teacher, presenter and author of over 30 bestselling books on education. She has taught in early years, primary, secondary schools in the UK and overseas. She has provided training for numerous schools and other organisations including the FA, TeachFirst, the NEU and Swim England.
Susan is a parent, as well as an author and art teacher for a post- 16 pupil referral unit. She has worked in SEND education for over 20 years, from early years through to young adults. Following the release of her first children's book, she started a new business, Nurture Gnomes, and creates resources to develop children's social/emotional vocabulary and well-being.
Tanya is a computing education researcher, and a creative doctoral researcher at Loughborough University, researching the question, 'Is computing better placed throughout the entire school curriculum than as its own subject?'.
Tasha Fletcher is an EYFS head, mum of two boys, ELT materials writer, podcaster, teacher trainer and consultant, travel writer, DSL and a member of the GEC with 19 years’ experience in education, currently stationed in Tirana, Albania.
Tilly is the COO of now>press>play and sits on the management comittee for KLASP. She is passionate about education, theatre and learning through play. She keeps playfulness in everything she does and believes that work and learning should always be an enjoyable experience
Toria Bono is a teacher who has worked in a variety of educational roles over the past 20 years and is a fellow of the Chartered College of Teaching. Toria is also the founder and owner of ‘Tiny Voice Talks’ which includes a podcast, a book and a Twitter space for educators to find their voice and connect with others.
Traci is an online safety consultant, specialising in the education, safeguarding and policing sectors, with a particular interest in supporting vulnerable and SEND students online. She is currently running the i-vengers programme, which is a positive, peer-led, digital leaders programme, jointly funded by the Police and Crime Commissioner for Derbyshire and Derbyshire County Council.
Tricia Fuglestad, a K-5 art educator for 30 years, is currently exploring storytelling through writing, illustrating, and animating augmented reality children’s books and other educational content. The Fugleflicks eBook captures 15 years of movie-making, behind the scenes, trivia, with links and embedded media so that any student could join in on the (Fugle)fun.
Vicki is the KS1 content writer for Twinkl Digest – providing insights, tools and support to respond to the latest changes in education. Before joining Twinkl, Vicki spent 10 years working in primary schools and early years settings. She was lucky enough to work in the capacity of both teacher and support staff, seeing all areas of school life.
Vicky is an English teacher and Teaching and Learning Lead at an outstanding SEMH school in Kent. She is passionate about literacy in all its forms, inclusion and restorative practice. Previously, Vicky enjoyed producing content for the BBC with its mission to 'inform, educate and entertain'.
Victoria is an award winning educational technologist and author. She has experience as a former K-12 educator, instructional coach and member of school district leadership in South Carolina and Washington state. As well as experience as an education Industry executive and customer success account manager at Microsoft Education.
Vineeta is an IT head who is passionate about music. She has written and sung many songs on social issues, as well as jingles to help children overcome their anxiety of learning to code. Her outstanding contributions in the field of education have won her many national and international awards.
Wendy is the CEO of My Mood Stars and was previously a Childminder. She is married with three grown-up kids and has a love of Early Years teaching, and supporting children with SEMH (Social, Emotional and Mental Health) needs.
Wolfgang, originally from Germany, moved to England in the 90s, and started teaching about 17-18 years ago. He orginally taught languages but then started becoming interested in educational technology and how it could help bring in a more authentic learning experience. This led him to become Head of Global Education at i3 Technologies.
