CONTRIBUTORS

WRITTEN BY TEACHERS FOR TEACHERS

Amy Forrester

@amymayforrester

Amy is Director of Pastoral Care (KS4), Head of Year 10 and an English teacher at Cockermouth School.

Rachel

@TheSpanishist

Rachel is Assistant Headteacher for Teaching & Learning and Spanish Lead at a secondary school in Somerset.

Peter Mattock

@JonFrancisAye

Jon Aye is Head of Teaching and Learning

Art at a secondary school in North London.

Rachel

@MissMika_Eng

Bhamika Bhudia is a Head of English in a mixed comprehensive secondary school in London. She has previously held the position of Lead Teacher with a focus on Teaching & Learning and Diversity, and strives to continue to adapt teaching to research in education and the ever-evolving world around us.

Sarah Wordlaw

@smwordlaw

Primary Deputy Head and leader of teaching and learning with a particular penchant for Computing, project-based learning, Music and Performing Arts. Passion for cooperative learning. Firm believer in a coaching leadership. Lover of polka dots, cheese and Friday night dancing.

Henry

@MrMattock

Peter Mattock has been teaching maths for over 15 years. He is a specialist leader of education (SLE) and an accredited secondary maths professional development lead, who regularly presents at conferences across the country. His new book, Conceptual Maths (Crown House), is out now.

Joe Arday

@TheAverageArday oe aka “The Average Arday” is an educator of Computer Science, IT, STEM with certified Edtech trainer status in both Google and Microsoft with over 10 years’ experience in London secondary schools. Joe has been an educator since 2010 and is the current Head of Computer Science in an 11 to 19 East London school.

@HenrySauntson

Henry Sauntson is a Senior Leader and SCITT Director, based in Peterborough. His enthusiasm and interest lies primarily with teacher education and development, especially in the early career stages. He has contributed material to a number of journals and spoken at a range of events that celebrate the use of evidence in education; we need to be informed, not led.

@MsArthurCompSci

Rachel is Head of Computing at Teach First. She is responsible for writing the Teacher Training Programme for all the computing trainees. Prior to working at Teach First, Rachel was an Assistant headteacher and also has gained industry experience working in Cyber security for PwC. Rachel is passionate about diversifying the computing curriculum.

@DoctorPreece

Dr David Preece is a former Head of UCAS and Head of Geography in SE London schools, before he joined Teach First in 2021. He tweets @DoctorPreece, where you can find more advice on preparing Geography candidates specifically.

@karalkiernan

Freelance Educator. Former Head of Junior School & Nursery. School Governor. MEd in Educational Leadership. Founder of http:// thebooktrain.co.uk

Faheema Vachhiat

@FVachhiat

Faheemah is an experienced educator with over a decade of teaching experience. With a passion for providing the best possible learning experiences for students, Faheemah is always seeking ways to improve and innovate her teaching practice. Through her substack, she shares her reflections on teaching and learning, explores the latest trends and best practices and shares strategies for other educators looking to enhance their approaches to curriculum design, classroom management, and pedagogy.