Biographical note

Laura has worked for twenty eight years in education in a range of settings. Most recently, she has supported schools as an Education Consultant, delivering effective whole school continued professional development and improvement. With a passion for supporting student teachers at the beginning of their career, Laura has also worked as a tutor on PGCE courses at two universities. Laura works as a freelance primary education author and has several books in publication. She is a Team Leader for marking KS2 Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling SATs test papers. Shareen is an experienced primary school teacher (QTS) and senior leader, and is currently a leading English and assessment adviser for a successful education company in London. She is the former primary lead English adviser for a successful London LA. She is also an established educational author, writer and editor specialising in English and assessment for a range of leading educational publishers. In addition, she still regularly teaches in the classroom, especially in year 6 but she has taught across all year groups. She has a proven and extensive track record of raising standards in English and provides in-school consultancy and training for teachers. She advises at national level and is a DfE subject specialist for reading and grammar (KS1 and KS2).