About the Author

Shaun Allison is a deputy head teacher at a large comprehensive school in West Sussex. His main leadership interests are promoting a growth mindset culture within the school and helping all teachers enhance their practice by developing a purposeful and varied CPD programme. He writes a popular blog, Classteaching, which celebrates the best classroom practice in his own school and beyond. One of his previous books is Perfect Teacher-Led CPD (ISBN 978-178135136-9). Andy Tharby is a practising English teacher with 9 years of classroom experience at a secondary school in West Sussex. He is also a research lead, with an interest in helping ordinary classroom teachers enhance their practice through engagement with a wider evidence base. He writes a well-regarded blog, Reflecting English, in which he covers a range of subjects from improving student writing to finding solutions to the problems and dilemmas faced by busy teachers.