About the Author

Becky currently works as an Assistant Head in a large comprehensive school in the South West. She is responsible for raising achievement across the school, following working as Director of achievement and as Head of English. Last year she completed a successful NPQSL which focused on raising attainment at KS4. She has been an examiner for many years, working both for the summer and November series. Over the years Becky has worked with students of all abilities, but in particular has worked with high ability students developing their academic style and sophisticated responses. Becky has contributed to LitDrive's online CPD and shares her thoughts @BeckyTeachopia


Laura currently works as a Head of English in a large comprehensive school in the South West. She has been teaching for nearly nine years, and has spent a lot of time on Twitter sharing resources, blogs, and ideas for English teaching. Alongside this, Laura has set up online conferences for the teaching of A Level Literature, as well as offering sold-out remote CPD during the pandemic. She has spoken at the Team English National Conference, and blogs reviews and ideas on her own website. Laura has worked as an examiner, for both language and literature, for most of her career, and tweets @lauralolder