About the Author

Julia Stead is a teacher and key stage leader with 13 years of experience in the classroom, having taught from reception right through to Year 5. Julia has written for various educational publishers on topics such as the recent changes in primary education, how specialised toolkits can be designed for whole-school impact and how to create whole-school CPD packages. She has also presented at national CPD events.Ruchi Sabharwal is a deputy head teacher at a large primary school in Cambridge. Driven by an insatiable passion for teaching and learning, Ruchi has a keen interest in new developments and research in pedagogy and is a regular speaker at Learning First conferences, leading workshops on a range of approaches to assessment.