Danny Nicholson is an independent trainer and consultant. He is a former science teacher and now delivers computing and science training to teachers all over the UK as well as overseas. He regularly blogs about educational technology at The Whiteboard Blog.
Sarah Dawson is a freelance writer and mum of two, based in Leicestershire. She’s written for national newspapers and magazines as well as writing parenting features and reviews for MadeForMums, The Independent’s IndyBest, Goodto.com and Family Traveller. Learn more about Sarah at www.wordupwriting.co.uk. Follow Sarah on Twitter and Instagram.
In addition to her day-job, working in marine conservation, Adele Powell has her own small business, My Calm Nature, which promotes positive wellbeing through a holistic approach to self-care. Established to support happier and healthier lifestyles, My Calm Nature offers a variety of services that are readily adapted to both audience and environment. These include yoga, mindfulness, and sound therapy. For more information, follow Adele on the My Calm Nature Facebook page.
Gail Miles is a Play Specialist and qualified teacher, with extensive experience in Education (specialising in Special Needs) and is a huge advocate for open-ended, play-based learning. Hoping to support parents and other professionals she shares examples of different types of play on her Instagram page (@the_playful_expert) to provide different examples for children to learn through daily. She loves to create and inspire others to be creative, which is shown in some of her Tuff tray plays through creating her own artwork for her own children to enjoy. This inspires their creativity to flow, and they use different resources in non-traditional ways to have fun with and learn! She also shares simple learning through play examples too – go check out her page now to see!
Nazreen Ichhaporia is a maths teacher and tutor. Follow her at math.mama on Instagram where she creates and shares easy, creative maths learning ideas, and all the beautiful nature-inspired images you've seen here.
Dennis and Margi Brown are primary school-trained teachers who now run a maths tutoring business in Norfolk. They are also the developers of the tacklingmaths card game method used extensively in UK schools.
Maggy Woodley is an experienced kids’ crafter – with two craft books published, a popular YouTube channel and craft inspiration on RedTedArt.com. She aims to provide achievable, simple, but fun craft ideas, that help even the most craft-phobic carer or teacher to get crafty with their charges. Following the ethos that crafting should be simple, fun, doable and inexpensive!
Dandelion is a values led, ethos driven business, with resolute beliefs. Co-founders Hayley Room and Emma Harwood have developed a sound pedagogy which holds child-centred learning, and holistic child-development, at its heart. Together, they share the belief that every child has unique potential; they share a dream; a dream of a truly child-led education system in which EVERY child is free to play, explore, imagine, and learn; a dream that nurtures creative and critical thinking; that empowers small children, with giant voices - emotionally literate voices, with which they can be heard. This dream is Dandelion; It is a place where dreams are made.' Find out more at www.dandelioneducationltd.com.
