Laura Collinson

Laura Collinson (Author)Laura has worked for twenty seven years in education with experience as a middle and senior leader in a range of settings. Most recently, she has supported whole school improvement as an Education Consultant, delivering effective whole school continued professional development and improvement within independent schools, academies and free schools.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 Mayers (Author)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).