About the authors

Giles Clare

Giles Clare is an experienced teacher and educational author. He has written multiple titles for major educational publishers for the UK and international markets. He has written books and resources for a wide age range of learners, from Reception to GCSE, including revision and test materials, home learning resources, teacher guides, as well as fiction and non-fiction titles. He also has over ten years’ experience of specialist language teaching. He believes in engendering a love of language in learners. He has helped provide local authority teacher training and has presented at a national languages conference.

Patrick Creamer

Patrick is an English Language and Literature teacher, and an author of learning resources for children, adolescents and adults, specialising in writing guidance and supporting materials for teachers. His main areas of interest are metacognition, teachers’ use of questioning strategies, active learning, and linguistics.

Graham Elsdon

Graham has been an English leader in a successful school in the north of England and he is an experienced examiner. He is a visiting lecturer at Newcastle University, and presents staff and student training on English courses for a variety of organisations and training providers. In addition, Graham has authored several GCSE and A Level study guides and textbooks.

Helen Rees-Bidder

Helen taught in the UK for 27 years. She is now a freelance educational consultant and her current roles include working as an examiner. Helen has delivered face-to-face and online training courses and enrichment workshops in a number of countries. She is passionate about developing oracy skills across the curriculum.