Our UK-based authors and content contributors are highly qualified professionals with extensive experience both writing for major international publishers and/or teaching a variety of national and/or international curricula.
Our Pakistan based authors have deep subject knowledge and teaching experience within Pakistan.
All our authors work closely with a diverse network of local experts in Pakistan to ensures our textbooks are content rich, culturally appropriate and meet the needs of schools in Pakistan.
Subject: Urdu
Ishtiaq Rizvi is a UK based, highly experienced Urdu teacher and consultant to various agencies including assessment bodies, city councils and private multi nationals on Urdu language projects. These projects include translations, cultural sensitivity issues, conducting interviews and market research data interpretation. He is also the principal examiner of multiple UK based boards for Urdu examinations across A Levels, O Levels and IGCSE and regularly conducts workshops for O Level Urdu teachers.
Subject: Science
Derek McMonagle is a UK based author, examiner and curriculum design and educational consultant. He has written 100+ books and other educational support materials for major UK based publishers including for Macmillan, Collins, Pearson and Nelson Thornes. He has worked extensively in Asia, Africa, the Middle East and Caribbean on a variety of projects relating to examinations, the provision of educational materials and curriculum design. At various times he has held Chief Examiner positions in both O Level and A Level Chemistry, and other Chief Examiner posts in O Level and GSCE Science. He holds a PhD in Chemistry and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry.
Subject: Science
Phil Bradfield is a UK based teacher, author and examiner. As a teacher Phil has over 30 years of experience having taught everything from General Science to A Level Biology and university courses. As an author he has written multiple books, revision guides and teacher support material for Longman, Pearson and CUP across GCE, IGCSE, AS and A Levels. He has also held the position of A Level examiner and Team Leader.
Subject: English
Gill Budgell also known by her alternative pen name Ruth Price is a UK based English Language author and publishing consultant with extensive experience having worked with a wide range of major UK based publishers including OUP, CUP, Pearson and Macmillan in various roles. She has been both lead author as well as contributing author on a vast number of projects in her long career including globally recognised reading, phonics handwriting and English Language series. Gill continues to judge for the annual high-profile industry awards and frequently represents clients at The Publishers Association, The British Educational Suppliers Association and The All Party Parliamentary Group in Westminster.
Subject: English
Ruth Price is the pen name for Gill Budgell, a UK based English Language author and publishing consultant with extensive experience having worked with a wide range of major UK based publishers including OUP, CUP, Pearson and Macmillan in various roles. She has been both lead author as well as contributing author on a vast number of projects in her long career including globally recognised reading, phonics handwriting and English Language series. Gill continues to judge for the annual high-profile industry awards and frequently represents clients at The Publishers Association, The British Educational Suppliers Association and The All Party Parliamentary Group in Westminster.
Subject: History
Teresa Crompton is a UK based writer with a PhD in history. She has lived and worked at universities in China, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Lithuania and Brunei Darussalam where she has taught English Language and History. In addition to a few textbooks, she is the author of several historical biographies.
Subject: Science
Pauline Anning is a highly experienced, UK based, physics, math and science teacher at both school and college levels. She has written multiple physics textbooks and revision guides for multiple major UK publishers and bodies including Pearson, AQA and Macmillan. Additionally, she has extensive experience as an examiner across multiple UK boards at A, AS and GCSE levels and with the UK regulator of qualifications and exam boards. She has also run workshops in the UK, Middle East and Far East.
Subject: English
Julia Sander is a UK based teacher, author, trainer and educational consultant. She has over 25 years of teaching experience in the UK, has written multiple English Language textbook series for Macmillan and has been a government advisor for Language Arts curriculum development.
Subject: History
Nigel Kelly is a UK based History teacher, author, educational consultant, examiner and publishing executive. He has over 10 years History teaching experience in various schools in the UK and has written over 30 textbooks for publishers including Longman and Heinermann. His examiner positions include those of Chief Examiner for multiple boards and examiner experience spans Pakistan Studies, GCSE History and O Level History.
Subject: Science
Michelle Oldfield is a UK based science teacher, author, education consultant and teacher trainer. She has held or holds senior positions in multiple UK or UK based examination boards including the Chair of GCSE Biology AQA and IGCSE Biology AQA. She has produced materials for CUP and in addition to publishing, she has a deep understanding of curriculum having been writing public exams in the UK at GCSE and A Level standard for over 10 years.
Subject: Geography, History
Alan Coulson is a UK based teacher with over 20 years of experience teaching history, geography and politics. With his main focus being teaching history, he has taught all types of history from World History to Social & Economic History across lower secondary, GCE/CSE, GCSE & A levels. He has written for, advised or contributed to multiple UK publishers history materials including for Nelson Thornes.
Judith John is a UK based freelance writer and editor of educational and non-fiction materials with supporting contributions to numerous books. She has been involved in developing education reform projects in Central Asia, publishing project management and training authors, teachers and editors. She has also taught Secondary English for which she holds a Postgraduate Certificate in Education.
Subject: Geography
Doreen Crawford is a UK based geography teacher and writer. She also had extensive work experience as an examiner for GCSE Level Geography and as a Schools Inspector for the UK schools regulator OFSTED.
Subject: English
Leonie Bennett is a UK based publishing executive, editor and writer of language and literacy materials for children. She has written original fiction and non-fiction at a required reading level / employing appropriate language structures and vocabulary for pupils’ materials as well as teachers’ guides and other support material. Her publishing experience includes designing projects for the primary market, commissioning contributors, authors and advisers, development work – achieving texts which meet publishing objectives and briefing artists.
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