David Didau is an education consultant and writer, after teaching for over 20 years. His blog The Learning Spy has been one of the most influential education blogs in the UK since 2012. He is the author of Making Kids Cleverer, Intelligent Accountability and Making Meaning in English.

Rikki Cole is a Senior Leader within the secondary education sector and Assistant Principal for Key Stage 3, Literacy and HPA. He has worked within the education sector for eighteen years, in roles including: pastoral head of year, director of achievement, curriculum leader for English and, for the last five years, senior leadership management.