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Kate Jones Author & Editor

Kate Jones is Head of History at The British School Al Khubairat in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Originally from Wrexham in North Wales, Kate taught in the UK for six years at Elfed High School before relocating to the UAE in 2016.
Kate is also a lead practitioner, specialising in teaching and learning. She provides regular training for educators and leaders both in the UK and internationally. Kate has spoken at various educational conferences around the world and is also the author of Love to Teach: Research and Resources for Every Classroom (2018), Retrieval Practice: Research & Resources for Every Classroom (2019), Retrieval Practice 2: Implementing, embedding & reflecting (2021), and Retrieval Practice: Resource Guide (2021).
You can subscribe and listen to her podcast 'The Love To Teach Podcast' on Apple Podcasts and all other podcast providers. To find out more you can visit her educational website lovetoteach87.com. Kate tweets @KateJones_Teach and is on Instagram @KateJones_Teach|Robin Macpherson is Head of College at Robert Gordon's College in Aberdeen. Robin studied history at Oxford University and the University of Edinburgh, and has taught in Scotland, England and the UAE. He has been an examiner for the SQA, Edexcel and the IBO. He has written education books and history textbooks for John Catt Educational, Learning Sciences International and Cambridge University Press. He is involved in education events, as an organiser and speaker, initially as the Content Director of the Telegraph Festival of Education. He went on to co-found EduMod at the Fringe, curated education content for the New York Times Climate Hub at COP26, and is an organiser of researchED Scotland. He is a board member of the charity Remembering Srebrenica Scotland, a Fellow of the RSA, and sits on the Leadership Council of the Democracy and Culture Foundation.