Laura Aitken-Burt Author

Laura Aitken-Burt is a Classics, History and Politics teacher in London as well as a practising archaeologist and historical consultant for broadcast and print media. She studied Classical Archaeology and Ancient History at the University of Oxford and holds an enthusiasm for uncovering stories about cultures and objects from around the world.

Robert Peal is Joint Headteacher at the West London Free School, and a teacher of History. Having gained a double first from the University of Cambridge, he studied for his masters at the University of Pennsylvania, then trained to become a teacher in 2011.

Robert Selth is Head of History at the West London Free School, where he has taught for five years. He studied History and Classics at the Australian National University before proceeding to a Master’s in Classics at the University of Oxford. He was the sole author of the first edition of Book 4 of Knowing History, and has workshopped and developed the new units in his own classrooms.