Before joining CLPE in 2013, Louise was the headteacher of two schools, a nursery school and a primary school and was also a senior leader in both the Primary National Strategies and the National College of School Leadership. She was a judge for the Amnesty CILIP Honour Medal 2016-2018 and is a 2019 Brandford Boase judge.

An experienced teacher and senior leader, Farrah taught across the primary school age range before holding several leadership posts in areas including Literacy, EAL, EMA and Inclusion. She received an MA in Bilingualism in Education. She coordinates CLPE’s partnership and regional work and is the author of CLPE’s Reflecting Realities Survey of Ethnic Representation within UK Children’s Literature 2017. She was awarded the Brenda Eastward Award in recognition of her work on Reflecting Realities.

Katie is an experienced teacher who has been both key stage and literacy leader. She holds a National Professional Qualification for Middle Management and has in depth experience providing professional development. Katie has an MA in Gender Studies and has written for Teach Reading and Writing, with her most recent article: Set in Your Ways, published in June 2016.

Jonny is an experienced teacher and senior leader, who has taught across the primary age range and held a number of leadership roles including Literacy, MFL - for which he was a county-wide lead teacher – Computing and Headship. Before joining the teaching profession he worked in academia.

Emma manages the course bookings, administration and website enquiries for the Power of Reading Project. She previously worked in the publishing/arts sector. Emma has loved reading from a young age and her favourite books as a child were the Paddington books by Michael Bond.

Rachel has a degree in Accounting & Finance from the University of Southampton, and qualified as an 'Associate of the Institute of Chartered Accountants' (ACA) while working for an international accountancy firm. She specialised in auditing charities and schools in the years before joining CLPE. She has loved books from a young age, especially the fantastical, starting with cute monsters and progressing to ghost stories.

Maria has managed the CLPE Centre for 4 years. Prior to working at CLPE Maria ran a successful design consultancy before moving into project management. Maria is the main contact for any matters relating to the CLPE building or if you are interested in working at CLPE. The book that made Maria a reader was Daddy Long Legs, read to her by her English teacher.

Yve is the Administration Assistant. She assists with the preparation for CLPE courses and conferences and manages the postage and packing of publications.