About the Author

Emily Bird:Emily trained as an English teacher, but has also taught other subjects including: History, Psychology and R.E. Emily developed her teaching career in the area of SEN, and has a great deal of experience in working with dyslexic and autistic pupils. Emily worked with the University of Brighton as a Professional Tutor and mentor to trainee teachers. Over the years, Emily has been a regular examiner for AQA. Emily now works full time on writing material and adding to the Revision Rocks range.Jeff Thomas:Until recently, Jeff worked as a history teacher, specialising in alternative teaching methods. Jeff has also worked alongside the University of Sussex in the role of PGCE mentor, and has trained numerous student teachers. With the ever growing success of Revision Rocks, Jeff has now stopped teaching, in order to work full-time on developing new and exciting revision aids. Jeff also works as an expert examiner for Edexcel. Jeff has appeared on: BBC 5 live, BBC Sussex, Kent, London and Surrey to talk about cutting edge revision techniques and Revision Rocks. Jeff has also been featured in the Times Educational Supplement (TES) on two occasions, in relation to revising through song. Jeff has also made many radio appearances for the BBC to discuss issues relating to history and secondary education, which he says makes him feel very important within the world of history teaching.