Amanda King began her career as a primary teacher in Buckinghamshire schools where she worked for thirteen years as a class teacher, subject leader and member of senior leadership teams. She was judged to be an excellent teacher by Ofsted.

In 2004 she was awarded a Masters Degree with distinction in Education (Language and Literacy) and shortly afterwards was appointed as a Primary National Strategy Literacy Consultant for Oxfordshire. In this role she has provided support and training for schools across the county, improving practice and raising attainment in all aspects of literacy and learning.

An accredited Consultant for Improvement, Amanda now works as an independent consultant specialising in the learning, teaching and assessment of literacy and the wider application of literacy and learning across the curriculum.

She works both nationally and internationally and is pleased to deliver courses and inset sessions in association with Creative Education (www.creativeeducation.co.uk) and Infinite Learning (www.infinitelearning.ae).