Contributors

Amanda O’Shea

Author, Maths — No Problem! Primary Series, New Zealand New Edition.

Adam Gifford

Subject Specialist and Series Editor, Maths — No Problem! Primary Series New Edition

Adam Gifford is subject specialist and Series Editor for the New Edition of the Maths — No Problem! Primary Series. He also co-hosts the School of School podcast. He is a former primary school headteacher and the first primary mathematics specialist leader of education in the UK. He was the strategic primary lead for the Maths Hub pilot programme at the NCETM, where he was also involved in the textbook and diagnostic assessment programmes. Adam has worked closely with the North West One Maths Hub as well as Manchester University, numerous local authorities and teaching school alliances.

Dr Yeap Ban Har

Director of Curriculum and Professional Development, Pathlight School, Singapore; World-Renowned Maths Mastery Expert; Series Consultant for the original Maths — No Problem! Primary Series

Dr Yeap Ban Har is one of the world’s leading authorities on Singapore maths and teaching maths mastery. An accomplished and inspirational trainer, Ban Har worked for a decade at the National Institute of Education in Singapore, where he was involved in several funded research programmes. Ban Har was part of the team that reviewed the Singapore maths curriculum for the revised 2013 syllabus. He is currently director of curriculum and professional development at a Singapore school and an international school in Thailand. Ban Har is the author of numerous pedagogical books and textbook series for preschool and primary levels and is the series consultant for one secondary-level textbook series. He was the series consultant for the original Maths — No Problem! Primary Series.

Helena Bryant

Lead Author, Maths — No Problem! Primary Series New Edition

Helena Bryant is the primary head teacher and director of curriculum at a school in Costa Rica. She has a Masters in Education from Brunel University, as well as a Masters in Pedagogy and a Masters in School Administration from UAM in Costa Rica. Helena has taught for more than 25 years and has been a local authority advisor for London Borough of Merton as well as a guest lecturer at several universities in London. She contributes to Maths — No Problem! Blog and is one of the Lead Authors for the New Edition of the Maths — No Problem! Primary Series.

Dr Julie Alderton

Consultant Editor, Maths — No Problem! Primary Series New Edition

Julie is a lecturer in mathematics education at Cambridge University and an executive committee member of the British Society for Research into Learning Mathematics. She won the Janet Duffin Award in 2018 for her contributions to the Research in Mathematics Education Journal. She is a Consultant Editor for the New Edition of the Maths — No Problem! Primary Series.

Louise Hoskyns-Staples

Mathematics Education Consultant and Lead Assessment Author for Maths — No Problem!

Louise Hoskyns-Staples is senior lecturer in Mathematics Education at the University of Worcester. Her academic interests are in the use of manipulatives and the design of test questions that enable children to show what they know. Louise has worked as a maths test development researcher for the Department for Education and as a headteacher in an Essex primary school. She is a national maths lead and really enjoys sharing her love of maths with others. She is the Lead Assessment Author at Maths — No Problem!

See Bee Huay

Author, Maths — No Problem! Primary Series, New Zealand New Edition

See Bee Huay worked in Singapore’s Ministry of Education for 20 years. She was involved in curriculum planning and development as a Curriculum Specialist for primary mathematics, and school leadership as a Head of Department for mathematics, Vice Principal and Principal in various primary schools. She was also Assistant Director of the Standards and Research Branch at the Academy of Singapore Teachers. Since then, Bee Huay has been training mathematics teachers and school leaders both in Singapore and overseas. She is an Author for the New Zealand New Edition of the Maths — No Problem! Primary Series

Dr Wong Khoon Yoong

Consultant Editor, Maths — No Problem! Primary Series New Edition

Dr Wong Khoon Yoong is an associate professor in mathematics education at the National Institute of Education (NIE), Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. He has worked as a mathematics education since 1973, participating in the design and review of the national mathematics curriculum in Malaysia, Brunei, and Singapore as part of their respective national committees. He is also the chief editor of the international journal, The Mathematics Educator (Singapore). He is a Consultant Editor for the New Edition of the Maths — No Problem! Primary Series