Following her degree in English Literature from Oxford University and a Masters in Eighteenth-Century Studies from the University of Southampton, Caroline has taught in a wide range of UK schools, ranging from a newly established city academy in Reading to an OFSTED ‘Outstanding’ academy in rural Berkshire. She has most recently been Head of English at a leading independent day school in Twickenham. During her seven-year career as a teacher, Caroline has coordinated teaching teams involved in the whole range of national curriculum key stages, from key stage 2 to key stage 5, and has lead numerous children’s book groups. She has seen firsthand the importance of reading to a child’s development from primary level to A-level and believes that engaging young children with quality picturebooks is integral to creating lifelong readers.