The Teaching Life: Professional Learning and Career Progression

Kate Jones is an experienced classroom teacher and leader, having taught since 2010 in the UK and Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Kate has now returned to the UK to work with schools to focus on effectively implementing and embedding retrieval practice across the primary and secondary curriculum.

Professor John Hattie refers to Kate as a ‘translator of educational research for teachers’. In September 2022 Kate will be taking on the role of Senior Associate for Teaching and Learning with Evidence Based Education. In addition to teaching and leading CPD, Kate has authored various books with John Catt Educational including the Retrieval Practice collection and The Teaching Life: Professional Learning and Career Progression. Kate is active on social media @KateJones_Teach and regularly writes for educational magazines such as the TES and HWRK magazine. Kate hosts The Love To Teach Podcast and is an ambassador for the charity Winston’s Wish, which aims to give hope to grieving children.