Mel Erwin

Mel, Ruth’s deputy, worked closely with Ruth during the development of Read Write Inc. Phonics, and helps her teach new trainers. She taught in Ruth’s school for many years before becoming a trainer. She has been key in developing some of the early reading materials for the programme.

Karen Morris

Karen is a highly experienced trainer and has a deep understanding of the problems and challenges of working with pupils struggling with reading and writing in both secondary and primary schools.

Karen was one of the first and best teachers to use and develop Read Write Inc. in schools in Leicester.

Janey Pursglove

Janey was one of the first teachers to use Read Write Inc. Fresh Start material in secondary schools, and has had amazing results in getting non-readers at secondary level to achieve high reading levels in one year. She also works extensively in primary schools, and has helped to set up Read Write Inc. support networks between secondary schools and their feeder primaries using Read Write Inc.

Janey has recently written stories for the new Fresh Start anthologies, and is currently involved with other writing projects for Read Write Inc. at primary level.

Davina Owen

Prior to working with Ruth Miskin Literacy, Davina has taught for 29 years and was Primary Teacher of the Year in 2001. She later became an Advanced Skills Teacher specialising in teaching and learning strategies, assessment for learning and literacy, and more recently was a Primary Literacy Consultant for Leicestershire.

Catherine Cardy

Catherine worked until recently as an assistant Headteacher in Kobi Nazrul School in Tower Hamlets, which was judged to be outstanding in all areas by OFSTED when Ruth was Headteacher. She was initially trained in Ruth's school, and taught with her for many years. She trialled the programme through its development with a range of age groups, and has a high level of expertise in the area of Special Needs, gaining an Outstanding from OFSTED for inclusion, attributed to the success of Read Write Inc. Every child left her school a reader, despite their special needs.

Ali Silke

Ali Silke began teaching in Tower Hamlets in Ruth’s school and later became her deputy head teacher. She went on to be a highly successful head of primary schools in Tower Hamlets and Southwark. Under Ali’s leadership, the schools in Whitechapel and Dulwich achieved excellent results using Read Write Inc. across the ability range from complex SEN to gifted and talented which was reflected in an overall outstanding OFSTED.

Katy Brierley

Katy worked as a Headteacher in West Yorkshire for twelve years and implemented Read Write Inc. in her school with excellent results. With a background in special educational needs she developed inclusive methods of teaching in both schools where she was Headteacher, and implemented Read Write Inc. in the early days of its development with great success. Katy’s school, Northowram Primary in Halifax also received an outstanding OFSTED in her time there.

Leah Marshall

In addition to her training work with Ruth Miskin Literacy, Leah is Deputy Head and Read Write Inc. manager at a highly successful Read Write Inc. model school in Newham, London. She has been managing Read Write Inc. there for over five years, and has taught every aspect of the programme. The school has had great success with the programme and receives visitors from all over the world to watch the lessons.

Leah has been graded as an outstanding teacher by Ofsted and her local authority.

Rachel Todd (based in Hong Kong)

Rachel trained as a primary teacher in New Zealand, where she taught until moving to the UK in 1999. She taught in London for several years and has been involved with Read Write Inc. since its initial development, achieving excellent results in a challenging London school before moving to Hong Kong in 2006.

Rachel is now RWI trainer for Hong Kong.

Natalie Clayton (based in Dubai)

Prior to moving to Dubai in 2007 Natalie taught in Manchester at one of the first schools to adopt the Read Write Inc. programme, where her teaching was consistently rated as outstanding by OFSTED. She introduced the programme to the Middle East and is Read Write Inc. manager at the highly successful Repton School Dubai, managing a large department of 24 classes on the RWI programme, ensuring excellent progress and achieving admirable results. She has a wealth of experience teaching children with English as an Additional Language, children with SEN, and gifted and talented children.

Natalie is Read Write Inc. trainer for Dubai and the Middle East.