Our book review group consists of passionate individuals who are leaders in their respective fields.
They are committed to bringing you insightful and thoughtfully curated recommendations. Get to know them on this page.
Learn about our Book Review Group
Matt
Matt Mustafic is a parent to two boys and has fourteen years experience in Primary schools as a teacher, Computing and Online Safety subject lead, and school senior leader. He is an Expert Advisor in, and manager of, the eLIM Education Technology team, based at Somerset Council and recognised for high quality resources and support for schools across the UK and beyond.
Matt is passionate that children should grow up digitally prepared, digitally resilient and digitally active and that adults have a key role to play in this. He has worked with hundreds of schools to support teachers, governors, senior leaders, parents and others to confidently develop children’s understanding and use of technology.
Katie
Katie Stickley has a passion for literature, a former Theatre Studies Teacher she was able to use playtexts and stories to inspire her students for over 19 years. Now, a business owner, Katie understands the importance of digital literacy and how we can empower younger generations to embrace and enhance new technology. As a mother to 3 children, split across 3 key educational stages, Katie knows how important it is for young people to be able to access, navigate, edit, evaluate, and create digital content. Katie is proud to be part of a progressive initiative that is making technology books diverse, inclusive and accessible, showing children role models that are relatable and challenge barriers to learning.
Christina
Christina Lovelock is a writer, speaker and qualified coach, with over 20 years’ experience in the tech sector. She has led digital transformation and continuous improvement in several public sector organisations, including the NHS, local authority and higher education. She has built and lead teams of up to 120 people and now works as a consultant and coach. She is the co-author of the BCS book Delivering Business Analysis and writes for several online and print magazines. She is active in the professional community, attending and regularly speaking at national and international conferences.
She is currently writing a book about the breadth of tech careers.
Helen
Helen Steward is a lifelong reader, learner and educator with over 25 years of experience in teaching, including roles as a computing and PSHE lead, often using literature to stimulate and deliver learning.
As a professional development lead at a local computing hub, she supports primary educators in delivering high-quality computing education, with a strong focus on preparing future generations for the digital world. She is deeply committed to promoting digital literacy. She also carries out research into EdTech and teachers.
With a spell as a children’s bookseller, Helen has fostered a deep love and understanding of children’s literature and the powerful role it plays in sparking curiosity and inspiring learning.
She believes that books have the power to open new worlds, ignite young minds, spark important questions and foster empathy and inclusion.
Lynda
Lynda Chinaka is a passionate about all things computing. Her career in Computing Education spans a period of twenty years and more. She is a Senior Lecturer in Computing Education at Roehampton University where she inspires a wide body of students who want to make a career in teaching. Prior to that, she spent many glorious years working as a teacher in schools across four diverse Local Authorities in London. Additionally, she worked with the School Improvement Team of a Local Authority as a Lead ICT Teacher and Teacher Advisor for schools. She is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.
Lynda is a keen advocate of promoting the cultural richness of learners backgrounds, histories and heritage and does this through her research in culturally relevant pedagogies and responsive teaching. She combines her love digital technology to help raise awareness of Digital Literacy including AI and its implications amongst Senior Leaders and schools.
Vicky
Vicky Dodds has been a primary school teacher since 2003, after graduating from Northumbria University. For the last 13 years she has specialised in Computing & ICT, holding the position of ICT/Computing Coordinator in a number of schools across the North East of England.
In January 2017, Vicky launched Computing4Kids NE to provide specialist teaching support to schools, and run community sessions to introduce preschool children and KS1/KS2 children to different forms of coding & control.
Riz
Riz Hussain is a DSL/Vice Principal at The Godolphin Junior Academy.
Our voluntary book review group serves for two years.
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