Linda Thornton

Linda has over 40 years' experience in education as a teacher, headteacher, adviser and lead officer for early years for a local authority. She is passionate about developing children’s thinking and learning, valuing creative learning environments and encouraging educators to think about the ‘why’ as well as the ‘how’ in their approach to teaching. 

Together with Pat Brunton, Linda edited Early Years Update newsletter and has co-authored many books on early years learning and development.