Linda Thornton has over thirty years experience in education as a teacher, headteacher, adviser and lead officer for early years. 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. Linda is a director of alc associates and currently provides consultancy and training for local authorities across the UK. She is the author of several Little Books, of ‘Understanding the Reggio Approach’, ‘Bringing the Reggio Approach to your early years practice’, ‘Taking the Lead’ and ‘Science Matters’.