About Dr Helen Walls

I am a professional learning facilitator and educational researcher, with twenty years’ experience working in schools.

For my PhD thesis I conducted two empirical studies into the teaching of writing. The first was a trial of the Fast Feedback Formative Evaluation System. The second was a survey of teachers’ beliefs and practices, and an investigation of the impacts of these on student achievement.

I founded The Writing Teacher in 2021, with the goal to help raise achievement in writing by sharing evidence-based, practical methods - to engage every student. I spend most of my time in classrooms, working alongside teachers and students. I am also busy delivering workshops, and publishing my research - detailed below.

Connect with me to find out more about how I can support you to support your students, so that writing becomes a highlight of every school day.