Full Name
Scott Evans
Job Title
Teacher, RFP Advisor and Children's Book Consultant
Bio
Scott Evans is a primary school teacher, children's books consultant and author of 100 Ideas for Primary Teachers: Reading for Pleasure (Bloomsbury). He reads, reviews and recommends a range of children's literature on his website and YouTube channel, both called The Reader Teacher, and hosts #PrimarySchoolBookClub - a monthly Twitter-based book club, chat and vote for any adult involved in primary education to read the latest children's literature. Scott has previously appeared on and written for the BBC discussing ideas on how to encourage a love of reading. He has worked with Waterstones, Booktrust, Hay Festival, Teach Primary and Literature Wales, as well as with many leading & independent children’s books publishers to produce reading resources to use in the classroom. He has also been a judge for the Blue Peter Book Awards; the Laugh Out Loud Book Awards (Lollies); the Branford Boase Award; the Read for Empathy Collection; the Alligator's Mouth Award & the Wales Book of the Year Award.