Early years consultant and author, Co-author of the original Development Matters guidance
Helen Moylett is an independent early years consultant and has a national reputation as an inspirational conference speaker. Early in her career she worked in schools as a primary, early years and home school liaison teacher, an adviser and then as a senior lecturer in early years and primary at Manchester Metropolitan University.
In 2000 she became head of an early years centre. As a head teacher she was a Birth to Three Matters trainer and researcher. From 2004-2011 she worked for the National Strategies and was centrally involved in developing the EYFS and led the Every Child a Talker programme. She was an expert adviser to the Tickell EYFS review and co-authored ‘Development Matters.
Helen has written and edited several early years books. She tutors at the Centre for Research in Early Childhood in Birmingham and is a Vice President of Early Education. She received a Nursery World Lifetime Achievement Award in 2019.
Sarah Mackenzie
Chief education and people officer, N Family Club
Sarah Mackenzie is a skilled early years leader experienced in developing and delivering strategy across nursery groups. Her key interest areas include leadership, pedagogy, learning and development, team engagement and curriculum development. Sarah’s particular strength lies in combining high quality educational delivery with operationally effective methodologies.
Sarah is Chief Education and People Officer at N Family Club, a growing nursery group who set out to rethink the way early years education in nursery groups is approached. . Sarah is a member of Ofsted’s Early Education and Curriculum forum and Chair of the South East Ofsted Big Conversation.