Matt Stone is a teacher trainer, pedagogical coach, and education consultant. He spent 15 years as an English teacher and senior leader in South Wales, during which time he also worked across the region to support hundreds of schools in designing and implementing coaching-based professional development programmes. Matt now works with the Teaching WalkThrus team, supporting schools in the UK and beyond to build more evidence-informed approaches to teaching. He is a regular contributor to national and international conferences and professional learning networks. Coaching WalkThrus is his first book, co-authored with Tom Sherrington and Oliver Caviglioli.