Dr Helen J Williams is an independent educational consultant specialising in the learning and teaching of primary mathematics. Her particular expertise is in early years and KS1 and she has a special interest in developing effective, research-based, playful opportunities for learning mathematics. Helen's doctorate was completed with Roehampton University in 2014 and is entitled: 'The relevance of role play to the learning of mathematics in the primary classroom'. She is an active member of the Early Childhood Mathematics Group. Her book 'Playful Mathematics for Children 3 to 7.' was published by SAGE in March 2022 and won the Nursery World Professional Book of the Year Award later that year.