Rob Snow is a qualified teacher who has taught across the primary phase for over 15 years. His roles in school have included leading the Early Years, Behaviour and Well-being, key stage 1, and both English and maths. Rob was successfully appointed as Assistant Head teacher, and throughout his time in school, has mentored many trainees through their trainee and NQT years. Rob has worked at the University of Sussex for over 9 years, teaching mainly on the Primary PGCE course, whilst supporting across a range of modules on the BA course. Rob has completed his Masters in Early Years teaching and education, where a focus on physical exercise and use of the outdoor environment were his main motivation factors towards making a difference to the lives of children in post-Covid19 times. Rob has always fostered a love of maths, active engagement and participation and the use of concrete manipulatives to support learners across all primary years.