Andrew Chandler

Andrew Chandler has spent over three decades helping children and young people learn, grow, and build unstoppable confidence both inside and outside the classroom.

As a highly qualified teacher and experienced senior school leader, Andrew has spent 20 years in pivotal roles—including Deputy Head, Director of Studies, and Head of Mathematics.

Teaching across both primary and secondary school years in the UK and South Africa, he has a deep, firsthand understanding of the unique challenges, humour, and everyday experiences of childhood and adolescence.

Why Parents, Teachers, and Kids Trust "The Beginner's Guides":

🏫 Battle-Tested Expertise: Built on thousands of real-world conversations with pupils, parents, and teachers throughout a 30-year educational career.

🎯 Action-Oriented & Engaging: Designed to meet kids where they are, combining practical advice with plenty of humour to keep young readers entertained.

🛑 Zero Overwhelm: Short, punchy chapters ending with practical "weekly missions" that break big life transitions into manageable, bite-sized steps.

Andrew firmly believes that the best learning happens when children are engaged, entertained, and encouraged to think for themselves. Whether he is easing the anxiety of transitioning to secondary school, tackling the social ups and downs of being a teenager, or simply making readers laugh, his aim is always the same: to create books that young people genuinely want to read.