Dr. Steve Chinn received a PhD in applied physics in 1967. In 1986 he founded a UK school for dyslexics which received Beacon School status from the Government and the Independent Schools’ Association’s ‘Award for Excellence’. Through Beacon School funding he designed and delivered the UK’s first PG Certificate course on dyslexia and maths difficulties.

Dr. Chinn’s many research papers, articles and books include the award-winning ‘The Trouble with Maths’. He was editor and compiler of ‘The International Handbook of Dyscalculia and Mathematical Learning Difficulties’ (2015). The fourth edition of ‘Mathematics for Dyslexics: A Teaching Handbook’ will be published this year. He has recently produced an online series of tutorial videos.

Dr. Chinn chairs the British Dyslexia Association’s Dyscalculia committee, is a member of ESRC Peer Review College and is an Honorary Advisory Member of the Register of Educational Therapists (Singapore). He has lectured in 30 countries, has done consultation work for the Ministry of Education, Singapore and is a Visiting Professor at the University of Derby.