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The Mrs Mactivity story

Hi – my name is Heather. I’m an experienced primary school teacher and the founder of Mrs Mactivity. I’ve lots of experience in both teaching and educational publishing, with 10 years in the classroom, 5 years on the senior team at Twinkl and 4 years at Kapow Primary. In the meantime, I also created a phonics scheme that was validated by the Department for Education.

Outside of work I’m the proud owner of a handsome Labrador called Loki and mum of 3.

What we're proud of:

Award-winning resources
20,000+ members
A million+ resources downloaded
Easy to navigate website
Affordable memberships
Inspiring ideas from teachers like you
Vibrant and welcoming online community
Thousands of resources, updated every week
Responsible employer

As a teacher and parent, I understand how valuable your time is. I spent countless hours searching for meaningful activities or creating my own, but often nothing quite fit or was affordable. That’s why I founded Mrs Mactivity: ‘not just a website’, but a community and platform filled with quality, easy-to-use materials I’d be proud to use in my own classroom.

Seven years later, we’ve built a team of passionate subject-specialists and designers who help create engaging, curriculum-aligned schemes and resources that save teachers time and improve pupil outcomes. Our affordable memberships are designed to give both individual teachers and schools great value, with new resources added weekly.

We’re proud of our work, but what really matters is that teachers love what we do:

“I’ve been a member of Mrs Mactivity for a few years. The resources are second to none, child-orientated, and cover all year groups and topics. Always grateful. Thank you!” – Joan Dawson, Teacher

From maths schemes to phonics, topic resources to continuous provision ideas, we have thousands of resources designed to make teaching easier and more effective. Sign up for a free trial today to see for yourself!

The ethos has never changed. Would I use it in my own classroom?
If not, it doesn’t get a look-in.

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Meet the team

Heather McAvan

Founder

Heather is our founder and has a breadth of teaching experience from ages 5 – 18, spending most of her time in KS2. She has taught in Japan and Spain as well as Bradford, Yorkshire. Heather is also the mum of three children and loves 90’s indie music. In her spare time she loves pumping iron in the gym. You can find out more about Heather on the Classroom Secrets Podcast and the Teachers of Tomorrow Podcast.

Anne Helsby

Head of content

Anne has worked in primary schools in Lancashire for more than 15 years, teaching children from 4 to 11. Since leaving teaching, she has spent several years creating content and teaching resources for primary aged children before joining Mrs Mactivity. She lives by the sea and is also mother to two teenage daughters.

Sophie Pickles

Early Years and phonics content creator

Sophie is our Early Years expert after spending several years as head of Early Years and a member of SLT at an outstanding-rated child-led setting. Sophie also spear heads our phonics resources, child-led play resources, and Early Years provocations.

Shelley Lee

KS1 and phonics content creator

Shelley is a year 1 teacher and Instagram influencer from Lancashire. She is passionate about all things phonics and all things creative. Shelley creates content for our KS1 and phonics categories and has her own range – Shelley’s Showstoppers.

Katie Whitehead