Rene Fahrenfort was born and raised in Cape Town. She qualified as a Phys. Ed specialist teacher at the two training colleges that existed in the Western Cape. From 1987 Rene taught at a few schools in Cape Town before transitioning to Adult Basic Education and Training. In 2001 she relocated to the United Kingdom where she spent the next 12 years teaching in primary schools across five London boroughs. During this time she was awarded Leading Teacher Status, Chartered London Teacher Status and was conferred the Fellowship of the College of Teachers in 2010. She read for a Masters degree in Education at Brunel University in West London and is completing her research in South Africa. In 2013 she returned to South Africa to take up a position at the International School of Cape Town where she is head of primary Mathematics. She is a member of the World Council for Gifted and Talented Children. Rene’s focus is multiple exceptionality in children (when a child experiences high learning potential alongside a special educational need because of a learning difficulty or disability). She also has a keen interest in curriculum design. Rene is a premium author for the Times Education Supplement (TES). This means that she shares the teaching resources that she creates with teachers around the globe. The TES is the largest online network of teachers in the world. Rene volunteers her time training staff that work in places of safety for young children on various aspects of teaching and learning. She also volunteers her time running workshops for children in the Hangberg and Masiphumelele areas (these are townships in South Africa). She is currently working on content for a website for children.