Vaughan Jones has been involved in English language teaching, training and materials writing for over 40 years. He has lived and worked in France, Japan and Spain and given workshops to teachers all over the world. He is co-author, with Sue Kay, of various course books including the Inside Out series for Macmillan and Focus, published by Pearson. He lives near Oxford where he divides his time between materials development, teaching and a hectic family life.