Dan Beardshaw | Education content developer
- Organisation
- Dan Beardshaw Editorial
- Job title
- Development editor, content developer, copy editor and proofreader
- Membership Grade
- Advanced Professional Member
About Dan
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I am an experienced editorial professional offering freelance services. I specialise in educational publications, drawing on both diverse experience in this publishing sector and professional teaching experience. I work in a range of subject areas but offer specific expertise in ELT, and a broader focus on the humanities and social sciences. I have worked as a content editor, copy editor, proofreader and digital developer on a wide range of titles, including multi-component coursebooks, digital content and exam preparation materials.
Recent projects
- Content edited the teacher’s notes for multiple levels of Q Skills Digital Flow, the 100% digital edition of academic skills course Q: Skills for Success, Jenny Bixby, Meg Brooks, Nigel Caplan, Miles Craven, Debra Daise, Scott Douglas, Susan Earle-Carlin, Rob Freire, Margot Gramer, Tamara Jones, Joe McVeigh, Sarah Lynn, Kevin McClure, Charl Norloff, Jaimie Scanlon, Kristin Sherman, Mari Vargo, Colin Ward, Larry Zwier and Jenni Currie Santamaria (Oxford University Press)
- Copy edited the Penguin Readers editions of Washington Square, You Must Be Layla, The Pursuit of Love, The Wings of the Dove, A Tale of Two Cities, Brick Lane, The War of the Worlds, Persuasion, Sherlock Holmes Short Stories and The Mill on the Floss (Penguin Books)
- Proofread various titles in the young learner STEM series Do You Know? (Ladybird Education)
- Designed and built the interactive content for The Big Picture Second Edition eWorkbooks (A2–B2), Ben Goldstein, Ceri Jones, Sarah Medina and Jake Hughes (Richmond)
- Development edited Complete First Third Edition Teacher’s Book, Deborah Hobbs (Cambridge University Press)
- Content edited Complete First Third Edition Student’s Book, Guy Brook-Hart, Alice Copello, Lucy Passmore and Jishan Uddin (Cambridge University Press)
- Authored digital activities for English Code (Pearson)
- Copy edited Rise and Shine Level 3 Pupil’s Book, Tessa Lochowski and Mary Roulston, and Level 6 Pupil’s Book, Anna Osborn (Pearson)
- Proofread formative GCSE assessment materials for Educake
- Content edited Open World Advanced Student’s Book, Greg Archer, Anthony Cosgrove and Clair Wijayatilake (Cambridge University Press)
- Copy edited GCSE revision materials for GCSEPod
Qualifications and training
BA English
RSA/Cambridge CELTA
Copy-editing – merit (Publishing Training Centre) 2016
Introduction to copy-editing (SfEP) 2013
Basic proofreading by distance learning – merit (Publishing Training Centre) 2012
Recent clients
Ladybird Education, Cambridge University Press, GCSEPod, Educake, Oxford University Press, Richmond, Klett und Balmer, Macmillan Education, Kaplan International Colleges
Subjects
English language teaching (ELT), English as a foreign/second language (EFL/ESL), humanities, social sciences, vocational training
Testimonials
Dan’s editorial services guarantee a consistency of vocabulary, style and format, which is paramount for our EFL course materials. He has an eye for the details, recalls the relevant project history and is sure to offer an instant solution to any problem that has escaped other editors’ notice.
Being on a tight schedule, it is very comforting to know that I can always rely on Dan’s commitment of delivery.
Roman Steinlin, Managing Editor, Klett und Balmer (Educational Publishing)
Dan provides copy-editing services for our revision materials, and we’ve worked closely with him over several months. Dan’s attention to detail is superb. He’s caught issues that have been entirely overlooked during the initial editing and contributed vastly to improving the quality of our product. We’ll definitely be working with him again!
Shelby Derbyshire, Digital Content Editor, GCSEPod
Dan Beardshaw offers an excellent proofreading service. I have worked with him on a wide range of projects over a number of years, and always find him to be enormously reliable. He follows briefs, is quick to understand priorities, uses my time very effectively when raising queries, and his eye for detail is always eager. I am happy to highly recommend him for all proofreading work.
Liane Grainger, Senior Managing Editor, Cambridge University Press
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The CIEP Directory of Editorial Services should be considered a point of first contact and prospective clients must satisfy themselves that members are capable of the work on offer. The Institute cannot be held responsible for the quality of work provided by any member listed in the directory. The members themselves are responsible for the maintenance and accuracy of their entries in the Directory and the CIEP has not made any attempt to vet them. The institute cannot be held responsible for any inaccuracies in the Directory. Inclusion in the Directory as a freelance does not necessarily mean that the member is self-employed as defined by HM Revenue and Customs and the Department for Work and Pensions.