I have been a teacher; a primary headteacher; part of the Lincolnshire Leadership Team leading schools in challenging circumstances; a Local Authority Advisor; an Ofsted Inspector; a Specialist International Advisor with the British Council and now a Senior Policy Advisor based in London but working principally with overseas governments developing leadership.

I live in Lincoln with my husband, Neil; we have one son, Jonathan who works as an IT systems analyst in London and a cat, Eric.

My interests include football (I am a season ticket holder at Stoke City); the theatre; the cinema; family history and travel. My research interest is school leadership.