Originally from Birmingham, I studied in my home city and completed my degree in English Literature at The University of Birmingham.  After university, I moved to the Peak District and then to Manchester where I worked in industry before completing my PGCE in 2009 at The University of Manchester. Deciding to pursue a career in education has been one of the best decisions of my life and now daily I enjoy working in the profession which shapes all others, in the company of ambitious students at the start of their own individual journeys.

Having worked in a variety of school settings from selective, to rural and urban schools in a multifaceted range of roles, I am now proud to be part of the Senior Leadership Team at Co-op Academy Walkden.  Here, my role includes leading the curriculum and qualifications provision where I work with a dedicated team of subject experts to ensure that students receive a broad, balanced and personalised diet of knowledge and skills to best equip them to thrive in the modern world.