Our People

I graduated from Manchester Metropolitan University in 1995 with an honours degree in Physical Education before going on to complete my Masters in Education Management in 2000. After spending the first 5 years of my teaching career teaching Physical Education I have since held leadership positions within education including, Head of Year, Head of Psychology, Head of Sixth Form and Assistant Headteacher. It was during this time I developed a real understanding and passion for how character and leadership education can impact values-led education to raise aspiration and achievement and underpin social mobility.

This led me in 2008 to establish TFL (Teaching Future Leaders) Education and I have since focused on designing a flexible, sustainable and cost-effective life-long leadership development framework so that everyone can have access to personal leadership education to support their academic, professional and social success. Our KS2 - KS5 student leadership programmes have been taught in schools across the UK and Internationally in a number of countries including; Saudi Arabia, Oman, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, Vietnam, Burma, Malaysia, Thailand, UAE, USA, Switzerland, Cyprus, Egypt, Malawi and Nigeria.

In 2010 I achieved Chartered Manager status and was awarded Fellowship of the Royal Chartered Management Institute. This led me to develop a strategic partnership with the institute, establishing a recognised Centre approved to deliver, assess and accredit Level 2 - Level 7 professional Leadership and Management and Coaching and Mentoring qualifications.

In 2019 I was appointed as a Chartered Manager Advisor and Assessor and TFL Education was designated a Chartered Manager Assessment Centre. This has enabled me to develop a Chartered Manager programme that spans all employment sectors and which integrates with existing appraisal and talent management programmes to provide a gold standard all managers can aspire towards. I have worked in my advisor and assessor capacity to support a number of UK and International based Business Owners, Chief Executives, Chief Operating Officers, Executive Headteachers, Headteachers, Managers and Senior Leaders on their journey to Chartered Manager status.

In 2013 I was invited to become a Trustee of Great Schools Trust, a role I fulfilled until 2020 and which enabled me to develop a sound knowledge and understanding of all aspects of school and multi-academy trust governance.