QUALIFICATIONS:

BA (Hons.) English, Clare College Cambridge

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:

Secondary English Teacher and Head of Department (15 years).
English examiner
Youth Worker

HMI Wales responsible for inspection of early years, primary, secondary, FE, work-based training and initial teacher training. From 1987-2002, Senior Inspector and Head of Inspection Division (Schools and Local Authorities).

Director of Optima Learning, a company founded in Wales to provide education evaluation and support for central government, schools and local authorities.

As Chair of Governors, helped to establish an innovative multi-campus 3-16 school in South Wales.

GOVERNANCE SPECIALISM: 

School improvement; Leadership, curriculum, teaching, learning and assessment, language, humanities and arts.