About Me

My Journey

My career in education began in 1996, when I joined Bishop Grosseteste College as a trainee. A wonderful institution, we learned all the important lessons necessary to venture into schools and commence our careers as teachers. My first job was teaching Year Three in a Roman Catholic Primary School in Doncaster. From there I moved to Kirton In Lindsey in North Lincolnshire, before jumping across the A15 into my first leadership position at Scawby Primary School. I was very fortunate to work with an excellent team there, over many years, eventually progressing from deputy headship into Executive Headship of the federation (and then Academy Trust) that I helped to establish. Working across two schools and one nursery – Scawby Academy and Hibaldstow Academy, and Stepping Stones of Scawby, we shaped the educational journey of many families in the area. From there I moved to Lincoln and spent almost six years as the headteacher of the largest primary school in the city.

Core values

Education should always be relationship focussed. The best learning takes place where trust is mutual and fear has no place. Have a listen to the Harry Chapin song, “Flowers are Red” which speaks volumes.

Achievements

• Leading Hibaldstow Primary School from an Ofsted category to being classed as a good school in all areas
• Leading school choirs across many settings, performing at venues such as the Lincolnshire Show and the Royal Albert Hall, as well as in countless festivals and competitions.
• Establishing a school federation – one of the first in North Lincolnshire, and then being one of the first primary academy converters in the area.
• Developing music and the arts across all settings, allowing pupils to thrive and succeed.
• Establishing first class computing facilities, providing consultancy to other schools and leading the development of the computing curriculum.

Read My Blog | Connect on LinkedIn