After an MA in English Literature from Edinburgh University and a short career in journalism, I spent 25 years working as a teacher of English in the State and Independent sector, both as an Academic Leader and Head of Department.

I was the founder and director of the Sherborne Sessions, a festival of writing for young people in the town’s schools, and in 2019 I co-curated a local TEDx programme. I’ve been appointed as a trustee of b-side Arts organisation in Portland, Dorset, and was recently nominated for the Lifetime Achievement Award in the Tatler Schools Awards for 2024.

Having recently completed a Post Graduate Certificate in Teaching Creative Writing at Cambridge University, I now work as an educator, curator and writer, helping people and organisations bring much-needed change to lives and communities through the power of words and good writing.