I am currently an Assistant Principal at a large secondary school in Kent. I have 28 years teaching experience and a diverse portfolio of experiences in this time. I have worked with a number of different providers of educational experiences and I have worked on a range of different projects over the years. I have a background in theology and spirituality and I am currently working with Dr Robert Beckford on a new area of research related to theology and contemporary urban music and culture.

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I am an insightful and proactive speaker and a leader in creative thinking. I have vast experience in organising and hosting events and training and mentoring department heads. I have also being involved in facilitating whole staff development, have knowledge of experiential teaching and I am a published author.

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I have  been leading CPD sessions on the 'grey' and 'invisible' students since 2007 and a lot of the ideas and concepts which I have included in this publication have emerged from my own teaching practices and pedagogy.  The ideas in this online resource emerged from the three schools that I taught at and I became an advocate for the middle ability student as a result of this passion I worked to write and to publish 'The Grey and Invisible student' for Pearson Professional in 2018. 

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I have also featured in a 2011 documentary for Channel 4 entitled 'A Life of Rhyme', featuring Akala, which was produced by the same production company who made the film about the artist Bansky entitled 'Exit through the Gift Shop' in 2010. I have also worked with Dr Lesley Back from Goldsmith's University and we have collaborated on writing an article about the Asylum project in 2016.  In 2009, I was involved in the restoration of a 103 year old Romany wagon which was featured in the film 'Wolfman' with Sir Anthony Hopkins and Bernico Del Toro. In 2011, I worked with young people to restore and American Jeep which included a recording studio designed with the express purpose of reaching hard to reach young people to share with them a love of literacy, the spoken word and performance.  This was supported by the people behind 'Pimp My Ride' and was also funded by local youth organisations from Kent.

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I have worked in Islington and Belsize Park in London, where I was the Headteacher of an alternative provision dedicated to using the creative arts to help hard to reach young people. During this time I worked with a number of highly skilled creative practitioners, film makers, musicians, inspirational speakers, colleagues and Mac Ferrari the founder of Bikestormz. 

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