Experience

Inspire & Achieve Foundation

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Member Board Of Trustees

  • Oct 2021 - Present

  Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom



Oak National Academy

• United Kingdom
• E-Learning Providers
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Curriculum Lead (Specialist SEND)

  • Jun 2020 - Present

  United Kingdom



St Giles School,Retford

• United Kingdom
• Education Administration Programs
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Principal

  • Sep 2019 - Present

  Retford, Nottinghamshire Providing strategic and day to day leadership and management, to ensure an excellent quality of education, so that every pupil reaches their dreams!

• Associate Head of School

  • Sep 2018 - Aug 2019

  Retford, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom Providing additional leadership and management to drive rapid school improvement and develop school leaders at all levels.

• Interim Executive Board Member

  • Feb 2018 - Aug 2018

  Retford, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom Appointed by the RSC to provide executive governance and leadership to a special school for inspiring children with bucket-loads of the most amazing potential!



The Scouts

• United Kingdom
• Non-profit Organizations
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Volunteer

  • 2001 - Present



Rainbows Hospice for Children and Young People

• United Kingdom
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Non Executive Director

  • Feb 2018 - Mar 2023

  East Midlands



Nottinghamshire County Council

• United Kingdom
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Team Manager - Special Educational Needs and Disabilities

  • Jul 2013 - Aug 2019

  To manage SEND services and resources. To lead the strategic planning for SEND Schools and act as key contributor to joint strategic planning between Health, Education and Social Care. To provide strategic leadership in the management of highly complex situations. Act as the strategic lead for managing the relationships between schools, partnerships of schools and the local authority around SEND.

• Lead Officer - SEND Review

  • Sep 2015 - Oct 2016

  To deliver a statutory triennial review of arrangements for children and young with special educational needs and disabilities to ensure NCC and partners plan, commission and provide services that will have a positive impact on children, their families and their communities.



Nottinghamshire County Council

• United Kingdom
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Physical Intervention Lead Officer

  • Jan 2009 - Jul 2013

  To provide accurate, expert, and professional advice to head teachers, governing bodies, social care and local authority managers and elected members on physical interventions, based on legislation, national guidance and clear and incisive thinking. Act as advisor to the Local Safeguarding Children Board on matters of reasonable force.



NHS Nottinghamshire County

• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Multi-agency Learning Disability Specialist

  • Jul 2004 - Jan 2009

  To create, develop and deliver intensive, systemic and holistic assessments for children and young people with learning disabilities and extreme behaviours. Working with and often leading large multi-agency teams in the delivery of complex treatment plans and commissioning of highly specialist programmes and packages of care where appropriate.