I am passionate about supporting education around the world for all, for young people and lifelong learners, enabling them to live healthy and fulfilling lives that contribute to the support of themselves, their families, and economies locally and internationally.
My background in education spans over 40 years. During that time, I have taught and led in Middle School, Secondary, and Further Education in England and Scotland. I have been an assessor for the Basic Skills Quality Mark for Schools for over 15 years, brought together a strategy for a local Council area for basic literacy for all ages, and was a trained inspector and adviser for schools.
I have experience in supporting young people who have dropped out of education, through the Prince’s Trust Programme in England, which focuses on Life Skills and Basic Education. I have also run a Rotary community program to support learners who do not have English as their first language and am currently leading a Rotary Conversation Buddies Programme in a local secondary school.