I began my career as an English teacher and spent three decades working across every level from Key Stage 2 to A-Level, taking on senior leadership roles including Head of English and Director of Digital Learning. I have taught in and worked with schools across the UK, mentored students to Oxbridge and leading universities, and advised schools on digital transformation long before AI entered mainstream conversation.

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That practitioner background shapes everything I do now. When I work with schools on AI strategy, I am not arriving as an outside consultant with a generic framework — I am drawing on thirty years of understanding how teachers actually work, what school leaders are genuinely accountable for, and what kinds of change are realistic within the pressures of a working school.

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My book Teach English with AI, published by Routledge in April 2026, is a practical guide for English teachers navigating artificial intelligence in the classroom. It reflects the same approach: grounded in what works, honest about the challenges, and focused on preserving the human elements that make great teaching irreplaceable.

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Alongside consultancy work with schools, I write regularly on Substack about AI and education, tutor students in English and Drama from 11+ through to A-Level and Oxbridge preparation, and provide strategic counsel to EdTech organisations at board level.