I live in the south side of Glasgow. In my career I worked in several jobs in Scottish education and internationally. Previous to starting as Assistant Tutor at the University I worked with the European Agency for Special Needs and Inclusive Education reviewing achievement for all in Poland, Italy and Scotland. In Scotland, I worked as a consultant for Scottish Government and drafted the new code of practice for additional support, including an extension to children's rights in education as well as offering a contribution to an online course on inclusive education.
Before then, I was Senior Education Officer for Inclusion and Equalities in Education Scotland. Senior Education Officers were posts that aimed to support improvement within Scottish education.
For several years, I was Scotland's Representative Board member for the European Agency. Previously as a school inspector, I was Lead Inspector for additional support for learning and special schools and units. Within the Scottish Government’s inspectorate, I was a member of Inspectorate task teams providing guidance on behaviour in schools, leadership and implementation of the legislation on additional support for learning.
I enjoy football in all its forms, reading and, normally, travelling and going to the theatre and the cinema.
