Our Team

What does your role involve?
As Director I lead NSN, making sure that the organisation is running well, so that we can make the biggest impact on the trusts, school leaders and ultimately children that we support. 

What inspired you to work in education?
Midwives! Early in my career I did a lot of work with midwives to improve maternal outcomes. Their work on the front line, having a direct impact on people’s lives, inspired me to give up my desk job and become a teacher (no, not a midwife). I qualified as a secondary English teacher in Barnsley, south Yorkshire and the rest, as they say, is history!  

What has been your best highlight to date at NSN?
The first free school group I advised at NSN, way back in 2016, was (and remains) an incredibly committed group of parents from Hastings. As parents of children with ASC, they identified a need for better specialist provision in the area. Thanks to the determination of the team the Flagship School finally opened in September 2021 (five years after their journey began). NSN supported this group through the application and pre-open stage and I am so thrilled that the school has finally opened. I am wishing them every success from here on in!

What inspired you to work in education?
The reason I wanted to work in or around education was, following on from the work I’ve done in sports coaching, I always found it so rewarding: finding ways to support young players, and helping them grow as a player, and as a person.

What do you most enjoy about working in education?
Knowing that even if I’m not directly supporting pupils, the work I do will ultimately have a positive effect on their learning, opportunities, and growth.

What are your interests outside of work?
I participate in field hockey quite a lot – as a player, a coach and as an umpire. If there’s an open slot in a team, or an umpire needed, I’ll probably be there!

What does your role involve?
I provide administration support to the Director and senior management team.

What are your interests outside of work?
My interests outside of work include gardening, DIY and interior decorating at home, cooking and musical theatre (watching not participating!).

What has been your best highlight to date at NSN?
Definitely getting to know the other staff and seeing the passion the organisation has for what we do. 

What inspired you to work in education?
I love children and education plays such a major role in their lives, so I feel it’s important that all children should have access to good, high quality education.

What does your role involve?
My role is to ensure the finance side of NSN is correct and help with ad-hoc admin duties.

What was your favourite subject at school and why?
History. I found it interesting to find out about what happened in the past, how others lived, and how life has changed