My role at Atlantic
As Vice Principal for Standards, I lead academic performance, teaching quality, and daily operations across our all-through academy. I oversee curriculum strategy, T&L, quality assurance, staff CPD, timetabling, cover, assessment, recording and reporting, and exams. As raising standards leader, I oversee the interventions and outcomes for Key Stage benchmarks, focusing on Year 6 and Year 11.
A little about me
During my BSc (Hons) in Sport Science and subsequent PGCE in the South West, I discovered my genuine passion for teaching and working with young people. I absolutely loved studying sport science, fascinated by how the human body works, adapts, and performs under pressure. Now an experienced educator of twenty years, physical education remains close to my heart.
Over the course of my career, I have held diverse responsibilities, including leading a very successful sixth form, leading GCSE and A Level PE, establishing and leading a teaching school focused on training teachers and supporting early career professionals, and overseeing the academic and pastoral care of a school house with 380 students. Driven by a lifelong commitment to professional growth, I completed my NPQSL several years ago. It is a privilege to work in an all-through school, where we have the unique opportunity to shape, nurture and prepare our students for their educational journey from early childhood right through to Post 16 education, employment or training.
What matters to me
As a committed practitioner, what matters most to me is ensuring that no student is invisible and no potential goes untapped. I am passionate about recognising the talents, needs, and aspirations of every individual, building their confidence, instilling a lifelong love of learning, and shaping an environment where they feel known and valued. Beyond academic success, my goal is to equip young people with the character, resilience, and ambition they need to navigate life’s challenges and thrive in an ever-changing world.
You’ll often find me…
You’ll most often find me out and about in the academy, walking our corridors, stepping into lessons to observe and celebrate learning, and spending time in the playgrounds at break and lunchtime. For me, visible leadership is active leadership; which allows me to model our high expectations, build connections with pupils, and maintain a clear, real-time picture of our daily school culture. Crucially, it gives me the opportunity to recognise both staff and students’ hard work in the classroom.
Outside Atlantic…
I am an avid runner, regularly competing in 10K races, and an enthusiastic year-round sea swimmer. I love travelling with my family whenever possible, with highlights including trips across Europe, Southeast Asia, and Australia.
To unwind, I enjoy getting lost in a good book. I firmly believe that reading is chocolate for the brain!
Ask me about…
Year round sea swimming along the coast, my favourite and most challenging 10K races, or why I view reading as “chocolate for the brain.”