Currently in post as Head of Faculty - Psychology, Criminology and Child Development at Furze Platt Senior School in Maidenhead. Working at top independent and state schools in leadership and teaching positions as an experienced teacher of Psychology, English, PSHE, Criminology, PR Teacher and a sixth form tutor.Previous roles include working as a ‘Wellbeing’/RSHE Educational Advisor with a successful background holding a regional role for DfE and working for local authorities in educational consultancy roles.Previously helping to prepare primary, secondary & special schools for all things wellbeing including the Relationships, Sex and Health Education (RSHE) Guidance and the Ofsted framework.Skilled in developing pupil and staff emotional health and wellbeing, psychology, mindfulness, PSHE education, Citizenship, SMSC, ‘Behaviour for Learning’ support and coaching.Adept at curriculum & policy development. Skilled in public speaking, and workshop facilitation in schools, for school staff, parents, governors and on courses and at conferences. In recent years, working successfully with other organisations in schools and on courses working on behalf of: Herts for Learning, Herts CC, Jigsaw PSHE, Bucks CC, Optimus Education, Young Citizens, Alcohol Education Trust, Mentor ADEPIS, pfeg, Luton LA, Thurrock LA and Creative Education. As an award verifier for (Optimus’ Wellbeing Award for Schools - WAS, SMSC QM, Inclusion Quality Mark - IQM, Healthy Schools Programme Award, HfL Wellbeing Award…), I have had the privilege of exploring good practice across many schools in the UK.The creator of ‘Chilled Children’ and ‘Flourishing Schools’ (an after school mindfulness & positive psychology course and an educational consultancy and training organisation for schools). This all ran pre-pandemic successfully for a number of years.I successfully qualified as a SENCO working on SLT, and have previously completed an MA in Education (Brunel) and Ofsted Inspector training following graduation from King's College, London.