Director of Kingsbridge Research School and Research Lead for Education South West, working with schools and other improvement partners in the South West to help schools engage with evidence and be strategic in their approach to tackling disadvantage. Skilled in implementation, cooperative learning, and metacognition, and currently 'Making the Difference For Disadvantaged Pupils' Programme Lead for the Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) and part of the panel working on the next iteration of the EEF’s implementation guidance.