I work with education businesses, academy trusts, unions and professional associations, charities and heritage organisations. My expertise is creating content for the media, marketing communications (website copy, prospectuses, newsletters and magazines, corporate, conference and research reports), professional development and education programmes.

I led the commissioning, writing and editing of content for the College’s 90,000+ members, key stakeholders and education profession at large through flagship members’ magazine ldr, education trade media and national press.Key achievements:• Doubled ldr readership approval ratings within two years of taking over editorship.• Won cluster of awards including the national CIPR Excellence Award.• Transformed ldr into an online only publication and built readership quarter on quarter despite major budget limitations.• Authored stream of high-profile articles for the education trade press. My pieces, bylined to senior colleagues, appeared in the national and trade press, include the TES, Guardian, Independent, SecEd and national education magazines.• Developed highly effective working relationships with College's most senior leaders, advising them on communications strategy and tactics. I was regarded as a highly effective, ideas person with a reputation for turning ideas into first class results.

Managed College relations with media, ensuring a positive profile for college achievements and aims.Key achievements:• Achieved consistently high quality, in-depth and positive coverage in a range of quality national media, including The Guardian, Financial Times, The Independent, The Times, Daily Telegraph, BBC Radio 4’s ‘Learning Curve’ and ‘You and Yours’ programmes, BBC Radio 5 Live, BBC News Online and the TES.• Delivered internal communications alongside busy external media role, including launching new in-house magazine and developing range of internal blogs for senior leadership.

Managed PR activities on behalf of a range of small to medium sized businesses in the ICT sector, securing high profile coverage for their products and services in the media.Key achievements:• Ran highly successful b2b PR campaigns for ICT clients, including US-based companies launching into the European market.• Created an internal editorial consultant role to lead on editorial training, content development and quality assurance across the agency.