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I work with schools to develop a culture of high-quality dialogue and reasoning across the curriculum. I believe high-quality talk is a vital ingredient in narrowing the gap and improving outcomes.

As a qualified teacher, former Assistant Head, Writing Lead and SLE in primary education, I am passionate about transforming classrooms by using pupil-to-pupil dialogue – too often a wasted resource.

I deliver fun and active training, speak on the subject of Oracy, provide hands-on classroom coaching, and carry out Talk Audits. I am an Oracy Cambridge Associate and accredited P4C (Philosophy for Children) trainer with SAPERE and DialogueWorks. In addition to teaching I have worked as a lecturer, trainer and facilitator in the UK and internationally.