I am an independent consultant and a visiting lecturer at the University of Hertfordshire School of Education. When undertaking my Fellowship I was a senior leader in a secondary school. I was interested in how children could be supported to fulfil their potential. I therefore chose to focus my Fellowship on the structures, systems and underlying ethos of the Japanese education system. Here I learned the importance of a values-based approach to education.

My experience led me to develop and share my understanding of educational leadership in a variety of settings. I have also published extensively on leadership which releases human potential.

I am now developing my expertise in the discipline of palliative care, working to support individuals in leading change projects which help them to impact positively on end-of-life services.

I continue to draw great strength from my experiences in Japan, and know that my view both of life and of myself was profoundly altered by my travels.