My childhood was blessed with the continuity of middle-class Edinburgh, but I yearned for adventure. I was always passionate about travel: from devouring books on explorers as a child, to planning my own foreign adventures, to studying geography, to living abroad.
For more than two decades, my husband and I have managed dual international careers. These have taken us, and our children, to Hong Kong, Beijing, New Delhi, and Yangon, as well as stints in England. This has been hugely rewarding and exciting, but it has also been a life of near constant change. Progressing quickly through the chaos and fear of a new situation into the learning-and-growth zone is key to managing this change. Much of my work is about helping individuals deal with changing situations, whether that be school leaders embarking on new projects, or parents and their children who are moving country or school.
I have always been passionate about education. I wanted to be a teacher from an early age and have loved teaching a range of different curricula in England and abroad: from the English national curriculum, to the IB primary years programme, to Reggio Emilia, to Common Entrance. But education is more than schooling. I believe that life is a journey of discovery: discovering people, places, passions, but most of all discovering and appreciating who we are as individuals; and working out how to be the best version of ourselves.
Curiosity and discovery forms the basis of my work, whether it be with students, teachers, school leaders or parents. I facilitate learning, growth and self-awareness to help people navigate change, weather challenges and feel empowered on their journey through life.
