Professor of Educational Coaching and Mentoring, Academica University of Applied Sciences, Amsterdam; Principal Lecturer, University of Sunderland; Director of Education, IRIS Connect; Elected Member of the Council, Charter College of Teaching; Commissioner, The Teaching Commission; Author, Mentoring in Schools (2021), Humans in the Classroom: Exploring the Lives of Extraordinary Teachers (2021), Preserving Positivity: Choosing to Stay in the Classroom and Banish Negative Mindsets (2020); Co-Author, Reading to Teach (Forthcoming)