TEACHER, TRAINER, RESEARCHER, CONSULTANT

Educator rooted in theory, researcher grounded in practice, consultant utilising her creativity. 

With 15+ years in experience, I love sharing my knowledge and skills to work in education to enhance teaching and learning journeys. I have worked in both formal and non-formal settings from primary to tertiary, in language education, refugee education, and democratic education in Europe, Southeast Asia, and the Americas.

As a trained teacher (CETLA, PGCE) with a BA and MA in Global Development and a PhD in Education Policy, I bridge the worlds of theory and practice. I am intentional about aligning values and actions, whether that be through transformative teaching pedagogies, creating relevant and engaging curricula, organisational theories of change, or embedding research and programme evaluations to understand and enhance impact.

My approach to research, teaching, training, and consulting is creative, learning focused, social justice oriented, and rooted in participatory approaches. It is more than ‘work’ for me, it is the way I approach everything I do: with commitment, care, curiosity, and fun (yes, even evaluation can be ‘fun’!). 

Examples of services I can offer:
✔️ Trainings. Example topics include supporting learners from migrant backgrounds; student-centred lesson ideas; participatory ESOL; involving learners in research and evaluation; critical theory and methodologies relating to social justice and inclusion; thinking critically about (global) citizenship.
✔️ Course design. I can help if you are an educational institute or organisation looking for a relevant and engaging course offer tailored to your needs, whether it be for staff or students.
✔️ Consulting. Having worked on community, national, and international projects, I can assist on aspects from programme design, implementation, and evaluation.
✔️ Research. I am happy to be contacted for qualitative research projects, particularly if you wish to take an inclusive and participatory approach to knowledge co-creation or wish to use arts-based approaches.

If you are an educator, decision-maker, leader, or changemaker dedicated to having a positive impact on our shared world – whether that be inside the four walls of your classroom or on an international programme you oversee, contact me to see if and how we might be able to work together here.