My interest in a career in teaching started with my dad, who had a 30+ year career as a music teacher and senior leader in secondary schools (including a stint as my GCSE Music teacher!). I set about working with young people through a variety of education charities during my undergraduate degree, including placements at secondary schools in Bristol and working as a group leader and then a supervisor on summer residential internship programmes for Year 12 students with the Social Mobility Foundation.

After taking a Masters of Musicology at the University of Oxford, working for the careers network Bright Network and travelling for a time, I began the Teach First programme in the summer of 2017 and haven’t looked back. I am convinced that teaching is the career for me; I love working with young people, and find the job has the perfect balance of being both challenging and incredibly rewarding. I am keen to branch out to working on a one-to-one basis with students in the evenings and on weekends, to further deepen my subject knowledge and teaching experience, to share my knowledge and skills with those who need that support.