Having completed a four year Batchelor of Education degree in Plymouth, specialising in history, Mel spent the early part of her career working in large, urban, multicultural schools in London and Bristol.
Mel went on to work in a range of independent international schools in Gran Canaria, Venice and Munich where she spent a good deal of time supporting children with English as an Additional Language and embedding enquiry-based learning approaches.
She became a facilitator for the International Baccalaureate, specialising in pedagogy in the primary years and working across the Europe, Middle East and Africa region. In 2011, Mel started working at Histon and Impington Junior School, becoming the Headteacher at Trumpington Park Primary when it opened as a new school in September 2017 and has enjoyed the challenge of growing a school within a new and evolving community.
Mel has led on facilitation of practitioners in many areas of pedagogy and enjoys creating and leading a wide range of professional development opportunities for primary practitioners at all stages of their career. Mel’s areas of specialism include PSHE, PE, curriculum and primary pedagogy.