“I'm more of a doer and talker, than a reader and studier”

“You can't build a system where the plumbing teacher is paid less than the plumber”

“Manchester is fantastic at collaborating to improve outcomes”

“I have a view on how I can stay on in a role. If not, I move on”

“I don't like stupid policy, so I got annoyed and started asking questions”

“I had a real wakeup call about elitist attitudes”

“Aspirations grow only because you can see what's open to you ”

“There are massive leaps and bounds to take and that’s what I thrive on”

“When I became a sports teacher in Hastings, I thought I’d conquered the world”

“To be fairly confident about the future, that's not a bad place to be”

“UTCs provide an education with purpose”