Hello, and welcome to my website. I am a journalist and writer specialising in all aspects of education, including pre-school, primary and secondary school, university, further education and skills training.

I write regularly in The Independent where I have a weekly education advice column, Quandary, and I contribute to other national newspapers and magazines, including The Sunday Times, Sunday Express and The Times Educational Supplement.

My book Help Your Child Succeed At School is an essential parents' guide to raising confident children who enjoy school and reach their full potential in the classroom. I speak and run workshops on home-school issues.

I am an editorial consultant who has helped many organisations to communicate their educational messages in a clear and lively way.

I am a personal coach helping people with issues of work-life balance, family and educational situations and making transitions in their lives.

My particular areas of interest include early years education, parenting issues, school-community links, the teaching of social and emotional skills, business and enterprise education, gender issues in education, and education in the developing world.