I first became involved with Pestalozzi in 2018 working with
the students at the International Village as a volunteer chemistry tutor.
I was impressed by the enthusiasm, commitment and sense of social
responsibility of the students and when their base moved to Atlantic College I
was pleased to continue to play a part in their journey as a trustee. My
background is in science and education. After postgraduate research in
biochemistry at Southampton University and postdoctoral work at University
College Swansea I worked as head of the chemistry department in a sixth form
college in Essex where I live. Since retiring in 2012 I have continued to
work as a chemistry tutor and also as an A-level examiner for one of the
national exam boards. I am also a volunteer classroom assistant at my
local adult education college.
