I have been teaching Science since 2003 and teaching Chemistry A level at schools in Derbyshire and Staffordshire. My background is in metallurgy and materials engineering but decided to go into Secondary education when I started my family. I progressed in my teaching career to manage a Science faculty and was successful in improving outcomes for pupils at GCSE and A Level Sciences. I also spent 3 years working as an Examiner and coursework moderator for OCR. I am familiar with all the different Science specifications and examination boards and have experience adapting to the necessary specifications as required. My degree specialism is a BEng(Hons) in Metallurgy and Materials Science at Nottingham University. I continued in research at the University then worked as a metallurgist before moving into education when I started my family.