Catherine is a Trust Improvement Partner with the Advance Learning Partnership which consists of a family of twenty primary and secondary schools located in County Durham. Her areas of specialism are teaching and learning, professional development and leadership development for staff of all career stages. She is passionate about ensuring that staff receive high quality professional development and enjoys creating opportunities for collaboration which enable pupils and staff to flourish.

Prior to her current role she worked as a Senior Leader and Subject Leader and she has over twenty years of experience of teaching secondary English.