Having secured a degree and PGCE I moved to London to begin my career in a very large and bouncy secondary school in 2000. I loved my job and worked my way up the career ladder quickly. My passion to support young people's well being led me to complete an MA in Inclusive Education which underpinned my values in my various roles. Indeed my dissertation was based on the need for student voice in schools. 

Having lived experience of trauma and mental health issues my empathy for the young people was so strong that I decided to pursue roles in pastoral leadership, safeguarding and wellbeing. Leading me to secure my SENDCo qualification , a diploma in SEND and becoming a trauma informed practitioner. 

My experiences in mainstream , SEN and outreach settings has enhanced my skills and led me to want to set up my own bespoke business supporting young people and their families. So the concept of climbing fish was born. As I continue to grow and evolve so too will the business. I am soon to complete my accessible yoga teacher training to bring a whole new element to my support packages. And the vision is to eventually secure funding so that I can set up a mental health support cafe for young people as well as run free support sessions for their families. 

I'm really excited about the creation of climbing fish and my own new journey!