Gail is head of learning improvement for Leeds County Council, a role that encompasses working with schools, academies and other learning providers to deliver high quality education to children and young people. The focus of her work is to lead school improvement by working closely with senior leadership teams and governors, providing advice and guidance, and offering challenge when appropriate.
Other highlights of Gail’s career include her appointment in 2006 as programme director, learning and teaching, at National Strategies, a national role developing the learning and teaching framework.
Gail’s teaching experience spans both secondary and primary, and she became a headteacher in the primary sector before moving into local authority work. She is passionate about learning and teaching and continually seeks ways to ensure children and young people are enabled to become learners of the future, for which ICT is critical.