As well as a Principal, Carly is a regional leader for #WomenEd and a co-founder of #EducatingNorthants, a grass-roots educational movement in Northamptonshire. Carly has been an educator in Northants for twenty years, including Assistant Principal at Brooke Weston Academy and Deputy Headteacher at Northampton School for Girls. From 2017-2019 Carly worked on a freelance basis as an advisor to schools, local authorities and MATs and as a researcher for the DfE. Carly is also a governor, a Chair of Trustees, a blogger and a regular speaker and attendee at education events and conferences.