I am a Teaching Associate at the Faculty of Education, University of Cambridge and a Lecturer in Education and Early Childhood Studies at Middlesex University. I have taught in universities, primary and nursery schools from 1992 onwards, so have over 30 years of experience working in Education. My PhD looked at the representation of education by the BBC after World War 2. My research and publications have also addressed arts education and oracy in the 20th century. I am currently interested in young muslim women's experiences of teacher training and teaching in primary schools.