I qualified as a teacher in 1979, and have worked since then in a wide range of roles including secondary maths and physics teacher, primary maths, science and technology consultant, Lecturer in Educational Leadership, and leader of an MA in Education. In 2000. I joined the staff of the University of Ulster, where I taught on an MSc Educational management programme, and held the post as Coordinator of Academic Affairs for Professional Development. Since joining Edge Hill University in 2005 I have taught on MA Leadership and Management and Research Methods modules, held the post of Postgraduate Programme Leader, and in 2010 taken up my current post as Director for a Primary Mathematics Specialist Teacher (MaST) programme. I have a particular interest in practitioner research methodologies, and have carried out and supervised research in a range of practice contexts using both quantitative and qualitative approaches, but with a particular emphasis on action research, narrative and (auto)biographical approaches. I am a member of the Collaborative Action Research Network (CARN) coordinating group.