I am a solicitor and live in Quenington. For many years I worked for one of the major British legal firms, specialising in complex financial transactions. Since retiring I have maintained that interest by acting as a consultant to a small London solicitors’ firm, My own seven children are now grown up and working but because of them I have long been interested in education. My original degree was in History from Cambridge and now I have more time I have resumed the study of History and am engaged in research for a DPhil in History at Oxford. I have been a governor of Farmor’s School for many years and became a governor of Fairford Primary in May 2018. Fairford Primary is a wonderful school and I greatly enjoy my involvement with the school and my role on the Curriculum and Standards Committee.