David is a school leadership consultant, leadership trainer and former secondary school headteacher. He started his career as a teacher of English in Germany, then taught German and French in Kent before moving to Buckinghamshire as County Adviser for Modern Languages. Following this he worked with schools in Milton Keynes, Luton and High Wycombe, gaining experience of a very wide range of educational contexts in the process. Though no longer actively involved in school inspection, David was an Ofsted team inspector earlier in his career. He is an accredited School Improvement Partner and has the National Professional Qualification for Headship.