On returning to the UK, Katy began her teaching career after graduating from Kingston University with a BA (Hons) in Primary Education (First Class Honours).  She moved to South Africa in 2007 to marry her South African husband, Tony. Katy was the Head of Thinking Skills at St Peter’s School in Johannesburg where she led the team that resulted in St Peter’s being accredited as a Thinking School by Exeter University in 2014. Following this she ran the library, creating a space that celebrated diversity and developed the school’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion curriculum for Grades 3-7, Izenzo Zobuntu.

Katy is a creative and dynamic leader in her field. She has developed training materials on various Thinking Tools that have enabled teachers across South Africa to teach their curriculum with a Thinking Philopsophy at its core and engage their students in a deeper experience of learning. Katy was a founder member of Thinking Schools South Africa (TSSA) and has trained hundreds of teachers for TSSA in a variety of Thinking Tools and as an accredited Thinking Maps Trainer.  Katy is passionate about Positive Education and the holistic wellbeing of both children and adults.

After 15 years of thriving in Jozi, Katy now lives in Ballito, KZN, moving back to her husband’s roots. When she is not busy developing Thrive Together content, training, or being Mum to her three daughters, Katy loves running, swimming in the sea, reading, arts and crafts, cooking and Masterchef Australia!