Annie is currently Head of Capability, leading on the oversight of the EdTech Demonstrators Network programme and development of capability strategy to increase effective use of technology by educators in England. She recently joined the Department for Education following a series of high profile roles in the Cabinet Office and Cities and Local Growth Unit. Prior to joining government, she taught Maths in St Mary Magdalene Academy in Islington and is an ambassador of the Teach First programme with a Masters in Educational Leadership. She is a trustee for Tutors United and researching retraining in rural communities as a Churchill Fellow.