Catherine (Cassie) comes from the Lake District in northern England and has lived in Switzerland since 2012, when she moved here with her husband and three young children. She has a Bachelors degree from Sheffield University and a PGCE in Secondary Maths from Oxford Brookes.
Since starting her teaching career in 2004 she has worked with children from Foundation, through Primary to Secondary age, in a variety of educational settings in England, Thailand, Rwanda and Switzerland. She is an accredited Co-active coach, and has worked in the field of SEN for the last five years. She completed the UKs National Award for Special Educational Needs Coordination in 2018.