Jen Sutherland

After qualifying with a BA in Primary Teacher Education from Oxford Brookes University, Jen worked as a Class Teacher, English Lead, Lead Teacher and Assistant Headteacher in schools across South London. Prior to joining Literacy Tree, she worked in teacher education for two years supporting teachers and leaders at all stages of their career, working on a range of programmes such as the NPQ in Leading Literacy, the NPQ in Leading Teacher Development and leading whole-school improvement projects focused around teaching and learning. Jen has recently completed an MA in Education: Culture, Language and Identity at Goldsmiths University. She is particularly passionate about ensuring children are exposed to authentic representations of different lives, cultures and experiences in the books that they encounter.