Pat has dedicated over 37 years to primary education, serving most recently as a primary school headteacher. Her experience spans various multi-ethnic schools across London. As an inspirational and motivational teaching professional, she has accumulated 25 years of senior experience in head and deputy headship roles within inner-city London primary schools.

She has a proven track record of success in establishing school values, vision, and direction; creating safe, inclusive, and healthy learning environments; enhancing teaching quality; and increasing performance and attainment. Her expertise includes rigorous data-driven self-evaluation to pinpoint and address improvement priorities across leadership and governance, teaching and learning, and curriculum standards. She has been involved in developing safeguarding practice in education and training in a church context.