Maggie Pringle taught English for over twenty years and was the headteacher of a large comprehensive school in West London for nine years.She was an Associate Director of the Centre for the Study of Comprehensive Schools (CSCS), working with schools nationally on developing and sharing good practice.She now works as an education consultant and trainer, involving making presentations on a range of issues, including analysing pupil performance and target-setting, effective teaching and learning, and issues of gender in raising achievement.