I have worked in both higher and secondary education, my PhD and subsequent research focused primarily on high conductance potassium channels in the gut and my first degree was in biochemistry and applied molecular biology. I am a qualified teacher (PGCE) and was most recently the headteacher of a secondary school. During lockdown I began to learn French and benefited from free lessons available through Duolingo, I am now continuing to provide English as a foreign language lessons in a symbiotic relationship with students.