Aimee Tinkler has been a teacher for 25 years during which time she has taught and led in schools in a variety of circumstances and contexts. Aimee has become an advocate for small and rural schools after spending 10 years teaching and leading in very small schools in rural Derbyshire. Aimee has worked with many organisations across the wider sector in an advisory capacity and is closely involved with the work of the Chartered College of Teaching where she is president and a founding fellow. Aimee is engaged in doctoral research at UCL Institute of Education and has published research with a number of organisations across the sector.