Catherine A. Simon is an experienced teacher and Visiting Research Fellow at Bath Spa University, PhD supervisor, and Education Studies consultant in Higher Education. Catherine is currently Chair of The International Education Studies Association (TIESA) and sits on the editorial boards of the Journal of Educational Management, Administration and Leadership (EMAL) and Management in Education (MiE). She is the co-editor of several books including, A Student’s Guide to Education Studies (2019), Leadership and Management for Education Studies (2023), and Placements and Work-based Learning in Education Studies (2017).