Maggie Allen has been working as a teacher and consultant for over 20 years. She has worked with pupils and teachers across all sectors, including primary, secondary and Higher Education. She is currently a lecturer In Education at Middlesex University. She works as a superviser on the MA Education and has run an MFL MA module. She was the MFL Adviser for Barnet and developed and implemented the primary MFL Strategy. She was recognised as a national KS2 trainer for CILT. She has coordinated EU-funded study visits for teachers in France and Spain to enhance their language competence. She has an MSc in Computing and a BA Hons in Applied Language Studies.