 She was appointed head teacher of Queens' School in Hertfordshire, and moved to Holland Park School in 1995.She was the founding director of the Clore Social Leadership Programme from 2008–15, and the chief executive of the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC) from 2000-08.She was decorated as a DBE by HM The Queen in the 2007 New Year Honours list for "services to families and children".