Josephine Smith is currently sole Vice Principal of a Leicestershire 11–16 Comprehensive school and formerly a Head of English and Director of Key Stage 4 in Rutland.

Josephine holds NPQH, is a Research Associate for the National College and has presented at several national conferences on partnership working, promoting parental engagement and cost effective CPD.

As well as being the author of the School Recruitment Handbook for Optimus, she writes for several educational journals including The TES and Optimus newsletters: Secondary Headship, G&T Update, CPD Update.

Josephine writes a monthly e-bulletin on secondary leadership and is a member of the editorial advisory panel for Sec Ed.