Keith Maher was appointed Headteacher of Pen y Dre High School in Merthyr Tydfil in 2012. He has previously been Head of English in three secondary schools, and spent over ten years working in schools in Nottingham before relocating back home to Wales. After graduating as a Bachelor of Arts (English), he studied for a Post Graduate Certificate in Education and a Masters’ Degree in Children’s Literature at the University of Nottingham. He is an Estyn Peer Inspector, and a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.