Sheri has lead Highfield Children's Centre and Daycare, a phase one split centre situated in the north west of Ipswich, Suffolk since 2006. She has an education background and originally trained at Froebel Institute in London as a teacher of 3-11. She taught for in early years and primary settings in London and Essex before settling with family in Suffolk .

After twelve years of headship she is now an "executive" headteacher of two outstanding schools and is also developing the joint settings as a centre of learning. As a champion of young children and their families in her local community, she believes the children's centre agenda is invaluable in providing the impetus for working in partnership, to deliver important early targeted and universal holistic joint services that are proving to really make a difference.