David began his career in education as a teaching assistant in 2012, having studied history at Newcastle University. He then trained to become an English teacher in Manchester with the Teach First Leadership Development Program, before achieving the NASENCo award and becoming deputy SENDCo (Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Co-ordinator). Joining Silverdale in 2018, David spent five years as the SENDCo before becoming Assistant Head responsible for culture and personal development.

From the earliest moments of his career as a classroom teaching assistant, David has enjoyed working with students of all backgrounds and abilities. As SENDCo, his work has been focused on equity, diversity and inclusion, and now as assistant head, he plans to build on this to support the development of a representative and inclusive school community to which all feel they can belong.