Vicki Ponsford grew up in Cambridge, then took a degree in European Studies at the University of East Anglia, Norwich. She did a postgraduate teaching certificate at Goldsmiths Col...view moreVicki Ponsford grew up in Cambridge, then took a degree in European Studies at the University of East Anglia, Norwich. She did a postgraduate teaching certificate at Goldsmiths College, London and started her teaching career in primary schools, but very soon found herself drawn to special education. She has lived in Gloucestershire for over forty years and taught in a special school there for over thirty years, for the last ten as deputy head teacher. Vicki has always sung in choirs and music continues to be an important part of her life.view less