Studied for Joint Honours Food Science and Physiology at Queen Elizabeth College, University of London, gaining an Upper Second.

Following Three years as a Research Officer with the Medical Research Council, Evelyn then retrained n Personnel gaining a  Diploma and becoming a member of the Institute of Personnel Management.

In 2000 she studied at Northampton to gain the Post Graduate Certificate in Education – Primary.

Following 12 years teaching in Primary School, Evelyn joined the Initial Teacher Training team  in 2013 and also has the role of Year 3 Personal Academic Tutor Leader for the BA Primary Programme.