After a varied career as cabin crew and food production management, Mrs Murray retrained to become a teacher. Her career started at a secondary school in Bradford where she was filmed for a year as an NQT for Teachers TV. Her career progressed and she became Head of Department in two large secondary schools before moving to The Ruth Gorse Academy when it opened on Black Bull Street. She became Assistant Principal in January 2019. From September she will continue to work across the trust supporting KS4 Modern Foreign Languages and will also lead on Careers within the academy.