Ms Mallon gained a BA Honours degree in English Language and Literature at the University of Salford. She then completed a Post-Graduate Certificate of Education in Secondary English at Manchester Metropolitan University. Ms Mallon has worked in schools in the North West and in Surrey before being appointed to the role of Deputy Subject Leader in English at Hyde High School. She was later appointed Subject Leader in English prior to moving on to her current role as Assistant Headteacher at Hyde. She leads on cross curricular literacy, intervention, alternative provision and Pupil Premium.