Janette has worked in education for over forty years. She was a leading teacher of Literacy ,worked for her Local Education Authority as a Literacy Consultant and led literacy in many schools. She was a Senior Assistant Headteacher and LSE in one of the first hundred Teaching Schools providing in-service training locally, both for specific curriculum areas such as Literacy and Science, but also providing training for supporting and improving the quality of teaching for NQTs and for teachers moving into management roles .

She led her school to achieving the first UKLA Literacy School of the Year Award in 2007. Janette moved into initial teacher training, developing trainees to achieve QTS and supporting them in their ECT years. Since retirement , Janette has supported the UKLA Book Awards as a group leader and as a reginal Representative for the West Midlands