Miss Minns was born and educated in Norwich, attending City of Norwich School before heading off to University of Bristol to gain her BSc.

After moving to London in 2015, she decided to train as a teacher via Schools Direct learning and refining her craft in the classroom. After being promoted to Head of Social Science at Wembley High Technology College in 2017, she moved south of the river to become Head of Humanities at a school in South London where she worked for 5 years before having her little girl.

Miss Minns joined Norwich School as a Psychology teacher in 2025 with a renewed desire to instilling a love of learning in pupils. She is particularly interested in social Psychology and attachment theory, and is happiest in the classroom.