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I started my secondary education at a UK comprehensive school in 1994 completing my GCSEs in 2000, and A-levels in 2002 with 5 at the top A grade. 

I then pursued a degree in Natural Sciences at the University of Cambridge, achieving a BA 2.1 with honours in 2005. 

I started the pursuit of my teaching career in 2005 at the University of Oxford, completing my PGCE in 2006. I was awarded QTS in 2006 and completed my induction in 2007. 

In 2009 I was awarded an MA 2.1 with honours from the University of Cambridge.

I started life in the UK in Cambridgeshire and this was where I spent my formative years and early 20s, My first teaching experience was in the UK between 2006 and 2012 where I focused on Edtech, Middle management as well as leading Maths and Science enrichment activities.

I moved to Hong Kong in 2012 to continue my teaching career in a different country where I focused on STE(A)M related extracurricular activities and learning how to teach the IB way before coming back to the UK temporarily for professional development and to set up my educational business followed by working as an Maths and Science intervention teacher. 

I then resumed my IB journey working in Switzerland and Thailand as a head of department (during the COVID pandemic) before returning to the UK to teach mostly Mathematics and take up boarding responsibilities. Later I returned to Asia to work in Qingdao, China at a prestigious boarding school.

Language learning has always fascinated me and indeed it along with STEM education is the subject of my educational research. Working in international schools means that it is imperative that we understand this aspect of a child's development.

I started learning French aged 11 and German aged 15, I lived in the French speaking part of Switzerland for a year where I was able to develop that language to an elementary level. 

I lived in Hong Kong and was married to a Cantonese speaker, hence why I learnt Cantonese to a limited extent. Spanish was learnt in my late teens and early twenties when I visited the peninsula regularly and lived there for a short time.

I lived and worked in Thailand for a year and developed some knowledge of the language.

my target for the end of 2024 is to learn Mandarin Chinese so that I can at least get by in China.

In my 18 year career I have taught a broad range of subjects and syllabuses both in and out of the classroom. 

My primary experience has been the teaching of Science at GCSE level and in the IB Middle Years Programme and the teaching of Physics at A-Level and in the IB Diploma Programme. 

I have also taught extensively the IB Diploma Programme in Chemistry and IB Theory of Knowledge. 

Throughout my career I have taught and/or tutored Maths extensively from KS3 to A-level as well as teaching some MYP and IBDP Maths. 

More recently I have started to teach practical Physical Education! I have also taught GCSE Astronomy.

Subjects in italics indicates that i have only tutored or been a temporary cover teacher for this subject but I am capable of teaching it.