About me

I am currently Head of Philosophy at an Independent school in Kent and Academic Director (EAL).

In the summers, I am permanently contracted at the University of Oxford, Centre for Academic Communication in English (CACE) as a tutor in Academic English.

Alongside teaching, I have experience in assessment as an examiner in Philosophy (IB Diploma, AQA) and as an assessment writer for the National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER).

After completing my BA (Hons) in English Literature and Philosophy from the University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, I completed an MA in Jungian and Post-Jungian Studies at the University of Essex. Following this, I moved to China to work as an English teacher before working at the British International School of Laos and at universities in Japan (Tokyo City), the UK (Exeter) and Saudi Arabia (KFUPM). During this time, I completed a CELTA, PGCE (International) and a PhD in Philosophy at the University of Sofia where I was also a Post-doctoral Fellow and Adjunct Assistant Professor. 

I returned to the UK to teach Philosophy and continue to "have a foot in both worlds". Recently, I completed an MSc in TESOL with a Specialism in English for Academic Purposes at the University of St Andrews, the Diploma in Education and Training (DET), and Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA).

In the summers, I spend my time in Sayaboury, Lao PDR: