My experience

My teaching career started in 1985.

I have had teaching posts in many types of schools - Grammar, Comprehensive, High schools and in 'Nazarbayev Intellectual Schools' (NIS) in Kazakhstan - schools for talented and gifted pupils aged 11 to 18. I was also been Head of Sixth Form studies in a UK school. My experience is teaching and tutoring ALL ability levels.

My two year posting in Kazakhstan (2015-17) was as an International Teacher of Biology in a Nazarbayev Intellectual School (NIS) for gifted and talented students. I taught A level Biology to Cambridge International Exams (CIE)  and IGCSE Biology levels. I also taught SAT Biology for the entrance exams for USA Universities.

A major responsibility was mentoring young Kazakh teachers in best teaching practices.

Kazakh teachers and students were also prepared for all parts of the IELTS English examinations.

I have now been teaching ONLINE globally since 2017. I hold an Advanced TEFL teaching English online certificate, as well as an Advance TEFL teaching Business English certificate.

Here are the schools where I have been employed, in chronological order, first to last : 


Woodchurch High School, Wirral, England

Hilbre High School, Wirral, England

Abbey Grammar School, Newry, Northern Ireland

St. Louis Grammar School, Kilkeel, Northern Ireland

Orangefield High School, Belfast, Northern Ireland

Banbridge High School, Banbridge, Northern Ireland

Nazarbayev Intellectual School of Biology and Chemistry, Shymkent, Kazakhstan 
Subjects taught in since 1985 include :


Classroom based

GCE A level Biology
Cambridge CIE A level Biology
GCSE Science - Double and Single award
GCSE Biology, Chemistry and Physics
International Baccalaureate (IB) Biology
International IGCSE Biology
GCSE Mathematics

Online and private tuition

Private tuition to Northern Ireland students since 1994, with a long record of exam success.

Online teaching of Science (Biology, Chemistry and Physics) since 2017 to China based students, via online live ZOOM conferencing. Up to 700 hundred students per class taking part !

Online teaching English to non-native English speakers since 2017 - based in China, Kazakhstan, Thailand, South Korea, Spain, USA, Cambodia and Russia. 

Teaching Business English to the staff of a 5 star hotel in Kazakhstan (The Rixos, Shymkent) 2016-17.

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