Biography
Mark originally worked as a primary school teacher in Worcestershire and Birmingham before lecturing in Primary Education in higher education.
Mark is a passionate geographer who has been instrumental in developing international partnerships namely with The Gambia, West Africa. Leading many field visits over the last decade for Birmingham Newman University, facilitating opportunities for undergraduate and post graduate students to experience and engage with the global dimension of education. Mark has led a wide range of fieldwork within the UK, Europe and Africa ensuring that students achieve and indeed exceed their potential.
Mark currently leads the PGCE Secondary Geography course and works with a wide range of partners across the West Midlands and further a field ensuring that students reach their full potential.
In addition to his role at Birmingham Newman University, Mark chairs a progressive and dynamic charity organisation known as Building Futures in The Gambia, whose aim is primarily to build schools and educational facilities across West Africa.
Profile
Qualifications
- B.Ed (Hons) Birmingham University 1988
- Post Graduate Certificate (Education) Birmingham City University 2008
- M.Ed Leicester University 2009
Teaching Interests
- Internationalisation
- International fieldwork
- Geography
- Citizenship
- Humanities
Research Interests
- Enquiry Based Learning
- International School Partnerships
- Grass Roots Development
- Citizenship education
- Internationalisation of the curriculum
- Field work and its impact upon teaching and learning
Membership of Professional Bodies
- HEA Fellow
- UCET
- CULN
External Roles
- Award External Examiner, Portsmouth University
- Education Global Research – Editorial Board Member
Other Activities
Publications
Books
Citizenship and the Public Service Sector. Citizenship resource pack and interactive DVD for Key Stage 3 2008
New Generation Mathematics – Resource File Year 4. LCP Publications 2008
New Generation Mathematics – Resource File Year 6. LCP Publications 2009
New Generation Mathematics – Resource File Year 1. LCP Publications 2014
Journal Articles
International School Partnerships – Adding the global dimension. http://educacionglobalresearch.net/en/egr0501/ 2014
Keynote Conference Papers
Teaching in and about Europe. Brussels: Enquiry Based Learning: more than just a way of thinking. 2007
Conference Papers
Exploring the Global Dimension Internationally – Singapore 2011
Projects
Aim Higher. Citizenship resource pack and interactive DVD for Key Stage 3 2008
The Coleshill School & Brikamaba High School, The Gambia 2014
Students as Academic Partners – Learning and Teaching 2015
Next Generation Awards – Birmingham Civic Society 2015
Other
Chairman – Building Futures in The Gambia. Registered Charity No 1159520