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 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 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
Educaion 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
Publications (Journal Articles)
International School Partnerships – Adding the global dimension. http://educacionglobalresearch.net/en/egr0501/ 2014
Publications (Keynote Conference Papers)
Teaching in and about Europe. Brussels: Enquiry Based Learning: more than just a way of thinking. 2007
Publications (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