Stephen joined the Faculty of Education in a full-time capacity in 2019 following two years as a PGCE Tutor for the university. During his time in the faculty he has developed the fully online International PGCE course and oversaw the University’s successful application to deliver iQTS from September 2023. He also quality assures our partnership work in Mexico where our PGCE is delivered in English and Spanish. As Director of SCITTS he manages the PGCE programme with our SCITT partners and continues to seek further partnership opportunities.
Prior to joining The University of Buckingham Stephen worked in Initial Teacher Training for two other providers, Equalitas and Canterbury Christ Church University where he was Area Lead for London East on the Teach First programme.
As a teacher, he taught Geography and Business Studies in three schools in Essex as a teacher, a middle leader and senior leader. During this time, he also completed a Masters in Educational Leadership. In 2013 he moved to West Africa where he spent one year as Headteacher of a football academy in Sierra Leone.
Prior to his career in education, Stephen worked for ITV in the advertising team. His greatest claim to fame is that he was one of the drummers in the London 2012 Olympics opening ceremony.
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