BA (Hons), PGCE
Tom has taught at BSB for four years. He has spent four years teaching Year 2. Now, Tom will be joining Year 3. Tom graduated from Bishop Grosseteste University in Lincoln in 2016 with a BA Honours in Education and English, and subsequently completed his PGCE at the University of Buckingham. He is from Lincoln, Lincolnshire in England. He knew from an early age that he wanted to be a teacher. He loves helping the people around him learn and master something new.
Tom has experience in many different types of educational environments. He returned to his former Primary school, Bicker Preparatory School, and secondary school, Boston Grammar School, to experience teaching in a private Primary school and state Grammar school, which you have to pass the 11+ to attend.
He has also worked in Primary schools in a deprived area, for children with autism, and state secondary schools. During his summer vacations at university, he went to America and taught at a young children's camp in North Carolina. He was a friend, mentor, and carer for many sets of young children. After graduating, Tom went to France and taught archery, orientation, abseiling and climbing to Primary school students. He then taught at a secondary school for children with autism in Spalding, U.K.
He received the offer to work in China in the spring of 2017. Since arriving in China, he has taught in training centres, public primary schools, international schools and kindergartens.
Tom loves playing football, running and going to the gym. His favourite football clubs are West Ham and Lincoln City. Tom has lived in China for almost ten years and can speak Chinese.
