Chris completed a Creative Writing degree at Leeds University and especially enjoys encouraging children to develop independent and exciting stories that enhance their love of reading and writing. He has worked as an EAL (English Language Tutor) since obtaining his TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language) qualification at a number of educational institutions including Bournemouth University, helping five-year-old Russian children develop their English as well as adult learners from the Middle East and teenagers from France and Italy.
Chris has experience at numerous independent schools as a Head of Boarding, Head of English and Head of PHSE. He has been a Form Tutor in every year from Year 1 to Year 6, and currently teaches Year 2 in Pre-Prep.
In his spare time, he enjoys playing football and cricket with his two sons, or relaxing with a good book by the fire.