About Tom
Tom has taught geography for over 20 years across three continents and is an experienced international educator. He is currently a Head of Department based in China and has held this role in two other international schools. He is a passionate geographer who is committed to evidence informed pedagogical practice. He has led many bespoke CPD sessions over the course of his career and since May 2023, he created his own geography themed website to share new geographical content and ideas with a wider audience of students and teachers. As well as being a CGeog (Teacher), he has an educational Master of Arts degree and is a Member of the Chartered College of Teachers following the pathway to Chartered Teacher accreditation.
Support is offered for the following Key Stages:
Key Stage 3-5
What can Tom offer to schools?
Tom’s expertise spans curriculum and resource development, fieldwork, departmental leadership, and teacher development through instructional coaching / mentoring.
As a consultant, Tom offers support in the following areas:
- Curriculum design and development: Tom can support the development of spiral geography curriculums that embed core geographical knowledge, making them knowledge rich, while spacing key themes and concepts across courses and year groups. His approach supports deep learning, recall and application—whether within the KS3 Curriculum, IGCSE, A Level, or IB.
- Fieldwork expertise: Tom has led fieldwork in a diverse range of countries and can support departments in planning safe, purposeful, and specification-aligned fieldwork. He has particular expertise in delivering international fieldwork in complex or challenging locations (environmentally e.g. a rainforest or in terms of having particular cultural / political considerations).
- Assessment and academic success: With a strong track record of high achievement at International A Levels and IB, Tom supports departments in effective differentiation, assessment design, and preparing students for top-grade success, teaching to the top and scaffolding upwards. He is an experienced examiner, more recently for IBDP Geography, and can offer insight into marking, moderation and exam-readiness. He currently teaches International A-Level Geography and IGCSE for Cambridge and can guide departments in international schools and or UK schools that offer these courses or plan to.
- Theory of Knowledge and synoptic integration: For IB schools, Tom can guide the integration of Theory of Knowledge (ToK) into geography teaching, and support students in making conceptual and cross-topic links. He is also able to advise A Level teams on embedding synoptic thinking.
- International school middle leadership: Tom has held middle leadership roles in a variety of international contexts and is well-versed in the demands of running geography or broader humanities departments abroad. He offers advice on teaching development, curriculum mapping, resourcing, and interdisciplinary planning, and understands the complexities of working with diverse teams and student bodies.
- Mentoring and professional development: Passionate about teacher development, and having completed Instructional Coaching qualifications, Tom offers online coaching / mentorship to geography teachers seeking to grow their confidence, subject knowledge, or classroom practice. He is available for online and East / South East Asian in-person CPD and coaching, with a focus on creative, current, and student-centred geography teaching
Format of sessions
Tom is currently based in China and offers face-to-face bespoke CPD within the region—particularly in China, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Thailand and other south east Asian countries. He also provides online workshops, mentoring, and curriculum planning to schools globally.
Pricing
Tom offers flexible pricing depending on the nature of the CPD. Face-to-face sessions would need to include expenses. Online sessions would depend on the duration and amount of time needed for planning and preparation. Please contact Tom directly for this.
How to contact Tom
To enquire more about sessions and pricing, please get in touch via Tom's website or LinkedIn.
