Mark has been a qualified History teacher since 2008, working with students across Key Stage 3, 4 and 5. He has worked across Leicester, Coventry and Warwickshire in the course of his career and in a number of challenging educational environments, spending long stints at inner city schools in Leicester and Coventry helping them in their journey from Ofsted ratings of Requires Improvement to Good. Mark is an experienced middle leader having been head of department for a number of years at two of the different schools he’s worked at, where one of his duties included the complete curriculum rebuild for both GCSE and A-Level History.
Mark moved to RFSS in the September of 2021 to work as Assistant Director of Learning for Humanities, eventually being promoted to the role of co-Director of Humanities along with another member of staff. It is whilst at RFSS that Mark was given the opportunity to work with members of the senior leadership team as Pupil Premium Lead for the school, and through this role he has gained valuable leadership experience across a whole school setting. In December 2023 Mark completed his NPQSL which focused on the implementation of initiatives to help support the teaching and learning of Pupil Premium students and how to assess their effectiveness.
Outside of school life Mark enjoys spending time with his partner, family and socialising with friends, he can be found regularly in the gym, and weather permitting losing golf balls across various courses in the UK and abroad. He is a supporter of Coventry City FC and tries to watch them as often as he can.