Continued Professional Development

I have been a professional geographer since 1974, and, by design and enthusiasm, constantly at the cutting edge of learning styles, research, and innovation throughout that time.

This CPD includes:

International research: cartographic research at the Institute of Geography, Bucharest 1974. 

Working with the Royal Geographical Society for 37 years since being awarded a Fellowship.

Developing specialist and published methods of encouraging new ways of learning amongst pupils with special educational needs and those who are gifted, able, and talented. Published 1996.

Undertaking groundbreaking and nationally unique educational safety research. School and educational visits safety on a Research Fellowship from the Churchill Trust.

A classroom geography teacher for 31 years, including Head of Department for ten years.

Developing county-wide field-work projects in my early role as Secretary of the Essex Geographical Association. Working with all schools in the Essex LEA.

Being responsible for whole-school curriculum development for 1800 pupils. Chairing, managing Dept. and Faculty Development Plans, and monitoring implementation. 

Undertaking polar and Arctic exploration; being an expedition leader. Greenland. Over 30 years expedition work in Iceland and Arctic Norway. Research into palaeo-and pro-glacial Tertiary glaciation.

Senior Tutor in Meteorology for The Board of Trade syllabuses examination: First Mate (Foreign Going), Master (Foreign Going), Master (Home Trade), Skippers Certificate (Full), Yacht Master (Coastal) Yacht Master (Ocean). Associate Fellow at The Royal Meteorological Society.

Championing outdoor learning. National recognition and award in 1997.

Creating, setting-up, and managing a national Centre of Excellence for Primary School Outdoor Learning 2007, subsequently being one of the founder-signatories of the DCSF's LotC Outdoor Manifesto, 2008

 Awarded 'Chartered Geographer' by the Royal Geographical Society in 2006