Jake's biography
Jake holds an undergraduate degree in History from the University of Sussex and an MA in International Relations, for which he won a scholarship. He trained as a teacher through the Teach First programme in 2014 and has 9 years of experience teaching History, English, Politics, and Integrated Humanities both in the UK and abroad.
In addition to teaching GCSE and A Level, Jake has experience teaching the International Baccalaureate curriculum and he has specialist knowledge of the DP History and DP Global Politics courses. He is an examiner for both subjects. Jake is a Duke of Edinburgh Coordinator, qualified Mountain Leader and an FA Level 2 football coach – he has led multiple school expeditions over the last ten years. He has four years of experience as a pastoral head of year and he has experience teaching life skills, positive psychology approaches, mindfulness, and service learning alongside his core subject area.
