Personal statement

Anselm is a secondary Modern Languages specialist with over 27 years’ experience in teaching, teacher education, and educational leadership across school and university contexts. He has extensive experience supporting initial and early career teachers, including service as Course Director for Teach First’s PGDE and MA provision in the South East, and has worked as both a school based mentor and a university tutor.

He is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA) and a doctoral student, with academic interests including Initial Teacher Education, Modern Foreign Languages education, education leadership, and mentoring and feedback practices.

Academic qualifications

  • MA Education - Canterbury Christ Church University
  • PGCE in Modern Languages - University of Oxford
  • Maîtrise 1 en Français Langue Étrangère - Université d'Haute-Bretagne
  • Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages - Trinity College London
  • BA (Hons) French, First Class - Royal Holloway, University of London.

Professional memberships

  • Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (HEA).

Other external roles

  • External Examiner
    • Sheffield Hallam University (2013-17; 2022-24)
    • University of Wales Trinity St David (2016 - 2020)
    • Leeds Trinity University (2019 - 2024)
  • External Advisor
    • Liverpool Hope University (2019)
    • Open University (2019-21).

Teaching subjects and areas of expertise

  • Initial Teacher Education (ITE)
  • Modern Foreign Languages Education
  • Education Leadership
  • Education Studies
  • Global and Sustainable Education.