Dan has been teaching for 19 years in outstanding schools in London and overseas. He graduated from Cardiff Metropolitan University with a degree in Business Management (Hons). His dissertation examined the relationship between religion and the growth of economies in Asia and Europe. Dan holds a PGCE in Primary Education from Bath Spa University with a specialism in Computing. This led Dan to many exciting roles as an ICT coordinator, which included setting up the digital infrastructure in school, training staff and leading workshops for students.
His passion for innovative technology has led to new and exciting opportunities including the role of Digital Distance Learning lead teacher during the UK’s Covid Lockdown. He introduced online systems that allowed children throughout the school to continue to learn, stay connected and continue to make great academic progress. This role included supporting staff, families and students across the whole school as well as sharing best practise with the schools in London. He was awarded London Teacher of the Year in November 2021 after being nominated by his last school in North London. Dan is no stranger to international teaching, he has also taught in high-performing schools in Tanzania, Nepal, and was an eLearning teacher and Maths Lead at Wellington College International Hangzhou between 2021 and 2022. Over his career, he has led Maths, Science, ICT, DT and PE. He is enthusiastic about the subjects he leads and has a proven track record for raising standards and bringing the subjects he leads to the forefront.
Dan has more than ten years' experience as a mentor for trainee teachers and newly qualified teachers. He enjoys the opportunity to support adults new to teaching and this has allowed him to see current best practice and reflect upon his own teaching. Dan is a competitive sportsperson, competing for Westbury Harriers in his youth and representing the university in the triathlon team. More recently, he completed the L'Étape bike race in the south of France and ran the London Marathon in 2019. Dan is an active sportsman looking forward to investigating the running and biking trails around Zhejiang province and beyond. He is passionate about sport and has led just about every sport’s club imaginable over the years including cross country club, rugby, football, cricket, and even horse riding.
Dan studied Mandarin up to HSK 2 at London South Bank University and was selected to represent the university on an educational language and cultural exchange programme with Heilongjiang University in Harbin in 2018. Dan is keen to embrace life in Hangzhou, develop his Mandarin, explore China and become part of the school and local community. Dan was really looking forward to joining the Hiba Education family and starting this new and exciting adventure. He has two young children, who cannot wait to see the Great Wall of China, see tigers in Harbin, pandas in Chengdu, ride on the Maglev train and finally dive into the school swimming pool. Dan is very approachable, do say ‘Hi,’ and help him continue to develop his Mandarin.
