Mark joined the staff team in 2012 as a senior lecturer and has managed several u/g programmes including, FdA Outdoor Education, BA(Hons) Outdoor Leadership, BA(Hons) Outdoor and Experiential Learning (Top-up) and BA(Hons) Outdoor Education. Alongside this leadership role Mark lectures across of range of modules, focusing on group dynamics, education, event management, facilitation techniques and reflection.
Prior to working in Higher Education Mark worked in FE at Runshaw College and at Newton Rigg College. Here, alongside managing programmes in sport, public services and outdoor education, he established a series of sports scholarships in both Rugby Union alongside the Newcastle Falcons and in Football together with Gretna FC.
Mark is a passionate outdoor practitioner and is particularly keen on journeying in a range of ways from sea kayak or canoe to walking and cycling. He has recently completed Lands’ End to John O’Groats and cycled France Coast to Coast through the Pyrenees.
