Country: United Kingdom and Ireland Education: - Open university, dms - University of Durham, MBA - Leeds Beckett University, Certificate of education (Business and Education) - Leeds Beckett University, Certificate of education (Numeracy) Experience: I have been teaching since 2009 and in Russia since 2013. Prior to this I was involved in International business across Europe and Asia in a number of separate industries. My hobbies are now rather more sedate. Reading, light work at the dacha, some cooking, painting, writing, ballet, theater and, when possible, travel. Despite my age, I have been working in Education for only 12 years. Previous to that I had a 25 year career in the real world of Business, involved in both startups and mature businesses at Director level, involved in several disciplines both in the UK and also Internationally.