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Tom was born in Australia and spent his formative years in Papua New Guinea before relocating to Australia. A practical teaching experience in Fiji and commonwealth teacher exchange in England instilled in him the desire to become an international educator. Since then, for more than 30 years, Tom has served schools in Australia, Singapore, The Philippines, Myanmar, Germany and now China. Tom is in his 15th year as a Head of School and 3rd year as Head of BCIS. He has a bachelor of education and two master’s in education and is a member of the ECIS board.

The guiding principles that have remained consistent in Tom's view of education are that all children have the right to realise their potential and can best do so when learning within a community that celebrates diversity. His fundamental belief in the capacity of all to learn from and with each other drives the ways in which he chooses to work in international education.

When asked what do you like about BCIS, Tom responded;” BCIS is a future focused school with a clear strategic direction. I like that as a community we are focused on personalization, leadership and collaboration. The school is also taking significant steps to provide students with real agency and this is ensuring students remain the focal point of all decisions.”

Outside of school, Tom enjoys learning about new cultures, reading and running while listening to leadership podcasts. He also enjoys playing tennis, touch rugby, golf and squash. Tom is married and has three daughters living in Brisbane.