Mark Hyde
Originally working in the plumbing industry, Mark has over a decade of experience in teaching Plumbing and GCSE English, in FE. Currently working at Barking & Dagenham College and teaching across both vocational and academic pathways, Mark also led on the introduction of BSE T-Levels and currently holds the post of Head of Teaching, Learning & Assessment. Mark is engaged in Practitioner Research, working towards a PhD at Sunderland University. Mark’s research focuses on how language is taught in FE and more specifically, widening the scope of literacies present in English GCSE curricula and exploring the pedagogic work that aesthetic experiences can do.