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Tom Flaherty

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Head of Programmes at Summer Boarding Courses
📍 Northallerton, England, United Kingdom

Tom is a passionate English Language Teaching (ELT) professional with over a decade of global experience in teaching, teacher training, and management. As Head of Programmes for the UKs top summer school, he oversees student experience and programme development at Oxford and Cambridge. He holds a Masters from Universitat de Barcelona.

Outside of his primary career, Tom is deeply invested in academic pursuits and is currently seeking a university to undertake a Ph. D. in applied linguistics. He also actively supports his partners new business venture, a local toy store, helping out at community fairs.

He is actively researching the beliefs and practices of teachers towards task-based and project-based learning for his Ph. D.

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Experience
8 Years
Current Role
Head of Programmes
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Northallerton, England, United Kingdom
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Task-Based Learning
He is pursuing a Ph. D. exploring teacher beliefs on this topic and recently gave a talk to EnglishUSA members about adopting its core principles.
English Language Teaching
With over a decade of global experience, his passion lies in enhancing English language learning experiences through teaching, training, and management.
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Career

Work history

10-2024
Head of Programmes
Summer Boarding Courses
6-2024 - 10-2024
College Principal
Summer Boarding Courses
9-2023 - 6-2024
Academic Development Manager
Summer Boarding Courses
1-2022 - 6-2023
Director of ELT
York Associates
7-2021 - 1-2022
Head of English Language Teaching
York Associates
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Education
2016 - 2018
Master's degree
Universitat de Barcelona
2007 - 2011
BA (Hons)
University of Bath
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