Guy Birks
Guy Birks is from near to Brighton in the UK. He has a bachelors degree in International Relations from the University of Sussex, a Masters degree in War Studies from King’s College London and a PGCE in Secondary History from Oxford University.
Guy has taught in a range of settings for over ten years. He taught English in South Korea in a university and Elementary school setting from 2011 to 2015. Since 2015, he undertook postgraduate studies at Oxford and has taught at a range of private international schools and colleges as well as a state college.
He is adept and experienced at teaching History, Politics, and other Humanities / Social Science subjects such as Criminology. He has been a head of subject, university / UCAS advisor and personal tutor for students. He is an experienced examiner and publishes in History and Politics magazines, such as Politics Review and for the Historical Association.
Guy enjoys exploring an array of historical and current affairs books in his free time. He is also an avid traveller – regularly going to East Asia, Europe, and elsewhere. In his time abroad he has ridden a motorbike across the desert in Arizona and was in the background of a K-Pop music video filmed in Jeju, South Korea. He is also active and swims, rides bicycles, weightlifts, and was a former competitive team sports player, especially rugby and cricket. He is regularly looking for new sports, activities and pursuits.
He believes that is essential to always approach things with curiosity and conscientiousness and to be prepared to not instantly master a new activity. The ability to respond to failures and to persevere ultimately helps to build resilience and an adaptive mindset, which is something he also seeks to cultivate among his students. He is tremendously positive about starting at Bloom World Academy and looks forward to boosting the skills, academic aptitude, and character of students at the school.
