I think you could safely say that I am a chess teacher like no other. A chess teacher with a passionate interest in children as individuals and in all aspects of education and childhood studies.

In recent years chess has become almost a secondary interest for me. I have had a lifelong interest in child psychology and when, in the mid 1990s, I started working with younger children on an individual basis that interest diversified into a study of children's cognitive development. You can find out more about how this relates to chess on my Articles page.

Since 2002 I've been teaching chess at Hampton Court House. Spending two or three days a week at the school enabled me to get to know children as people, not just as chess players. At this point, inspired also by several children at Richmond Junior Chess Club, I became interested in the whole concept of neurodiversity. This incorporates various differences (and I would very specifically consider them differences rather than disorders or disabilities) based on how the brain is wired. These differences may affect learning, behaviour or communication skills and would include, amongst others, dyslexia, ADHD and Asperger's Syndrome.