Geoff Moorcroft is the Department of Education, Sport and Culture’s representative on the Governing Body.
Mr Moorcroft studied a Joint Honours degree at Keele University and then, after a year working in France, undertook a PGCE at Manchester University.
He came to the Isle of Man in 1989 to take up a teaching post in Rushen Primary School. He moved to Scoill Phurt le Moirrey, as the Deputy Headteacher, when it opened in 1994 and then became the school’s Headteacher. In 2009, he moved to a School Improvement role and then became the Co-ordinating Adviser for Primary Education, in 2012. In 2014, he was appointed as the Island’s Director of Education and has since moved to a new role – Director of Learning for Work, supporting cross-Government working in support of children and young people.
For many years, he’s been a member of the Society for the Advancement of Philosophical Enquiry and Reflection in Education (SAPERE) which is the UK’s national charity for Philosophy for Children and encourages critical thinking in schools and colleges. He’s also previously‘volunteered for UCM as a mentor, supporting a student on the Adult Literacy and Numeracy Programme.
Mr Moorcroft said;- ‘I feel very proud to be associated with University College, Isle of Man. It is a large, complex organisation which works hard to serve the community. Its offer is very broad and its commitment to placing students at the heart of its work means that being a Governor is a worthwhile and fulfilling role.’