I was an educator specialising in History for the last 15 years. I started out teaching in the U.K and moved to Hong Kong on a bit of a whim. International living suited me pretty well and has allowed me to stop working for a little while.

For now, I’m a full time dad and occasional financial coach.

I am hugely enthusiastic about technology, open source software and being self-sufficient enough to not have to rely on big technology companies.

I’ve lived in Hong Kong for a number of years now. I truly love this city and living in Asia, it has given me a perspective and opportunities in life I could never have predicted when I was younger.

Professional Qualifications & Training

2018 - 2021 M.Ed. Specialising in Gifted & Talented Education (University of Hong Kong)
2009 - 2010 PGCE in Secondary History (University of Reading, U.K.)
2004 - 2007 B.A. Hons. in History (University of Reading, U.K.)

2022 IB Marking DP History paper 2
2020 IB Wellbeing and Student Leadership CAT 3
2019 PDAcademia Middle Leaders Development Program
2019 Mental Health Association Hong Kong – Mental Health First Aid
2019 NSPCC: Child Protection
2018 Google Certified Educator level 1&2
2016 Teacher mentorship training for PGDE students at University of Hong Kong
2016 IB MYP Individuals & Societies CAT 2 and IB Diploma History CAT 3
2016 - 2017 Developed, authored and delivered a whole school PD Programme to embed ICT skills
2015 Training by Harvard University’s Project Zero

Papers & Conferences

• A Lost Generation: The Effects of Nazism of German Children 1933-45 (2005)
  -Presented at “Children in War,” Reading University, 2006
  -Published as:
  i. Shire, Christopher. “A Lost Generation: The Effects of Nazism of German Children 1933-45.” Stichting Werkgroep Herkenning, Vol. 1, No. 25, (Autumn 2007), pp. 4–7.
  ii. Shire, Christopher. “A Lost Generation: The Effects Of Nazism On German Children 1933-45”, Children in War, Vol. 1, No. 4 (Dec 2006), pp. 27-30.

• Escaping a Nazi Youth: Do German’s have the right to consider themselves victims of World War Two? (2007)

• An Examination of Assessment and Identification Procedures for Gifted students from Ethnic Minority Backgrounds in Hong Kong (2018)