The 37-year-old has a degree in physical education from University of Surrey and two masters qualifications from the same university. He earned his PhD in 2016 on education at Liverpool John Moores University.
The south-london professor said he loved his job and had always been passionate about education: "A lot of academics say they stumbled into this line of work, but from that moment, I was determined and focused — I knew that this would be my goal," he said.
