Richard joined Brigshaw High School in April 2023 after spending his career serving communities in South Yorkshire as Vice Principal. Richard leads in pastoral care. He studied at the University of Sheffield, where he achieved a B.A (Hons) in Geography and a PGCE. He also studied at Edge Hill University to gain his MA.Ed in Education. Richard became a teacher because he is passionate about the power that a good education has to transform the lives of young people and create opportunities for them to have the best life chances possible.