Nick Oakley

Nick Oakley serves as a Tutor and subject lead for Modern Foreign Languages within the School of Social Work, Education, and Teacher Education at Canterbury Christ Church University. His responsibilities span secondary Initial Teacher Education pathways, PGCE course leadership, and School-Based programmes.

• Subject lead for Modern Foreign Languages across secondary ITE pathways
• Tutor on the international Qualified Teacher Status (iQTS) course
• Recruitment lead for global iQTS trainees

His research focuses on cross-cultural teacher development through international educational comparisons. He designs immersive experiences for trainees in Algeria, Ethiopia, and Chile to analyze systemic differences in global education frameworks, enhancing pedagogical adaptability for language instruction in diverse contexts.

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Professional activities emphasize mentoring international cohorts through the iQTS programme, with recruitment spanning multiple continents. He structures training to expose student teachers to contrasting educational philosophies while maintaining UK certification standards, facilitating knowledge exchange between Western and non-Western pedagogical approaches.