Now

Oliver has worked with the Academic Development Centre in April 2020. He is a Senior Fellow of the HEA. He works closely with postgraduates who teach, leading the Preparing to Teach in Higher Education course, as well as APP PGR, which offers PGRs who teach a pathway to Advance HE Associate Fellowship.

Previously

Oliver is an alumni of Warwick’s English Department, where he completed his BA (2005-08) and Education Studies, where he completed his MA (2008-09). He worked in the CAPITAL Centre and IATL (2009-2010), before carrying out various research and teaching roles at the Royal Shakespeare Company, the Belgrade Theatre and Stratford-upon-Avon College.

In 2012, Oliver completed a PGCE, before beginning eight-year career as a secondary school teacher. In 2016, he was appointed Head of English at Trinity Catholic School, supporting his department through the introduction of a new curriculum and reformed GCSEs and A Levels. He continues to be an examiner for AQA.