Private Families
Education without borders
Charles can accompany internationally mobile families to maintain educational continuity — combining academics, technology, chess and enrichment wherever the family is located.
The challenge of internationally mobile education
Internationally mobile families face a genuine challenge in maintaining educational quality and consistency across different countries, time zones and curricula. Local tutors change with each location. Online tutoring lacks the depth and continuity of a sustained relationship. Schools in different countries follow different syllabuses.
Charles provides a single, experienced educator who travels with the family and delivers a coherent, progressive programme regardless of location. The programme adapts to the family's schedule, the student's evolving needs and the practical realities of international travel.
Charles has lived and worked in the UK, Kuwait and Dubai. He is accustomed to the professional expectations of private-family environments and is comfortable working across different cultures and contexts.
International experience
- United Kingdom
- Kuwait
- Dubai (UAE)
Open to carefully matched opportunities worldwide. All travelling engagements are arranged individually.
Possible contexts
Extended family travel
Maintaining educational quality and consistency during extended periods away from the family's home country.
Multiple international residences
Families who divide their time between two or more countries and need educational continuity across all locations.
International business travel
Accompanying a family during a parent's extended international business assignment.
School transitions
Supporting a student through a period of transition between schools in different countries or curricula.
Competition travel
Educational continuity during chess tournaments, sporting competitions or other extended competitive programmes.
Temporary overseas assignments
Short to medium-term international placements where the family requires educational support on location.
What a travelling programme includes
Computer Science & Technology
Examination preparation, Python, AI literacy and cybersecurity — adapted to the student's current syllabus and level.
Chess Development
Opening repertoire, tactics, strategy and competitive preparation from a FIDE Master.
Academic Enrichment
Broader intellectual development, reading, critical thinking and independent project work.
Physical Activity
Football coaching, fitness and structured sporting activity where appropriate and available.
Routine & Organisation
Productive study habits, time management and the discipline that sustains progress across changing environments.
Travelling Educator Enquiry
Discuss an international travelling engagement
All travelling engagements are arranged individually. Initial consultations are confidential and without obligation. Charles is happy to discuss the family's travel schedule, the student's needs and the most appropriate programme format.
All enquiries are handled with complete discretion. References and professional credentials are available for appropriate opportunities.