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Curriculum Vitae
- Name: John Blatchford
- Nationality: British
- Date of Birth: 21 February 1946
Education
- Secondary: Rutlish School, Merton
- First Degree: B.Sc. (Special) Zoology
- Research Degree: Ph.D. Manchester University. "Aspects of the Ecological Physiology of Littoral Crustacea"
- PGCE: Cert.Ed. University of Hull. (DES No 71/86561)
- TDLB (and some other qualifications): D32, D33 and D34 (Assessor and Internal Verifier); the ‘Basic Expedition Training Award’ and the ‘Mountain & Walking Leader Training Board Award’ (the old MLC).
- In 2001 I completed a Certificate TEFL course, and in 2004 I completed the Trinity Certificate TESOL course at Middlesbrough College.
Employment History
- 1972 - 1973 Teaching Biology at Hessle High School
- 1973 - 1976 Three years teaching a Humanities Faculty at an experimental Community College pioneering resource based learning
- 1976 - 1979 Three years teaching Science on the Isle of Harris, Outer Hebrides
- 1979 - 1980 One year teaching Biology at the Priory Boys School in Shrewsbury
- 1980 - 1981 Teaching Biology at St Mary Sixth Form College, Middlesbrough
- 1981 - 1999 Head of Biology at St Mary Sixth Form College
- 1991 - 1996 Curriculum Area Leader for Science and Technology at St Mary’s Sixth Form College.
(Responsible in addition for First Aid provision at the College and for European Study Exchanges.) - 1996 - present a variety of part-time posts teaching and lecturing 'AS & A2’ Level Biology - (Bede College, Scarborough College, Middlesbrough College & St. Mary’s College). I have also been involved with English Language teaching for the past 5 years (mostly Spanish Doctors and groups of refugees at Middlesbrough College).
Fieldwork and Exchanges
I have always been a keen naturalist and involved in leading field courses and scientific expeditions. I have taken several groups of college students to the Island of Coll (Inner Hebrides) in recent years - culminating in the publication of a short paper on the breeding gulls. In 1993 I took(a party of students to Bordeaux University's Mountain Ecology research station in the Pyrenees to study mountain ecology. In 1994 I organised and led a one month reciprocal study exchange scheme with a Polish school. This exchange was funded by a TEMPUS grant from Brussels and focused on the broader aspects of Ecological awareness and education. Over Easter 1996 I was involved in a similar exchange with a Sicilian school. Here we studied the Biology and Geology of Etna. This exchange was supported by a LINGUA grant. Since taking early retirement I have continued this interest - most recently with Norwegian students in 1999.
Languages
I have had a house in France since 1988 and speak French (Distinction at I level from York University). John Blatchford, Villeneuve de Duras, 47120, France. Membership of Societies, I am a member of the Institute of Biology (Chartered), of the RSPB and of the Seabird Group of the BTO.
Scientific Publications
- "Possible Circulatory Mechanism in an Operculate Cirripede" 1970
- “Haemodynamics on Carcinus maenas (L.)" 1971
- "Recordings of the Heart Rate and Activity of Molluscs in their Natural Habitat" 1973
- "Breeding Birds of Coll 1969-70" 1971
- "The Breeding Gulls on Coll, Inner Hebrides 1969-70 to 1989-90" 1991
Writing and Internet Work
- I have written for the 'New Scientist', 'France Review', and 'Bonjour'.
- I designed and run the 'Middlesbrough Diocesan Justice and Peace’ website (www.ayton.info/middlesbroughjp) and a small local ‘information’ website (www.ayton.info).
- For a number of years I worked with two French colleagues designing and running a (now defunct) bilingual site for the small French town of Duras (www.durasonline.com).
John Blatchford B.Sc., Ph.D., M.I.Biol., C.Biol., Cert.Ed., TEFL, TESOL.