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Tom
Wingate
Founder
About the Author
Tom Wingate, Founder of The Wingate School was educated at St. George’s College,
Weybridge, Surrey, in Great Britain. His school’s mission is to touch lives, promoting excellent
academic standards imbued with values. He completed his undergraduate degree in English
and History and Theory of Art from the University of Kent and postgraduate degree in
teaching from the University of Leeds. He kick-started his career as teacher administrator at
an international school in Mexico City. Later, in the 1990s, he served as the Principal and
Assistant Headmaster of a developing high school, also receiving his Masters in
Administration and Supervision from Georgia State University. Head of the intake Year 9 at
City of London School in the early 2000s, he coached many successful public speaking and
debating teams, winning the ESU's British and International Debate Competition in 2006. He
also holds a postgraduate degree in Victorian Studies from Birkbeck College, University of
London. Tom has taught from kindergarten to teachers in their Masters programmes. He is an
artist and photographer, greatly enjoying history of art. An avid collector of old documents,
with a special interest in the life of Dickens, he also contributes to the international
“Dickensian” magazine.
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