Formerly a teacher of ICT & Computing, Simon is now a principal consultant for the Tablet Academy (A Microsoft in Education Global Training Partner). As well as being a Minecraft Global Mentor / Certified Educator, Simon is also a Microsoft Innovative Expert Educator, MIE Trainer and Computing At School Master Teacher.  Although being secondary/high school trained, Simon also has experience of working with children from the ages of 4 up to 18. Simon has been using Minecraft in Education for the last 6 years, initially to support the teaching of Computing, and is currently working with a number of schools in the UK helping to set up Minecraft after-school clubs in order to support the use of Minecraft in lessons across the whole curriculum.