Chris Philpott
Name
Chris Philpott, BEd, MA
Job Title
Dean of School
Department
Central
Location
Avery Hill M123
Contact
Telephone: 020 8331 9522
E-mail:C.J.Philpott@gre.ac.uk
Professional qualifications
MA, BEd
Personal Profile
A former music teacher, Chris Philpott started his musical career as a cornet player in the Betteshanger Colliery Brass Band (near Deal, Kent). He studied at Middlesex Polytechnic and the University of London and went on to teach and manage music and performing arts in secondary schools. After 16 years in the classroom he moved into initial teacher education, working as a lecturer in music education at Canterbury Christ Church University. Chris joined the University of Greenwich in 2004 as Head of the Department of Secondary Education, where he pioneered an innovative music programme in collaboration with Trinity College of Music.
Chris Philpott has written widely in the field of music education and has research interests in the pedagogy of teacher education and the relationship between music, language and the body. In his spare time he plays cricket.
He was appointed as Dean of the School of Education, at the University of Greenwich, in 2009.