I started teaching in the days before there was a National Curriculum. I was on the Senior Leadership Team of a large Primary School in the North West of England and began working with trainee teachers then.

My first degree is in Geography, and my subsequent Masters study is about how children learn about the world. In essence it is about Geography too. When I was in primary school teacher I became fascinated by how we learn to become teachers, and that this became interested in teacher training or development. I moved into higher dictation, and began working on undergraduate and postgraduate routes into teaching. I also began my research interests, particularly into children’s Geographies, what they think of the world and how that compares to what (some) adults think of the world. My interest continues to this day through my work with the Geographical Association, and of course the teachers of young children.

Arthur contributes to a range of roles with the Geographical Association (https://www.geography.org.uk/) including being a member of the Editorial Board of the National Journal Primary Geography (https://www.geography.org.uk/Journals/Primary-Geography) and a Moderator for the Primary Geography Quality Mark (https://www.geography.org.uk/The-Primary-Geography-Quality-Mark-PGQM).