Neil has been a PGCE course director in the UK, a published freelance writer, English and Drama adviser, university lecturer, public speaker and classroom teacher. He is now a freelance educational consultant and the founder of Personal Best Learning and works with a number of companies including Cambridge International and the International Curriculum Association providing training around the world. After many years of delivering face to face training, in 2020-22 Neil developed and delivered online training programmes for schools and teachers in Singapore, Laos, Indonesia, China, Cambodia, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, South Korea, Hong Kong, India, Nepal, Oman, Kenya, Sudan, Mexico, Spain and the UAE. In 2023 he relocated back to the UK after twelve years in South East Asia.