Wroxton College Faculty

Dr. Nicholas Baldwin
Dean, Wroxton College
BA Hull; MA, PhD Exeter  
Teaching: “Politics & Anatomy of Britain”

Dr. Baldwin obtained a BA (Hons.) Degree in Special Politics from the University of Hull in 1979 and was later awarded his Doctorate from the University of Exeter for which he focused on the Contemporary House of Lords. He served as Special Assistant to a group of Members of the House of Lords in the early 1980s, and in the 1983 General Election was a Candidate for election to the House of Commons.

In the summer of 1984 he was appointed Lecturer and Tutor in British Government and Politics at Wroxton College. In August the following year he was appointed Head of the College. It is a position he has held since then. An authority on Parliament, Dr Baldwin is a member of the prestigious Study of Parliament Group and an Associate of the Centre for Legislative Studies. He has written a great many books and has contributed to a number of journals.

Dr. Baldwin has lectured widely in Great Britain and abroad and has also been responsible for organising a large number of national and international conferences on political, business, criminal justice, public administration, communications and health-care matters, including between British MPs/Peers and American Congressmen. In 2000 Dr. Baldwin was made a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (F.R.S.A.).

Dr. Charles Garrity
BA, MA, PhD Exeter
Teaching: “Global Issues & Psychology”

Dr. Garrity is tutor-in-residence and tutor and lecturer in Global Issues, and Psychology. After eight years serving in the Royal Marines, a period at the British Government Home Office, two years with the Sultan of Oman’s Air Force, and time working with a housing project and activity program, Dr. Garrity has concentrated on teaching.

Prior to joining the Wroxton faculty in 2001, he was at the University of Exeter.

A specialist on the Middle East, his current research is on culture, belief-systems, globalization and ecology. Dr. Garrity’s baccalaureate, masters, and doctoral degrees are from The University of Exeter.

Chris Glassock
BE De Montfort University
Teaching: “Introduction to the Study of Wine and Beer”

In 2022, after a twenty two year career in Secondary Education, Chris turned his teaching attentions to his passion for Wine. He is now the proud owner of Cheltenham Wine School. Chris is a Certified Wine Educator with the Wine and Spirits Education Trust. He hosts wine tasting masterclasses, accredited WSET Courses and Private Events

Chris is a regular columnist with the local newspaper and presents as a guest speaker at prestigious Food and Drink events, such as The Cheltenham Annual Food Festival.
In 2024, Chris gained his WSET Level 2 in Beer with distinction and has added beer education to his growing portfolio.

Wendy Hart
BA Oxford Brookes, MA Oxford Brookes
Teaching: “The Development of British Painting”

Wendy has been lecturing at Wroxton since 2001. After nearly 40 years of working in the arts and business world, she brings both academic and practical experience to her course. She is a former Vice-President of the Banbury Fine Arts Society and has sculptures and paintings in private collections in America, Canada, England, France, Scotland, Wales, and Sweden. In recent years she has acted as an arts advisor and executive producer on three feature films – two of these award-winning films have been distributed in North America.

The Development of British Painting looks at the history of painting and allied arts from c. 1485 to the present. Wendy hopes that the students gain an enriching experience which will encourage them on their return to America to explore their own great art collections.

Dr. Linda Lee-Davies
BA, MBA Henley Management College, PhD University of Chester
Teaching: “International Business,” and “Cross-Cultural Perspectives”

Dr. Lee-Davies is lecturer and tutor for Organisational Behaviour, and Career Strategies. She joined the faculty in 2014. Following a Business degree, Linda did an MBA at Henley Management College, a Post Graduate Certificate in Teaching in Higher Education and then a PhD in Leadership at The University of Chester. Linda has taught in Germany, Singapore, Dubai, and Cyprus as well as across the UK.

In addition to her published academic research in the field of international leadership, Linda has run Executive MBA programmes for more than ten years.

Dr. Lee-Davies ensures that materials are future-led to focus on the workplace issues that students will face in the coming decades. This includes the impact of technology and changing cultural differences between generations. Course activities include competitive team games, fun PechaKucha presentations, and formal Cambridge Union debate.

Dr. Angela Morris
BA Hull, MA Essex, PhD Essex, PGCE Oxford Brookes
Teaching: “History,” “Social Policy,” and “Women & Race”

Dr. Morris joined the Wroxton faculty as tutor in History and Social Policy in 1995, initially as tutor-in-residence, but now lives locally with her husband and son. A graduate of the University of Hull, Dr. Morris received her M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of Essex. Her doctoral research examined the Labour party and electoral reform in Britain, and both Labour history and issues connected to the electoral system are amongst her favourite subjects to teach at the college.

Understanding the past can help us make sense of the present and help to shape our future. Where we have been explains where we are as a nation today. For Dr. Morris, history isn’t just about monarchs and great battles (although both are fascinating!) but why we have faith-based schools; why we have a National Health Service; our response to immigration and why we are a democracy. For Angela, grasping a subject or simply discovering a topic you never knew about before can be intellectually and emotionally rewarding.

Dr. Charlie Morton
BA University of Warwick, MA Shakespeare Institute, University of Birmingham, PhD Shakespeare Institute, University of Birmingham
Teaching: “English Literature”

Dr. Morton is a tutor and lecturer in English Literature and Theatre. He took his B.A. in English and Theatre Studies at the University of Warwick, his M.A. in Shakespeare and Theatre at the Shakespeare Institute, University of Birmingham, where he also completed his PhD in Shakespeare Studies. His thesis examined the influence of Shakespeare on the work of Harold Pinter. 

This research has developed into a monograph, Harold Pinter’s Shakespeare,  published by Routledge in 2022. His research interests cover both Shakespeare and early modern English drama, as well as post-war British theatre. He is also a theatre director and has performed on BBC Radio 3 and with the Royal Shakespeare Company. Charlie teaches Sixteenth and Seventeenth-Century Playwrights, Shakespeare and Modern Novels on Screen, Women and Women’s Writing, Shakespeare, and 20th and 21st Century Playwrights. 

Dr. Lorena Nessi
BA, MA, PhD Birmingham
Teaching: “Culture and Media in Great Britain”

Dr. Nessi joined the Wroxton faculty in 2022 and teaches Culture and Media in Great Britain, and International Communication. She has experience as an award-winning journalist at the BBC in London, and as a television producer in Mexico and Japan. Her publications range from journalistic to academic.

Her BA was in International Relations, her MA in Globalization, Identity and Technology, and her PhD in Communication, Sociology and Digital Cultures.

He has written two novels and is currently writing a third; a detective thriller.
Andrew hopes his students will leave his class with a passion for writing and a love of reading.