Brad spent 16 years as a civil servant, grave digger and factory worker before becoming a teacher.

During his 25 years in education he taught in PRUs, religious schools, private schools and state schools. During the time he ran many social projects as well as becoming the first English teacher to be trained at NASA. Since retiring he has indulged his passion for radio to produce music programmes and podcasts. Nowadays he works with organisations to help them train their staff to make their own programmes.