People of IPS Cascais: Luke Provis

Mr Provis is a keen Historian and Geographer. Having worked as a teacher since 2020 in the UK, Doha, and Moscow, he moved to Portugal this Summer with his wife. He is Humanities Teacher in the Senior School and Deputy Safeguarding Lead. He enjoys hiking in hills, walking through forests and general peace and quiet, and would love a dog. He is a big Fantasy and Sci-Fi fan.

 

Where did you grow up, and what was it like there? 

I grew up in Wallasey, close to the city of Liverpool in England, but it is also a coastal town. It reminds me of living here, due to the closeness to Lisbon, but also Cascais being a coastal town as well. It is very beautiful in the summer, with lots of green areas, hills, and sand dunes. However, it rains most of the year. 

 

What’s a tradition your family had while growing up that you still cherish? 

Me and my dad used to go to a social club on Thursday and play different games about History, Sci- Fi, fantasy, it wasn’t very healthy at all as he would let me eat junk food, like crisps and chocolate and drink fizzy drinks!

 

What’s your all-time favorite book, movie, band or TV show? 

What an impossible question, I would say Lord of the Rings or Star Wars, books, movies, TV shows, I live and breathe them. Maybe If I had to narrow it down, I could say Star Wars Revenge of the Sith which I watched in the cinema with my dad when I was 8.

 

What’s your favourite memory from your childhood?

Liverpool winning the Champions League from 3-0 down at half time to AC Milan in 2005.

 

How did you become interested in working in education?

I love History and want to share my passion for History with children so they can understand how amazing History is, how our past has shaped our future, but to learn from it Being a teacher means we are also fortunate enough to get long holidays, so the opportunity to travel is something I am grateful for.

 

Tell us about your greatest achievement

Marrying Mrs Provis and finishing my Masters.

 

What is your steepest learning curve?

You get out of life what you put in, if you do not try then nothing will be a success.

 

How do you remain curious?

I research every new piece of information I hear, I also follow lots of educators and historians online so hear and learn lots of snippets of information through podcasts or social media.

 

What motivates you to keep going during challenging times?

Travelling and sunshine.

Who is someone in your life who has had a significant influence on who you are today?

My Grandad Dave – he pushed me out of my comfort zone so when I was younger made me talk to any random person walking past.

 

What’s the best piece of advice you’ve ever received?

Don’t sit around and wait for something to happen.

 

IPS is a great place because…

The pupils at IPS kind, inquisitive and fun to teach, and the parents are appreciative of us as teaching staff.

 

What would you like the community of IPS to know about you?

I am a pretty open person, so I think everyone knows me very well, but ultimately I am very happy here and I hope to be here for the foreseeable future.

 

What’s something you hope to accomplish in the next five years? 

I want to continue working in education and focus on my pastoral role, and maybe look to buy a house here.