Scott holds a PhD in Education from Macquarie University, a Master of Research and a Master of Applied Linguistics (TESOL) also from Macquarie University, as well as a Master of Arts from the University of Sydney. His Bachelor’s degree was in Geography and Anthropology. Scott’s PhD research investigated teacher beliefs and interculturality in Chinese language teaching in Australian schools. It found that there is much potential for languages education when teachers actively engage in Wenger’s Communities of Practice and purposefully reflect on their own teaching practice.