He earned a degree in zoology from Madras Christian College, after which he joined the faculty at St. Joseph's College, Devagiri in Kozhikode.

Having attended art college and teacher's training college, Sleigh taught in various schools before joining the teacher training department at Goldsmith's College in London in 1929.

He joined the staff at Edinburgh Ladies' College in 1876 and stayed there until 1913.

There are two rivers named Bourne in Surrey which join together at St George's College (Woburn Park) near the Thames.

His thesis was entitled The marginal facies of the British Chalk and in 1955 he joined the junior academic staff at King's College, London.

From 1946-48 he taught theory at The New School in New York, and joined the faculty at St. John's College, Annapolis in 1948.

After completing a residency in Neurology at Montefiore, he joined The Neurologic Institute at Presbyterian Hospital and Columbia University's College of Physicians & Surgeons.

In 1818 he joined Wiseman as a student at St. Cuthbert's College, Ushaw.

Goldie remained at Oxford as a lecturer at Magdalen College, and in 1998 joined the Philosophy faculty at King's College, London.

In 1913 he joined the Indian Educational Service as a lecturer at Queen's College, Benares.