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Rossall is a HMC co-educational School with in excess of 800 students of which approximately 350 are boarders.I am responsible for the entire sporting offering at Rossall School; curricular and co-curricular activities. We offer an extremely wide range of options for our students to follow from the more traditional core sports of Football, Hockey, Netball & Cricket to the smaller sports of Swimming, Athletics and Golf to name a few. Rossall is a school full of exceptionally… Show more Rossall is a HMC co-educational School with in excess of 800 students of which approximately 350 are boarders.I am responsible for the entire sporting offering at Rossall School; curricular and co-curricular activities. We offer an extremely wide range of options for our students to follow from the more traditional core sports of Football, Hockey, Netball & Cricket to the smaller sports of Swimming, Athletics and Golf to name a few. Rossall is a school full of exceptionally talented and motivated young athletes and I fully believe it is the Schools responsibility to enable them to realise their dreams. Under my leadership it is the department’s intention to enable the School to maintain its national reputation for sport whilst seeking to stretch and develop the wider sporting programme. With a continued focus on our Signature programmes in Football and Golf combined with managed growth of the other sports I am confident that we will provide an outstanding developmental setting to all of our students that supports the strong academic ethos of the school and enables each young person to be in the best position when faced with the demands of a changing world.The Schools sporting facilities are excellent comprising of a double sports hall, indoor sprint track, swimming pool, Hockey Astro, Fitness Suite, Gymnasium, Squash courts, fitness suite, 7 Football pitches & 3 cricket squares. Show less

West Midlands

AS & A2 Physical Education moderator & team leader within the West Midlands.

Abingdon School is a HMC School with in excess of 1000 boys of which approximately 180 are boarders.I am responsible for the entire sporting offering at Abingdon School; curricular and other half activities. We offer an extremely wide range of options for our boys to follow from the more traditional core sports of Rugby, Hockey, Football, Cricket & Rowing to the smaller sports of Fencing, Judo and Golf to name a few. Abingdon is a school full of exceptionally talented and… Show more Abingdon School is a HMC School with in excess of 1000 boys of which approximately 180 are boarders.I am responsible for the entire sporting offering at Abingdon School; curricular and other half activities. We offer an extremely wide range of options for our boys to follow from the more traditional core sports of Rugby, Hockey, Football, Cricket & Rowing to the smaller sports of Fencing, Judo and Golf to name a few. Abingdon is a school full of exceptionally talented and motivated young athletes and I fully believe it is the Schools responsibility to enable them to realise their dreams. Under my leadership it is the department’s intention to enable the School to maintain its national reputation for sport whilst seeking to stretch and develop the wider sporting programme. With a continued focus on the traditional sports combined with managed growth of alternative options I am confident that we will provide an outstanding developmental setting to all of our boys that supports the strong academic ethos of the school and enables each young man to be in the best position when faced with the demands of a changing world.The Schools sporting facilities are excellent comprising of a sports hall, 25m 8 lane swimming pool, studio, squash courts, fitness suite, climbing wall, 3G Astro, 2 Hockey Astros, 8 Lane tartan track, 13 Rugby/Football pitches & 7 cricket squares. Show less

Bedford

Bedford Modern School is a 1200+ co-educational Independent Day School. Here l was responsible for seven other members of PE staff, all departmental planning, inset, monitoring of teaching and learning, budgets, the GCSE and A-Level examination courses and the newly introduced student performance programme.As master in charge of Football I oversaw all fixture scheduling, 16 PE and academic staff, recruitment of 3 specialist coaches, budgets, foreign tours and the 1st… Show more Bedford Modern School is a 1200+ co-educational Independent Day School. Here l was responsible for seven other members of PE staff, all departmental planning, inset, monitoring of teaching and learning, budgets, the GCSE and A-Level examination courses and the newly introduced student performance programme.As master in charge of Football I oversaw all fixture scheduling, 16 PE and academic staff, recruitment of 3 specialist coaches, budgets, foreign tours and the 1st XI.On a whole school basis I was a tutor as well as being a member of the schools executive marketing committee, the Health & Safety committee and have played an active role in the School’s Holiday Courses. I chaired the School’s Common Room committee for 3 years. Show less

Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire

Chipping Norton School is a 11-18 rural comprehensive located in the attractive Cotswold market town of Chipping Norton. There are over 1100 students, 250 of them in the sixth form.Here I was responsible for 4 full time & 3 part time PE staff, all departmental planning, budgets and examination courses. My role under the ‘Sports Development’ banner was to oversee and develop relationships between all of the secondary and primary schools within the Oxfordshire Sports… Show more Chipping Norton School is a 11-18 rural comprehensive located in the attractive Cotswold market town of Chipping Norton. There are over 1100 students, 250 of them in the sixth form.Here I was responsible for 4 full time & 3 part time PE staff, all departmental planning, budgets and examination courses. My role under the ‘Sports Development’ banner was to oversee and develop relationships between all of the secondary and primary schools within the Oxfordshire Sports Partnership.I was also responsible for the school and county councils dual use agreement of the sports facilities which had both curricular and co-curricular implications within financial boundaries. Show less

Staffordshire

Alleynes High School (now Alleynes Academy) is a large co-educational upper school with over 900 students on roll.I was first appointed as an NQT, however developed my role within the department by undertaking a range of responsibilities over the first two years of employment. In April 2001 I was appointed as the schools Educational Visits Co-ordinator and in October 2002 I was promoted as Head of Department.During my time as Head of Department I strengthened the departments… Show more Alleynes High School (now Alleynes Academy) is a large co-educational upper school with over 900 students on roll.I was first appointed as an NQT, however developed my role within the department by undertaking a range of responsibilities over the first two years of employment. In April 2001 I was appointed as the schools Educational Visits Co-ordinator and in October 2002 I was promoted as Head of Department.During my time as Head of Department I strengthened the departments vision for the future of sport within the school and the County, developed a clear co-curricular sporting programme for all students, increase the availability of ‘option choices’ for students during their GCSE years and provided opportunities for student learning outside of the school environment both locally, nationally and abroad. Show less

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