Cadet Force Adult Volunteer (CFAV) with the CCF RN. Recall list. Rank: Lt CCF RN.CCF RN Officer on national CCF RN courses including:• Officer Induction Course, training new CCF RN Officers at Britannia Royal Naval College (2015).• RYA SI (Dinghy) & PBI Adv (Power): Dartmouth Camp (BRNC), HMS RALEIGH - Jupiter Point (Plymouth), SCTC HMS CALEDONIA - Port Edgar Marina, CCF RN Scottish Regatta, CCF RN National Regatta and courses run at RNSA - HMS EXCELLENT (Whale Island, Portsmouth), NW & NE CCF Regatta and sailing courses (Waterside Lodge, Southport).• NW Junior Leadership Course (Altcar).• RN Sea Days - HMS BULWARK, Mine Countermeasures Days (Faslane).• CCF RM Climbing Course, CTC Lympstone.• Leadership, Command and Rigging evolutions - RGS Lancaster CCF RN Section Field Days (2016).OiC CCF RN Section at Lancaster Royal Grammar School (40 cadets-boys & girls, 3 staff). LRGS CCF DofE Coordinator.Sept.1994 - 2016.• Adventurous Training camps at Windermere.• Biennial Inspections inc. Sea Survival and Bridge Training (Fleetwood Nautical College).• DofE Expeds - Holcombe Moor, Bury.Three Peaks Race (Scotland - Oban to Troon).

Proven results coaching University Boat Club squads to national competition standard including Head of the River Race, BUCS Regatta, Henley Womens Regatta and Henley Royal Regatta. Supporting athletes and coaches.

CCF RN Officer with the role of School Staff Instructor (SSI) for the College's new CCF (47 cadets). Working with CCF RN and the RN UTC Affiliation Project Team. The College is one of six UTCs which have an affiliation with the Royal Navy. The new CCF was opened by Flag Officer Sea Training (FOST) in October 2015 as part of the Cadet Expansion Programme (CEP) with the view to encourage and develop students to follow careers in engineering including advanced apprenticeships with the Royal Navy.Key areas:• Development and sustainability of a new CEP CCF.• Leading officers and cadets on the implementation of the new CCF RN Syllabus.• Promoting officer and cadet uptake of CCF RN Camps & Courses.• Leading afloat training.• Increasing officer and cadet RYA qualifications.• Increasing cadet numbers within the Contingent.• Developing cadet leadership.• Advising officers on CCF/MOD and College Policies & Procedures.• Administration of the Contingent through Brigade, CCF HQ RN and the CCFA.• Developing links with the Royal Navy through the CCF RN and RN UTC Project Team.Additional activities:• Enrichment - re-established College programme amongst staff and 260 pupils Yrs.10-13.• Employer Engagement - developing engineering and nuclear science projects for the curriculum with the Royal Navy UTC Project Team.• Work Experience - placing (125 yr10 & 60 yr12) students with employers in the nuclear engineering and construction companies in West Cumbria - Sellafield, Jacobs, Morgan Sindall, James Walker, James Fisher Nuclear, Areva, Westlakes Engineering, North West Projects, Atkins, and Shepley.• In-house training week - coordinating with Sellafield, LLWR/Grahams, Lakes College.• College IT teacher (Jan-July 2016)• 'Bloodhound SSC Rocket Car Challenge' Hub administrator - Initiating the program at the UTC and setting up outreach to local Primary and Secondary Schools.

Master in charge of Lancaster Royal Grammar School Boat Club. 60 boys (J14-J18) and 5 staff.Coaching boys (sweep & sculling) from beginner up to national level. Experience of supporting elite junior athletes through GB Trials and Championship events. Crews winning regional and national events including J16 Single Sculls at the National Rowing Championships of GB, J18 Championship Coxless Pairs and Championship Coxed Fours at the National Schools Regatta. Top athletes representing England at J18 Home Countries Matches, and Great Britain at Ghent, Munich International Regattas and the Coupe de La Jeunesse (European Junior Championships). Proud to play my part in developing junior rowers on the their road towards senior GB Senior Squad honours and Olympic Mens 8+ Gold at Rio 2016.http://lrgsbc.blogspot.co.uk/https://twitter.com/lrgsbcResponsible for all aspects of the School Boat Club:• Land and afloat training• Management & support of athletes and coaching staff• Staff and adult volunteer training• Health & Safety Risk assessments, audits• Water Safety• Budget management• Fund raising with Parents' Association, Old Lancastrians and School Development Office• Boat/equipment procurement, rigging, technical advice and maintenance• Transport of boats and boys to events• Boat Club management & administration• Moving the Boat Club's location and liaison with Army Training Camp.• Organising and running internal rowing events.Associated projects.• Leading teams abroad: Head of the Po (Turin), 'International Youth Games' with twinned cities - Almere, Rendsburg, and Aalborg.• Physiological testing of elite junior athletes (St.Martin's College)Rowing background: Sheffield Univ.BC, City of Sheffield RC, Agecroft RC, York City RC, LRGS BC, Upton RC, Black Sheep RC. Competed up to Elite Club level (both sweep & scull).

Tutor to groups of Sixth Form students (~15 per year). Responsible for their academic welfare, career advice, UCAS references, including Oxbridge and Medical School courses throughout their time in the Sixth Form. Reporting to Head of Sixth Form.Other academic tutor roles:Upper Sixth Form tutor, timetabled to help selected underachieving boys in their final year (2014-15).

School's ICT & Computing Teacher.Centre Manager for the British Computer Society's ECDL course.• Initially appointed as IT & Maths teacher and Network Manager (1994-6).• Responsible for all academic ICT & Computing courses (approx. 450 boys in Yrs.7,8,9 per year and groups of Sixth Form pupils).• Monitoring and reporting of Cross-Curricular ICT pupil progress.• Advising SLT and non-specialist ICT KS3 teachers on ICT & Computing developments.• Setting of pupil National Curriculum attainment targets for ICT at KS3.• Curriculum development. Introduction of Computing into the KS3 curriculum (2014/5).• Departmental budget and educational software purchasing/licensing.• School representative at HOD ICT meetings for the 'Liverpool Group' of high achieving secondary schools in the North West and similar meetings for Selective State Boarding Schools for Boys (Eng.&Wales).Public Examination & Vocational Courses initiated and taught:• BCS ECDL (Levels 1 & 2)• GCSE Short Course in ICT at KS3. • GCE ICT and GCE Computing (AQA & OCR)• Oracle Internet Academy - 'Database Design & SQL' and 'Java programming'.• Microsoft Office applications and VBA• HTML, CSS and Python programming at KS3• Application software packages'Gifted & Talented' students directed/mentored for other public exams and national competitions: • Computing related EPQs• GCHQ's 'Crack the Code' Competition• British Informatics Olympiad

Assistant House Master for School House. Responsible for School House Annexe (25 Senior boys aged 16-18).House Tutor - Frankland House (25 Junior boys aged 13-14), 2008-15.House Tutor - School House (60 Senior boys aged 14-18), 1995-97.

Independent Girls School.Biology teacher (temporary). Responsible for teaching Biology to 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th Form GCE classes. Form Teacher to a 1st yr. class.