Experience

American International School Riyadh

• Saudi Arabia
• Education Administration Programs
• 100 - 200 Employee

• PE, Wellbeing and Nutrition Teacher

  • Jan 2022 - Present



British International School Riyadh (BISR)

• Saudi Arabia
• Primary and Secondary Education
• 100 - 200 Employee

• • Sep 2020 - Jan 2022

• • Aug 2019 - Aug 2020

  Working as part of a dynamic PE team delivering curriculum swimming lessons for ages 3-18 years old. Leading the Tigers sharks Intermediate training squad coaching swimmers to compete in the Riyadh swim league, Regional and National competitions.



British Swim Academy

• Budapest, Hungary

• Founder

  • Aug 2017 - Aug 2019

  I identified a market opportunity to set up a new English speaking swim school in Budapest, servicing adult and baby classes, school children and adults swim lessons. • Market the business through social media, developed registration and payment protocols. • Identified suitable pools and built working relationships with staff (Hungarian speakers). Lessons delivered in 3 pool across the city working with over 100 families. Design and deliver age and stage appropriate swimming schemes of work Show less



Health Matters

• Budapest, Hungary

• Director

  • Jul 2017 - Aug 2019

  I Established a Health, Physical Activity and Lifestyle consultancy business with a core principle of supporting families, schools and businesses to how to get healthy, stay healthy and lead a more healthy and active lifestyle. • Advisor to independent restaurant in Budapest, supported launch of healthier menu, including child menu to draw and educate wider client base. To date I have; • Commissioned to write health articles for the largest English magazine circular in Budapest. • Worked in partnership with Parent Teachers Association (PTA) at private international school in Budapest to deliver workshops on selected health topics. • Mentored local entrepreneur developing a family education and development program. I am looking to expand my services into the cooperate sector in Budapest. I am have a proven track record of successfully designing and delivering work force training to promote a healthy workforce and work place. This includes topics as, mental health awareness for line managers, stress awareness, coping with stress. Further to this I have consulted with organisations on ways to introduce healthy eating initiative, improve workplace food and drink vending, implement physical activity initiatives as well as ways to improve staff engagement and moral. Show less



Edinburgh Leisure

• United Kingdom
• Wellness and Fitness Services
• 200 - 300 Employee

• • Aug 2012 - May 2017

  Lead family (Get Going) and adult (Get Moving) Healthy Lifestyle team to deliver high program to encourage long term behaviour change around healthy eating & physical activity.Line Manage & support the development of the 3 direct reporting staff.Lead operational staff to effectively host both programs within 15 venues across Edinburgh. Develop course aftercare for participants including physical activity sessions, weigh in support and exit pathways.Build, maintain & strengthen existing & potential partnerships throughout Edinburgh.Maintain funding & explore additional investment opportunities to expand programs. Tracking & Monitoring programs successes & reporting to key stakeholders.Quality Assure program in line with other lifestyle programs across the country. Manage projects budgets, complete forecasting & quarterly review on spends.Lead the promotion & marketing of the programs.Design & deliver physical activity programs for all physical and educational sessions.Design & deliver educational workshops for adult only & family sessions.Identified innovative city wide cooking sessions & health messages to existing children’s holiday camp program. Show less

• • Jul 2013 - Aug 2016

  Design, deliver & evaluate staff training programs such as ‘welcome & induction for new staff’, ‘child protection’, ‘mental health awareness for managers’, ‘mental health awareness for front line staff.’Support departmental mangers to conduct appraisals, learning needs analysis & department staff training.Develop & manage department training database.Review & update departments’ mandatory and desirable training. Show less

• • Apr 2016 - Jul 2016

  Created & developed secondary school curriculum modules incorporating Physical, Social, Mental & Emotional health and wellbeing across Edinburgh. Designed & delivered training for teachers to use and implement the resource effectively with students.Activities covered topics including fat/salt/sugar awareness, food labelling, body image, impact of social media and strategies to cope with mental health. Key partner in development of Early Years (under 5s) ‘Health 4u & Yours’ nutrition and physical activity education program. Show less

• • Nov 2010 - Jul 2012

• • Aug 2009 - Aug 2011



Virgin Active

• Edinburgh

• Swim and Fitness Instructor

  • Jul 2009 - Jul 2010