Experience

Aspen Waite

• United Kingdom
• Accounting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Technical Director for Research & Development

  • Jul 2015 - Present

  The R&D Tax Specialists. The R&D Tax Specialists.



Kampala International School Uganda (KISU)

• Uganda
• Education Administration Programs
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director of Sport

  • Aug 2014 - Jul 2015

  Leading a large team of education professionals and sports coaches to deliver a high quality Physical Education (PE) curriculum from Kindergarten to International Baccalaureate, including the IGCSE PE qualification. Responsible for delivering all school extra-curricular activities, which range from after-school clubs to a full Outdoor Education week each year. Member of Senior Leadership Team and Parent Teacher Association (PTA) Committee. Further developing the PE curriculum to ensure English National Curriculum is up-to-date and relevant to our students.



The British School of Kuwait

• Kuwait
• Primary and Secondary Education
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Director of Sport

  • Sep 2012 - Aug 2014

  Leading a team of 9 full-time staff in the delivery of whole school physical education (key stages 1-4) including GCSE PE. Responsible for timetabling, curriculum planning & implementation, assessment recording on SIMS and delivery of staff Continuing Professional Development. Drove through significant development of the PE curriculum to ensure broad and balanced provision that is accurately assessed using National Curriculum levels, in the process substantially raising the profile and standing of PE within the school. Developed a whole staff commitment to using the VLE in PE. Significant success in extra-curricular sport provision at inter-school level, both in Kuwait (through ISACK - International Schools Athletic Conference Kuwait) and the wider Middle East (through BSME - British Schools of the Middle East) is frequently used to promote the school in the wider community.



Weston College

• United Kingdom
• Education Administration Programs
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Higher Education lecturer (part-time)

  • Sep 2011 - Jul 2012

  Lecturing on Higher Education Foundation Degree in Sport Coaching and Further Education Extended Diploma in Sport & Exercise Sciences. Consulting on Higher Education matters for the Sport Science department, e.g. Running staff development events on study / critical skills, use of referencing, marking at level 4, etc. Lecturing on Higher Education Foundation Degree in Sport Coaching and Further Education Extended Diploma in Sport & Exercise Sciences. Consulting on Higher Education matters for the Sport Science department, e.g. Running staff development events on study / critical skills, use of referencing, marking at level 4, etc.



Bath College

• United Kingdom
• Education Administration Programs
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Higher education manager

  • Jan 2010 - Jul 2011

  • Worked with HE programme teams to promote high quality learning and contributed significantly to the co-ordination, promotion, quality assurance and improvement of HE provision; leading to success in the Quality Assurance Agency (QAA) Integrated Quality Enhancement Review (IQER) – confidence has been placed in our HE provision• Devised an online HE Forum and HE staff development activities that were praised for helping to cultivate a distinct HE in FE ethos at the college and promoting the sharing of best practice• Assisted in determining the strategy for HE in the college and successful in helping to expand HE provision• Monitored, reviewed and developed the HE curriculum: commented on in the IQER inspection as “providing a sound vehicle for quality enhancement”• Networked with university partners to maintain effective relationships: IQER inspection commented that there are “strong partnership arrangements and well-developed support structures”• Part of teaching & learning observation team: successful in developing a community of HE practitioners.

• Head of Sport, Public Services and Travel & Tourism

  • Jul 2007 - Dec 2009

  • Managed 15 staff, 8 Further Education (FE) and 5 HE full-time programmes and a range of part-time fitness and tourism courses• Responsible for curriculum planning, timetabling, student recruitment and departmental management: successful in growing the department and ensuring progression opportunities (provision from levels 1 -5)• Programme leader / tutor for BSc Honours and Foundation Degree in Sport. I developed this programme from its inception and it has been rated as “highly successful” by the partner University (awarding body)• Part of college teaching & learning observation team: instrumental in helping to change the focus of observations from teaching to learning• Mentor for new staff

• Deputy Head of Centre for Service Industries

  • Dec 2006 - Jul 2007

  • Assisted Head of Centre with timetabling and curriculum planning• Information Learning Technology (ILT) champion for the centre, responsible for development of Blended Learning and the virtual learning environment (VLE): the centre was praised by external examiners for its innovative use of ILT in teaching and learning and its pioneering attitude to use of the VLE.

• Programme Area Leader for Sport & Public Services

  • Nov 2002 - Jul 2007

  • Managed 9 staff, 6 FE and 4 HE full-time programmes and a range of part-time fitness courses• Advanced practitioner teacher with teaching and learning consistently graded excellent / good.

• Sport Science Lecturer

  • Jan 2001 - Oct 2002

  • Lecturer on BTEC National and Higher National Diploma Sports Science courses• Course Leader and tutor for National Diploma Sport & Exercise Sciences: implemented improvements that raised success rates to 8% above national benchmark.



Oaklands College

• United Kingdom
• Higher Education
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Sports Studies Lecturer

  • Oct 1999 - Dec 2000

  Taught A level PE, BTEC National & First Diploma Sports Science and Public Services Taught A level PE, BTEC National & First Diploma Sports Science and Public Services



LHR Education

• London, United Kingdom

• Supply Teacher

  • Sep 1999 - Oct 1999

  Taught English Language, Geography, History, IT, PE, Science (all to GCSE). Taught English Language, Geography, History, IT, PE, Science (all to GCSE).



English Modern School

• Doha, Qatar

• Head of Physical Education

  • Sep 1998 - Aug 1999

  Head of whole school PE; teacher of Geography and Computing / IT (to GCSE). Head of whole school PE; teacher of Geography and Computing / IT (to GCSE).



Braeburn High School

• Nairobi, Kenya

• PE Teacher & Boarding Master

  • Sep 1996 - Aug 1998

  Head of boys' & GCSE PE; teacher of Geography & Computing / IT (to GCSE). Head of boys' & GCSE PE; teacher of Geography & Computing / IT (to GCSE).



Whitmore High School

• Harrow, United Kingdom

• PE Teacher

  • Sep 1995 - Aug 1996

  Taught whole school and GCSE PE. Also taught Computing / IT (to GCSE). Taught whole school and GCSE PE. Also taught Computing / IT (to GCSE).



UK Hydrographic Office

• United Kingdom
• Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Mapping & Charting Officer

  • Jan 1984 - Jun 1991

  Cartographic draughtsman compiling Admiralty charts, including photogrammetric and computer analysis. Cartographic draughtsman compiling Admiralty charts, including photogrammetric and computer analysis.



Royal Navy

• United Kingdom
• Armed Forces
• 700 & Above Employee

• Midshipman

  • Apr 1982 - Jun 1983

  Passed out from Britannia Royal Naval College Dartmouth and undertook aircrew (observer) training. Passed out from Britannia Royal Naval College Dartmouth and undertook aircrew (observer) training.