– Meet Our Coaches –
Leadership Team
Rob Wilkinson –
Company Director
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Length of service: I set up the company in 2011
Responsibilities: The role of business leader incorporates managing all aspects of the work we do and running the company, it’s a 24/7 job!
Leaders who have inspired you: My old PE teacher Niall Mcwilliams, Baroness Sue Campbell, Bobby Robson (England 1990 world cup)
Favourite sports teams: Oxford United, Arsenal and Molesey Lions U8s!
Podcast recommendations: The High Performance podcast has been inspirational since it’s advent during lockdown, I also love Totally Football show, The PE Umbrella, The Active Code, Around the NFL, Rugby Union weekly and Slow Burn
Book recommendations: Legacy by James Kerr was very influential recently and Long Walk to Freedom, Nelson Mandela was pretty inspirational
Why you like the role/work you do: Sports brings people together and changes lives which I strongly believe in but in a much more fundamental way movement is important, it matters and particularly now in this highly inactive sedentary culture in which we live. I’m very proud of the work we do in and out of schools, I hope it makes a difference to the lives of young people.
Ashley Snadden –
Operations Manager
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Length of service: Jan 2019
Responsibilities: Quality Assurance, Holiday Camps and Curriculum.
Leaders who have inspired you: After watching The Last Dance, Phil Jackson, I liked how he dealt with different individuals and found a winning formula.
Favourite sports teams: Crystal Palace FC
Podcast recommendations: The High Performance Podcast
Book recommendations: Bill Walsh- The Score Takes Care of Itself
Why you like the role/work you do: Making a difference in something that I love- Sports and Physical Education!
Matt Hayman –
Senior Primary PE Specialist
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Length of service: Aug 2014
Current Schools: Julians
Responsibilities: PE Delivery, Quality Assurance
Leaders who have inspired you: Doddie Weir, he has been a leader in the fight against MND and has used such a horrible condition to inspire change.
Favourite sports teams: Aberdeen FC
Podcast recommendations: The Rugby POD, High Performance Podcast
Why you like the role/work you do:
I love the role I do as it is different everyday and I get to work with such a big range of children and hopefully give them the same positive experience of sport that I had growing up.
Levi O’Neal Dawson –
Senior Primary PE Specialist
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Length of service: Jan 2018
Current Schools: Wyvil and Henry Cavendish
Responsibilities: Competitions Lead, Professional Development & Quality Assurance
Leaders who have inspired you: Steve Jobs
Favourite sports teams:
Chelsea FC
Podcast recommendations:
The Joe Rogan Experience, Diary of a CEO
Book recommendations:
‘Lighter’ by Yung Pueblo, ‘Original Wisdom’ by Robert Wolff, ‘Spell of the Sensuous’ by David Abram
Why you like the role/work you do:
I enjoy imparting sporting knowledge and witnessing children improve their physical skills. I also enjoy helping class teachers expand their curriculum knowledge and improve their confidence teaching PE. It’s also rewarding aiding our own coaches to achieve our high quality standards.
Sonja Tengwall
Senior Administrator
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Length of service: Sept 2020
Responsibilities: Providing admin for all areas of the business. Supporting the team, first point of contact for schools and parents.
Leaders who have inspired you: Angela Merkel, Michelle Obama, Greta Thunberg, Dolly Parton, Gareth Southgate
Favourite sports teams: England Female Rugby Team
Podcast recommendations: Desert Island Discs
Book recommendations: Sally Rooney, Normal People, To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee, Ivy and Bean to read to my daughter!
Why you like the role/work you do (if you like the role!!!): I like how varied my role is and how I work with a range of people, parents, schools and children! The coaches I support are fantastic at their roles and I really enjoy working with and supporting them.
– Meet Our Team –
Our Primary PE Specialists
Ben Ampadu – @Benamps_MM
Primary PE Specialist
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Date Started: Sept 2023
Current Schools: Jubilee, Saint Joseph’s, Elmwood and Fenstanton
Favourite Subject at School: PE
Favourite Sports Team: Liverpool
Favourite Food: Jollof Rice
Favourite Quote: “Some people believe football is a matter of life and death. I’m very disappointed with that attitude. I can assure you it is much, much more important than that” – Bill Shankly
Eden Blake – @Movingmatter_E
Primary PE Specialist
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Date Started: January 2023
Current Schools: Kingswood, Glenbrook and Henry Cavendish
Favourite Subject at School: PE
Favourite Sports Team: Man United
Favourite Food: Everything!
Favourite Quote: “There is no better teacher than adversity. Every defeat, every heartbreak, every loss, contains its own seed, its own lesson on how to improve your performance the next time.” – Malcolm X
Ellis Burridge – @EllisMM5
Apprentice Primary PE Specialist
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Date Started: Aug 2023
Current Schools: Telferscot, Julians and Archbishop Sumner
Favourite Subject at School: PE
Favourite Sports Team: Chelsea
Favourite Food: Steak & Noodles
Favourite Quote: “Don’t live the same year 75 times and call it a life”
Kristian Cameron- @Kris_MMatters
Primary PE Specialist
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Date Started: Sept 2022
Current Schools: Paxton & City Heights Academy
Favourite Subject at School: PE / Science
Favourite Sports Team: Manchester United / England Rugby Team
Favourite Food: BBQ Chicken / Lamb
Favourite Quote: “Don’t limit your challenges, Challenge your limits.”
Antony Eyakware –@MM_Antony23
Primary PE Specialist
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Date Started: Jan 2023
Current Schools: Archbishop Sumner, Sunnyhill, Reay & Soho Parish
Fave Subject: PE & history
Fave Team: Manchester United, Baltimore Ravens, Cincinnati Bengals, Lakers
Fave Food: Chinese
Fave Quote: “There is no great genius without some touch of madness.”
Paul Firkins
Primary PE Specialist
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Date Started: Sept 23
Current Schools: Crawford, Rushey Green & Dunraven
Fave Subject: Drama
Fave Team: Millwall
Fave Food: Seafood
Fave Quote: “Winners never quit and quitters never win”
Shaj Islam – @MM_Shaj
Primary PE Specialist
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Date Started: May 2022
Current Schools: Orchard, Dunraven & Archbishop Sumner
Favourite Subject at School: PE
Favourite Sports Team: Manchester United
Favourite Food: BBQ
Favourite Quote: “Do what you love and inspire others”
Ryan Locock – @Ryan_MM1
Primary PE Specialist
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Date Started: Sept 2018
Current Schools: Immanuel & St Andrew
Fav Subject: PE
Fav Sports Team: Arsenal
Fav Food: Salmon
Fav Quote: “Grow your grass greener before worrying about others”
Thomas Lodge –
Primary PE Specialist
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Date Started: Aug 2022
Current Schools: Archbishop Sumner & Christ Church
Fav Subject: PE
Fav Sports Team: Tottenham
Fav Food: Pie
Fav Quote: “Treat others the way you want to be treated”
Thomas Lyons –@TomlyonsMM
Primary PE Specialist
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Date Started: Aug 2023
Current Schools: Granton
Fave Subject: History
Fave Team: Exeter Chiefs
Fave Food: Spaghetti Carbonara
Fave Quote: “Kill them with kindness, bury them with a smile”
Tyrell McLeod – @tam_mm1
Apprentice Primary PE Specialist
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Date Started: July 2023
Current Schools: Julians, Richard Atkins, Dunraven and Orchard
Fave Subject: PE
Fave Team: Arsenal
Fave Food: Caribbean
Fave Quote: “All limits are self-imposed”
Luke O’Reilly –@MMLuke_
Apprentice Primary PE Specialist
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Date Started: July 2023
Current Schools: Julians, Richard Atkins and Archbishop Sumner
Fave Subject: History
Fave Team: Newcastle
Fave Food: Pizza
Fave Quote: “Practice makes perfect so practice perfection!”
Craig Palmer
Primary PE Specialist
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Date Started: Apr 2022
Current Schools: Landsdowne
Favourite Subject at School: PE
Favourite Sports Team: None
Favourite Food: Roast Dinner with Yorkshire Puddings
Favourite Quote: “Lead by example”
Matthew Quezada
Primary PE Specialist
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Date Started: Mar 2021
Current Schools: Immanuel & St Andrew, The New School, Crawford, Julians and Elmwood
Favourite Subject at School: Maths
Favourite Sports Team: Arsenal
Favourite Food: Oxtail and Rice
Favourite Quote: “Don’t count the days, make the days count”
Kayne Roberts
Primary PE Specialist
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Date Started: Apr 2020
Current Schools: Holy Trinity
Fave Subject: Maths
Fave Team: Arsenal
Fave Food: Oxtail & Rice
Fave Quote: “Don’t count the days , make the days count “
Cameron Scott –
Primary PE Specialist
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Date Started: Jun 2022
Current Schools: Castle Hill Academy
Fave Subject: PE
Fave Team: Manchester United
Fave Food: Chicken Wrap
Fave Quote: “Only thing better than proving those who don’t believe you wrong , is proving those who believe right..”