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Catherine has been a PE teacher at Queenswood School for 5 years after working and studying in Leeds. Catherine knows Queenswood very well as she was a pupil here. She has had various other roles whilst teaching at Queenswood including Resident Sixth Form Tutor, Junior School Tutor, Sports Scholar Mentor and is currently Head of Year 8.
When not at work Catherine likes to take her dog Albert (or as his friends call him - Bertie) on long walks! She spends her holidays in Cornwall with her family trying to surf and body board! Her favourite sports are Cricket, Tennis and Hockey. Catherine is a wicket keeper for the Hayes Hurricanes cricket team and has had the privilege of playing Tennis with Martina Navratilova!
Favourite films: Stand By Me, Beaches, Sleepers & Mamma Mia!
Sporting Idol: Martina Navratilova
Favourite TV Show: The Tudors & Gavin and Stacey
Favourite Music: Take That, Alicia Keys, Adele, Pink
Favourite Quote:
"Don't quit when the hill is the steepest for your goal is almost nigh, Don't quit for your not a failure until you fail to try"
Relevent Qualifications/ Experience : Level 2 Cricket Australia Coach, level 2 AFL Australia Coach, Cricket coach Lords cricket ground, cricket coach Eton college, AFL Auskick development officer
Representative Honours / Sporting Achievements : ACT Meteors National League cricket player, NSW 2nd XI, u/19, u/17 and u/15 representative, NSW AFL representative, Kent county cricket player
Most memorable sporting or other moment : Taking a 5 wicket haul to win the NSW Lords Taverners Tournament for CCC, the first time CHS had ever been beaten.
Sporting or other Hero : Glenn McGrath
Ambitions : To continue to play national league and make a career in sport management
Hobbies: Cricket, AFL, guitar
Interesting Fact : I am a twin
Favourite Quote : Turn your eyes to the stars but keep your feet on the ground
Relevent Experience : Foundation Hockey Coaching Course, Athletics Prep School Leader, Tennis Workshop Leader, Level 1 Hockey Umpire.
Representative Honours / Sporting Achievements :
England U16 Hockey-representing them at 4 Nations, Home Nations, Germany, Gibralter & Ireland training camps
England U18 Hockey-representing them at 4 Nations in Valencia
England Rounders
Most memorable sporting or other moment : Coming 3rd at the National Hockey Finals with Queenswood 1st XI in 2009
Sporting or other Hero : Alex Danson (Hockey GB Player)
Ambitions : I am part of the Asda Athletic Scheme and act as an ambassador for sport on a larger scale. I hope to further this and implement the experience into a career after university.
Hobbies: Hockey, any sport.
Interesting Fact : I'm half Italian
Favourite Quote : "if you play hard, not only will you train hard, but you'll be hard to beat"
Relevant Qualifications/ Experience: I have experience in a wide range of sporting disciplines, including coaching students in athletics, cross-country, hockey and rounders within Queenswood, and leading endurance clinics and tennis workshops for external primary schools. Additionally I am a qualified level 1 hockey umpire.
Representative Honours / Sporting Achievements:
- Queenswood sports scholarship - 2011 elected sports scholar ambassador
- Queenswood sports leader
- England Rounders U16 & U18
- Athletics County representation
- Track and Field National finalist 2009
- Cross-Country County representation
- English Schools Cross-Country Championships 2011
- Queenswood hockey 1st XI 2009-2011 - National finalists 2010
- Queenswood hockey East Regional Finalist 2006, 2008, 2011
Most memorable sporting or other moment : Running the final straight of the 2011 Brighton Marathon as the youngest participant
Sporting or other Hero : Kelly Holmes
Ambitions : Currently to achieve a good degree in Spanish and International Management at the University of Bath
Hobbies: I enjoy endurance sports, particularly running, and recently participated in this year's Brighton marathon in aid of Teenage Cancer Trust and Race for Life in aid of Cancer Research. I also have a keen interest in languages (predominantly Spanish and French) and their associated cultures.
Interesting Fact : I'm a twin!
Favourite Quote : "You don't stop laughing because you grow old É you grow old because you stop laughing".
School Sports Partnership Community Coach:
Organising district sports festivals, Training and mentoring teachers in delivery of schemes of work, delivering and creating units of work for primary & secondary schools.
Level 3 Hockey Coach
England U16 Boys Assistant Coach
England Hockey Centrally Contracted Coach
Head of Boys Hockey Chigwell School
Futures Cup Head Coach - U16 Girls Saxon Tigers Head Coach
HiPAC - Head Coach U17/U15 Boys
UK Athletics - Level 1 Coach
Multi Skills - Level 1 Coach
Representative Honours / Sporting Achievements : Hockey
Hertfordshire County Men
Nottingham HC
Loughborough University HC
England U16's / U18's
East of England U13-U21's
Most memorable sporting or other moment :
Captaining England at junior level
Sporting or other Hero :
Lance Armstrong
Ambitions :
To be head coach of England National Age Group Squad and lead them to European Gold.
Hobbies:
Outdoor pursuits, golf, reading.
Interesting Fact :
Loves all sports played with a ball.
Favourite Quote :
"Don't let your fears stand in the way of your dreams"
Relevent Qualifications/ Experience :
Qualifications: duke of Edinburgh, community sports leadership award (csla), GCSE and AS level p.e, level 1 swimming teacher
Experience: Coaching for potters bar swimming club, teaching for queenswood swim school. I have worked in a primary school in year 3 and reception helping with the organization on a sports day, also as part of my CSLA I have taught 10 year old groups in netball, volleyball and hockey, and am having to organise a fun day for my whole college, with 6 others. GCSE and AS level p.e gave me a detailed insight and experience in many sports including volleyball, netball and basketball.
Representative Honours / Sporting Achievements :
member of potters bar united football team from the age of 11-14, member of potters bar swimming club from 7-16.
I have recently competed in a trampolining competition representing my college.
I have worked in a primary school in year 3 and reception helping with the organization on a sports day, also as part of my csla I have taught 10 year old groups in netball, volleyball and hockey.
Most memorable sporting or other moment :
My most memorable sporting moment was winning the Hertfordshire netball league in year 6 at primary school, it felt like such an achievement as in netball every player plays an important role in the team and as it is only a 7 person team you all get so close.
Sporting or other Hero :
Maria Saharapova Tennis champion with amazing motivation, skill, technique and ability
Ambitions :
In the future my main ambition is to study either child psychology or language acquisition, I very much hope that I end up working with children. I have been teaching swimming to kids from the age of 3-15 for over a year now and have enjoyed it so much.
Hobbies:
I go to college in the week, go for runs during the week, work in the week and on weekends
Favourite Quote :
"I'm not the next anyone, I'm the first Maria Sharapova"
Maria Sharapova, Tennis Champion
Relevent Qualifications/ Experience : ASA Level 1 Swimming Teaching
Representative Honours / Sporting Achievements : Competed at county level swimming events
Most memorable sporting or other moment : Competing against 16 year olds at swimming galas at the age of 14 and being terrified
Sporting or other Hero : Fabio Cannavaro
Ambitions : To take part in a triathlon
Hobbies: Casual sports including swimming, football, badminton, volleyball, and table tennis
Interesting Fact : Used to play in a marching band
Favourite Quote : "I can accept failure. Everyone fails at something. But I can't accept not trying." - Michael Jordan
