KCD Sports

Welcome to Sports at Kent College Dubai

We are one of the best British Schools in Dubai, and we’re mad about sports!

At Kent College Dubai, we believe all children are entitled to a high quality, positive experience of Physical Education (PE). We use sport as a tool to develop ambitious young leaders who fulfill their potential both on the pitch and in the classroom, proud of their uniform, moral fortitude and personal bearing. Our mission is to inspire and create opportunities for all in an engaging and empowering environment.

Our young athletes have core values, rooted in tradition:

  • respectful of the laws, officials and opposition;
  • tolerant of our own and other’s mistakes; 
  • and at all times, ambassadors for the school, demonstrating the utmost integrity in endeavor.

These sports values are in line with Kent College Dubai’s Core Values of Integrity, Tolerance and Respect. We routinely instill these virtues in our students, because we believe that character, effort and resilience are more valuable than talent alone

Mission

  • Maximise Involvement
  • Create Smiles on Red Faces
  • Promote a Healthy Mind in a Healthy Body

Values

  • Integrity – Do the right thing when no-one is watching
  • Tolerance – Be selfless and resilient, actively influence others
  • Respect – Earn respect by working hard

Aims

  • To develop the full potential of each individual
  • To be fully inclusive… ‘everyone feels they can take part’
  • To do the right thing

World Class Sports Facilities

  • 3 x multi-purpose indoor sports areas
  • 6-lane 25 metre Shaded Swimming Pool
  • Small wading pool for Junior pupils
  • Large Indoor Double-sized sprung wooden floor sports hall with extended retractable bleacher seating for 750 spectators
  • Full size Cricket / Hockey Pitch
  • Full Size 5G Football / Rugby Pitch
  • Strength and Conditioning Studio
  • 4 x ITF and UAE Federation approved tennis courts (2 x ITF Red courts, 1 x ITF Orange and 1 x ITF Green/Yellow court.)
  • 2 × Padel Tennis Courts

Sports Options

AQUATHLON

ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL

ATHLETICS

BADMINTON

BASKETBALL

BOXING

CRICKET

GYMNASTICS

HOCKEY

NETBALL

PADEL TENNIS

ROUNDERS

RUGBY & TOUCH RUGBY

SWIMMING

TABLE TENNIS

TENNIS

TRAMPOLINING

VOLLEYBALL

World Class Coaching Team:

At Kent College Dubai we are proud of our team of experienced and dedicated sports and PE Coaches:

CHRIS WALSH

DIRECTOR OF SPORT

Qualifications: BA(Hons) in Secondary Physical Education with QTS.
Sporting Qualifications: Level 2 Football, Level 1 Rugby, Athletics, Tennis, Swimming, Trampolining & Climbing.
Sporting success: Royal Marines running team, County football.
Sports you play: Golf, Padel, Running

GARIN ROBERTS

HEAD OF ACADEMIC PE

Sporting Qualifications:
Sporting success: Denbigh Rugby Club, Birkenhead Park Rugby Club, Dubai Sharks, Fergus Highland RFC
Sports you play: Rugby and Football.

GEORGE VIVIAN

PE TEACHER / DUKE OF EDINBURGH COORDINATOR

Qualifications: PGCE in Secondary Physical Education, BA in Physical Education and Sport
Sporting Qualifications: Level 2 Rugby coach, Qualified England Rugby Referee, Level 2 Trampolining coach, Badminton Level 1, SAQ Level
Sporting Success: County Rugby Coach, Coach for England Rugby, Refereeing at Twickenham Stadium
Sports you play: Rugby, Cricket, Snowboarding, Jiu-jitsu, Muay Thai

CHARLOTTE BUTLER

HEAD OF KS5 / PE TEACHER

Qualifications: NPQSL, MSc in Psychology, PGCE 11-18 Physical Education, BA in Physical Education and Sports and Exercise Science (Hons), Level 3 Child Protection Training Course and Level 3 Designated Safeguarding Lead.
Sporting Qualifications: Level 2 Netball Coach, C Award Umpire, Level 2 Teaching Aquatics, Level 2 Hockey Coach, Level 2 Trampolining Coaching, Level 2 Rounders Coach
Sporting success: Played County Netball for Surrey, UK and for Team Dubai in the InterGulf Netball 2017-2020
Sports you play: Netball, Swimming and Skiing

GEORGIA TALLANT

HEAD OF YEAR 8 / PE TEACHER

Qualifications: BA in Physical Education. Postgraduate degree in Secondary Education. Child Protection Safeguarding Course.
Sporting Qualifications: Level 1 Netball Coach, FA Secondary Teaching, Swimming Assistant Level 1. Swimming and Lifeguard Level 2. Tackle Safe Course.
Sporting Successes: West Yorkshire representative Rugby Player, representing football and netball teams in Holland and Germany
Sports: Gym, Rugby, Netball

AMY ECKERSLEY

PE TEACHER / WHOLE SCHOOL ECA COORDINATOR

Qualifications: NPQSL, Postgraduate degree in Primary Education, BA in Sports Coaching.
Sporting Qualifications: Performance Level Netball Coach, C netball umpire award, Level 1. rugby 7’s, Personal Training & Group Exercise Instructor
Sporting Successes: Representative Age group Netball player in New Zealand; National Secondary School touch player,
Sports: Netball, Crossfit, Touch rugby

TJ MUNTHALI

HEAD OF YEAR 7 / PE TEACHER

Qualifications: Sport Studies (BAHons), PGCE Secondary Physical Education.
Sporting Qualifications: FA Football Level 1 & 2, L1 Swimming, L1 Tennis Coach,
Sporting success: County Football, FA Cup (Tividale FC & Cradley Town FC) , Head Coach East Birmingham District U11’s, WMRL Runner up
Sports you play: Football, Table Tennis, Tennis

VICTORIA BASS

PE TEACHER

Qualifications: Sport and Exercise Science (Hons), PGCE PCET 14-18 Education.
Sporting Qualifications: Level 1 Basketball Referee, Level 1 Table referee, Level 1 Netball.
Sporting success: Swimming county, Football – FA cup, county

JESSICA WEAVER

HEAD OF EYFS PHYSICAL EDUCATION

Qualifications: BSc (Hons) in Applied Sport Science, Postgraduate degree in Secondary physical education
Sporting Qualifications: England Rugby Coaching Award Level 2, Cricket for girls level 1 and 2 course, STA Level 2 Award for Safety Award for Teachers
Sporting success: County gymnast, England U18 and 20s rugby union representative player, Premiership women’s rugby player for Loughborough Lightning, Capped for England 7s on the HSBC SVNS Series, Represented Great Britain in the rugby Europe Sevens Championship Series
Sports you play: Rugby Union (15s, 7s and touch), running, gym

PAUL MURPHY

HEAD OF AQUATICS

Qualifications: ASA Level 1 & Level 2 in Teaching Aquatics
Austswim Teacher of Swimming & Water Safety
Austswim Teacher of Infant & Preschool Aquatics
Austswim Teacher of Competitive Strokes
Sporting success: County Football Player, Runners-Up in Tyrone Finals (Football), Gaelic Football Tyrone Semi-Finals.

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