Dick Matthews
Senior Coach / Mentor

Dick plays a key role for us in delivering both the Army Trainer Capability programme and the NATO International Professional Development Programme in Norfolk, USA.

 

Delivery lead for our ILM Level 5 programmes, he is also a pastoral mentor on the NIPDP. One of our most senior and experienced team members, Dick spent 38 years working in secondary education as PE teacher, Geography teacher, Head of Department, Deputy Headteacher, Headteacher and Consultant Headteacher.

 

During that time, he has also led the RFU leadership academy and coached the Cambridge University rugby team to six wins over Oxford. He has been a mentor on the National Professional Qualification for Headteachers and Middle Leaders in Education, a Mentor for the Rugby Football Union on the L3 and L4 coaching qualifications, and a rugby coach up to and including the international level.