Having spent a decade working in as head of department large, secondary school I made the transition in to higher education in 2009 in order deliver on PE and Sport Pedagogy Modules and lead the BSc PE degree course at the University Chester. During this time I completed my MSC under the supervision of Prof Andy Smith and my PhD supervised by Prof Ken Green. Following a year long return to secondary schools as part of the senior leadership team at large academy that was limited by the pandemic, I moved too work as Programme Leader on Education and Professional Studies as Bishops Grosseteste University. I am currently Programme Leader on the BSc PE and Sports Coaching at York St John University where I also supervise PhD EdD, ad MRes students in both the school of sport and school of education. I have held external examiner posts at York St John University and Sheffield Hallam University and I currently exeternal examiner for the secondary PE PGCE course at Edge Hill University. My research interests and research publications cover a wide range of areas associated with the impact of social class on education, leisure, PE and sport.