Finnabhair Searle

Final year Sport and Exercise Science student at Manchester Metropolitan University with a focus on sports psychology, physiology, and nutrition. Demonstrated ability to apply scientific principles to enhance athletic performance and promote health. Seeking opportunities to gain practical experience and further develop skills in the field.

• Microsoft Excel, 2024-01-01, Present
• Microsoft Powerpoint, 2023-12-01, Present
• Microsoft Word, 2023-11-01, Present
• Canadian Ski Instructor Alliance level 2, 2023-03-01, Present, I was awarded the Canadian Ski Instructor Alliance level 2 certificate in March, 2023. This allows me to teach intermediate skiers, assess skiers and improve their skiing by using my teaching skills.
• Avalanche Safety Training level 1, 2023-02-01, Present, I completed the Avalanche Safety Training level 1 in Canada, 2023. This allows me to understand the safety needed in avalanches and a person's safety and recovery if an avalanche were to occur in the mountains.
• Canadian Ski Instructor Alliance level 1, 2023-02-15, Present, I was awarded the CSIA ski instructor level 1 qualification on the 15 February 2023 in Whistler, Canada. This allows myself to be qualified to teach beginners in skiing, and to introduce them to the fundamentals of skiing.
• Leiths School of Food and Wine foundation, 2022-09-01, 2022-12-31, I completed a 3 month course at Leiths School of Food and Wine to expand my cooking skills and creativity.
• Ivy house, 2020-09-01, 2021-07-31, Ivy house award is a programme which looks to develop leadership, teamwork and life skills such as working with a team.

I also have experience volunteering in schools in Zimbabwe and Kenya, where interacting with the children, teaching them games and helping them with English and maths was key. In Zimbabwe, I also spent some time on a ranch in rural Zimbabwe, volunteering on the ranch. I have also climbed Mount Kenya in a group of 10 people. All of this taught myself a lot about teamwork, resilience, and the ability to be creative. This was all through a programme, Africa Gap., I also have experience running. I took up running in the 2020 summer lockdown by doing couch to 5k. Now, I have completed 3 half marathons and am training to run my first ever marathon.

• Girl from Worplesdon raises more than £1,500 for charity by running own half marathon, https://www.inyourarea.co.uk/news/girl-from-worplesdon-raises-more-than-1-500-for-charity-by-running-own-half-marathon/amp/, 2021-08-01, During lockdown, I discovered that a lot athletes mental health was coming to the surface and I decided I really wanted to do something about it, having taken such an interest in it I wanted to raise awareness by pushing myself to do my own challenge by running a half marathon since I took up running during the lockdown. This was something that I would have never thought about before lockdown and feel a great sense of achievement from it.
• Celebrating our summer of Fundraisers - Finn to run her first half marathon!, https://www.sportingmindsuk.org/2021/07/celebrating-our-summer-of-fundraisers-finn-to-run-her-first-half-marathon/, 2021-07-01, During the lockdown, I realised the importance of mental health especially within athletes and I decided I wanted to push myself and do something outside my comfort zone by running a half marathon. I had never done this before but I took up running the lockdown and decided that I wanted to put it to something useful and that I feel passionate about.

I have experience in Leith's School of Food and Wine whilst also holding my ski instructor qualifications. I have also spent time volunteering in Africa. I also hold St John's Ambulance Mental Health First Aid at Work qualifications. I have also ran hospitality at Downing Street for politicians and I am currently training to run the London Marathon

2026 for charity in memory of my Dad for Marie Curie.