
A highly skilled individual with a strong foundation in numeracy, demonstrated by achieving a top GCSE grade in Maths. Proven leadership abilities as the long-standing captain of Tynemouth United, enhancing confidence and teamwork through effective motivation and leading by example. Excellent communication skills honed over three years of refereeing junior football matches, ensuring clear and effective interactions with officials, managers, players, and parents.
Provided excellent customer service by assisting customers with enquiries, resolving issues efficiently, and ensuring a positive in-store experience. Operated tills accurately, handling cash and card payments while maintaining attention to detail. Replenished stock, maintained clean and organised work areas, and ensured shelves met presentation and availability standards. Worked effectively as part of a team during busy periods, following health and safety procedures alongside my regular duties. Demonstrated reliability, time management and strong communication skills in a fast-paced retail environment.
I worked part-time at a children’s sports holiday club during school holidays, where I assisted with setting up and dismantling sports equipment and led a range of physical activity sessions for groups of up to 30 children. This role developed my ability to coach and motivate young participants, manage large groups safely, and communicate clearly in an active, fast-paced environment.
From the age of 13, I have been an FA qualified Referee, since then I have spent weekends refereeing ages 5-12 at grassroots level. Throughout this period, I found myself having to communicate a lot both with other officials, managers, players and sometimes even parents. This has forced my communication skills to improve as it is important that the players in particular know and understand my decisions.
Numeracy- I have always been a keen mathematician throughout my school life and have consistently enjoyed solving problems faced in front of me I feel this is demonstrated with my GCSE grade in Maths, in which I got an 8
Leadership-I am and have been captain of my sunday league football team Tynemouth United for over a decade I believe this has drastically helped my confidence and teamworking skills as it has been important for me to motivate teammates and lead by example when the team was feeling down
Communication-Throughout my last 3 years of refereeing junior football matches, I found myself having to communicate a lot both with other officials, managers, players and sometimes even parents This has forced my communication skills to improve as it is important that the players in particular know and understand my decision