Omar Foster
Croydon,LONDON
Summary
Experienced Maths Tutor and sports coach with a strong background in Paralympic Sport. Specialise in creating inclusive lessons to help people achieve their full potential. I'm skilled at working by myself or within a team to help develop people and/or clubs. I'm ready to make a significant impact in the Lived Experience Advisory Board Role.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work history
Maths Tutor
Self Employed
London
2015.03 - Current
- Generated engaging quizzes and activities tailored to individual students' needs.
- Crafted personalised learning plans to combat students' weaknesses and improve academic performance, leading to at least achieving students' predicted grades.
- Planned and delivered many 1:1 sessions to students weekly to achieve their goals.
- Understood over 30 students' learning styles, strengths and difficulties to tailor lesson materials and delivery accordingly.
- Maintained over 95% of students throughout the years due to effective and fun teaching methods.
Wheelchair Rugby Coach
Brighton Buccaneers
Brighton, Brighton and Hove
2021.11 - 2025.09
- Built confidence of players by offering individual praise and recognising progress and achievements.
- Worked within a committee to help organise the team, manage budgets, organise fixtures, and support players' welfare
- Coordinated fundraising events, strengthening finances towards a more secure setting.
- I am currently part of the committee that is working towards making the team into a charity
- After COVID-19, Brighton was very close to shutting down, but I helped build this team to nearly 20 players and 5 volunteers. We hadn't won a game in years, and now we are starting to be more competitive in our leagues.
Wheelchair Rugby Coach
Canterbury Rugby Club
Canterbury, Kent
2017.02 - 2021.10
- Trained young adults in various techniques using various drills and coaching methods to improve.
- Delivered lessons with enthusiasm and positivity to inspire students to achieve to be the best they could be consistently.
- Important results include getting three young members to the Great Britain Development squad, winning a European tournament, and getting promoted to the First Division. One former player is currently a Paralympian.
- Performed regular video analysis to assess and analyse performance levels to perform better in games
- Wrote detailed match reports for our matches to drive readership and engagement.
- Managed social media accounts by composing content, engaging with followers in comments, monitoring activities for our team.
Gym Instructor
Better
Waddon
2016.07 - 2016.12
- Worked closely with clients to devise personal workout programmes in line with unique fitness goals while also continuing to motivate them
- Maintained a clean, safe environment, carrying out regular cleaning duties to maintain high company standards.
- Delivered inductions for new members, ensuring confidence and competence in cardio, weight training and flexibility drills.
Education
NVQ Level 3 - Wheelchair Rugby coach
Sport England
NVQ Level 3 - Fitness Instruction and Disability Fitness
YMCA
Diploma of Higher Education - Geography and Media
Canterbury Christ Church University
Canterbury, KENInternational Baccalaureate - Higher Maths, Higher Physics, Higher Geography, Film Studies, English and Mandarin
Harris City Academy Crystal Palace
London, ENGGCSE -
St Joseph's College
London, ENGSkills
- Direct Experience in Paralympic Sport to Club Level
- Proven track record of creating inclusive training programmes
- Strong background in working together with governing bodies, athletes and families
- Fast Learner
- Patience
- Optimistic
- Performance profiling
- Player evaluations
- Video editing with Canva
- Social media graphics with Canva
- Social Media Creation on Instagram, Twitter and Linktree
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Wheelchair Rugby Coach
Brighton Buccaneers
2021.11 - 2025.09
Wheelchair Rugby Coach
Canterbury Rugby Club
2017.02 - 2021.10
Gym Instructor
Better
2016.07 - 2016.12
Maths Tutor
Self Employed
2015.03 - Current
NVQ Level 3 - Wheelchair Rugby coach
Sport England
NVQ Level 3 - Fitness Instruction and Disability Fitness
YMCA
Diploma of Higher Education - Geography and Media
Canterbury Christ Church University
International Baccalaureate - Higher Maths, Higher Physics, Higher Geography, Film Studies, English and Mandarin
Harris City Academy Crystal Palace
GCSE -
St Joseph's College