Meerkats team & values
Meerkats live in groups called mobs, as many as 30 strong, they cooperate extremely well together constantly communicating with fellow meerkats and mobs are led by a female matriarch

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Head Coach Chris QTS PGCE
Chris is a teacher working in Primary and Secondary schools during the week, with an enhanced DBS. He has been a teacher for 10 years.
Chris has a passion for sport and understands the wellbeing sport brings to all children. Not just physical fitness but also developing social skills, communication, focus, and patience to name a few.
Chris leads and manages each session with additional helpers when required.
Staff volunteers
We have two volunteers Leanne and Leon who are both teaching and sports coaches for Jo at her school. They both have up to date fully enhanced DBS certificates and love multisport, naturally. They are fantastic at supporting children with sports and help run busier sessions
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CEO Jo QTS PGCE
Jo is a Deputy Headteacher and Safeguarding lead at a SEND school. She has over 20 years experience as a teacher with an enhanced DBS and significant experience in safeguarding. Jo was a drama teacher and has wealth of experience ranging from managing summer camps, running school drama productions, leading school trips to New York etc. Jo manages the business including customer service and marketing.
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Core values
- Safeguard children (above all else, non contact sports, all staff required to be an enhanced DBS teaching professional, 30 years combined teaching experience)
- Support children's physical and mental health (Exercise + outdoors + social = a great part of the day)
- Support parental physical and mental health (we can help you get back your regular tennis/park runs/coffee dates with your partner with your children near by)
- Affordable
- Sporting & social outcomes (relaxed non pressurised environment coupled with structured activities and professional coaching)