2021-22
Perse Outdoor Pursuits Introduction Pack
Meet the Team Full-time team BEN PARKER Head of Outdoor Pursuits Qualifications: • Geography BA (Girton College, Cambridge University) • UIMLA International Mountain Leader • UK Summer & Winter Mountain Leader • Advanced Canoe Leader & Coach • White Water Kayak Leader & Coach • British Canoeing Endorsed Guide • Rock Climbing Instructor • DofE Assessor • WEISS Bushcraft Instructor • Expedition Medic • Mental Health First Aider • Archery Instructor Further information: Ben started his expedition career with The Perse School in 2007 on an expedition to the Carpathian Mountains in Romania. A qualified outdoor instructor, he has wide ranging experience of the UK activity industry and international expeditions to locations across the globe including Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Vietnam, Bolivia, India and Canada taking in the High Atlas, Andes, Rockies, Himalayas, Alpine mountain ranges and many of the rivers in-between.
KIERON TAYLOR Assistant Head of Outdoor Pursuits and Head of Paddlesport Qualifications: • BA Adventure Recreation (University of Bedfordshire) • Moderate Water Kayak Leader and Coach • Moderate Water Open Canoe Leader and Coach • Stand Up Paddleboard Coach • UK Summer Mountain Leader • DofE Manager and Assessor • Expedition Medic • Rock Climbing Instructor Training Further information: Kieron started within the outdoor industry as a multi-activity instructor back in 2011. Since then he has worked in varied roles with a broad range of clients and loves to be able to share his passion with others. After developing a particular interest in paddlesports, he has worked as a canoe leader in the south of France, a sea kayak guide in New Zealand and as a manager within a paddlesports centre in the UK. As a Duke of Edinburgh manager, supervisor and assessor, he has also qualified as a Mountain leader, which allows him to deliver exciting and challenging expeditions both in the hills and on the water.
With a history at the Perse spanning 15 years and well in excess of 250 trips with Perse students he is passionate about student leadership and the importance of learning outside the classroom.
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