Matt Coldrey

Senior Lecturer in Sports Coaching, Programme Manager for BSc (Hons) Sports Coaching, and passionate youth sports coach. Interests centre around lifelong physical activity, and high-quality coaching at grassroots level. Matt has experience of working at a School Sport Partnership supporting the delivery in high quality physical education and at a County Sports Partnership developing workplace physical activity with workplaces such as the Gloucestershire Constabulary, EDF Energy and NHS Trusts. Passionate advocate for neurodiversity and creating more inclusive work and sporting environments for all, having founded the Neurodivergent Network at Hartpury University that works internally and externally to achieve these goals.

• Neurodiversity in Education, Professional, and Sporting Environments
• Developing Inclusivity
• Interactive Pedagogies

• The UK Sports Development Network Leadership Group
• Senior Fellow AdvanceHE (SFHEA)
• External Examiner - Physical Education and Sports Coaching Degree Programmes at Marjon University

• Coaching and Teaching Portfolio (Theory) - Level 4
• Comparative Sports Study - Level 4
• Introduction to Sports Coaching - Level 4
• The Inclusive Practitioner - Level 5
• Contemporary Issues in Sports Education - Level 6
• Reflective Practice - Level 7

Professional Development Courses:

• AdvanceHE External Examiners
• APM Fundamentals of Project Management
• Exploring Career Mentoring and Coaching (Open University)
• AdvanceHE Enchancing Programme Leadership
• Understanding Autism Level 2
• Neurodiversity in the Workplace (UCU)
• Rugby Football League Level 2 Certificate in Coaching
• Rugby Football League Being CAYPABLE (Coaching Children)
• Football Association Level 1 Certificate in Coaching
• England Handball Introduction to Teaching Handball
• Amateur Swimming Association Certificate for Teaching School Swimming
• England Hockey Introduction to Coaching Hockey

• External Examiner - FdSc Sport Health, Fitness and Coaching - PETROC University Centre (University of Plymouth)
• Workplace Physical Activity Consultant - Active Gloucestershire
• School Sports Coordinator - Cheltenham and Tewkesbury School Sports Network
• Lecturer - University of Worcester
• Associate Lecturer - University of Gloucestershire
• Head of Rugby Academy - BEDE's School, Sussex

Coldrey, M. (2015). Keeping enjoyment at the heart of key stage two physical education. Physical Education Matters, 10(2), 16-19.

Coldrey, M. (2018). The Ideological Underpinning of Changes Made to Level Two Vocational and Academic Physical Education Qualifications in England. SciFed Journal of Sports Medicine, 1(1), 1-6.

Coldrey, M. (2018). Approaches to Changing Behaviours: Designing an Intervention to Reduce Sedentary Behaviour in the Workplace using Behaviour Change Theory. J Phy Fit Treatment & Sports, 4(2)

Sutton, K., & Coldrey, M. (2018). Delivering Outdoor and Adventurous Activities in KS2 Physical Education Part 1: What it is and Why it Matters. Physical Education Matters, 13(3), 19-21.

Sutton, K., & Coldrey, M. (2019). Delivering Outdoor and Adventurous Activities in Key Stage 2 Physical Education (Part 2): Experience of a Pre-Service Primary School Teacher. Physical Education Matters, 14(1), 55-56.