Samuel Carroll

Support whole-class and one-to-one learning in Key Stage 1, including provision for children with additional needs and collaboration with class teachers and TA teams.

Planned and executed the club’s online and marketing strategy, secured sponsorships, managed social channels and produced matchday programmes; delivered post-match reports within one hour to boost fan engagement and local press coverage.

Revitalised the organisation’s online presence by redesigning the website and creating a social media strategy to support the 2022 European Touch Championships.

Officiated grassroots matches from under-8s to under-17s and county cup fixtures, demonstrating decision-making under pressure and match management.

Regularly published columns, match reports and features across multiple sports including football and American football for an online sports news site.

Wrote career-advice features and interviews for a youth-focused magazine, including an interview with Paralympic gold medallist Richard Whitehead.

Produced match reports and conducted post-match interviews for academy and non-league cup matches, tracking match statistics for publication.

Wrote long-form features and short transfer stories for Shoot Magazine’s website and contributed a feature to the 2020 Shoot Annual on European goal scorers.

Grade: First Class Honours

Completed a First Class BA Honours degree in Sports Journalism, focusing on sports reporting, interviewing and multimedia content creation.

Grade: BBB

Completed A-levels in Business, Physical Education and Psychology with grades BBB.

Grade: 11 A*–C (including English Literature B, English Language B, Mathematics A)

Completed GCSEs with grades ranging A*–C, including English Literature B, English Language B and Mathematics A.