Mitch has been a qualified teacher for 12 years and has taught in Secondary schools in Leicester, Coventry and Warwickshire. Mitch is a PE teacher, former Head of PE and has worked in several different leadership roles including leading on teaching and learning, as well as transition and careers.

Over the past 7 years, Mitch has specialised in Sixth Form leadership, running Sixth Forms in three extremely different settings, including a large Sixth Form in Leicester, which has been rated as ‘Good’ by OFSTED in its last 2 inspections and is also in the top 20% of providers nationally for student outcomes. He joined RFSS in 2021 to take on the challenge of building a brand new Sixth Form from the ground up, and is dedicated to ensuring that it is suitable for the local community and that it provides progression routes for all students, no matter their background or academic ability.

Outside of school life, he is a keen sportsman, with cricket and kickboxing being his two main sports. He lives in Leicester, with his wife, who is a primary school teacher and their Labradoodle named Bella.