BA (Hons), PGCE
Richard Thorp Richard attended Carnegie (Leeds Metropolitan University) and was awarded a BA (Hons) degree in Human Movement Studies (Sports Science). This was followed with a PGCE in PE and Mathematics at Exeter University (St Lukes) and he qualified as a teacher in 1992. He worked in the independent sector in the UK for 23 years holding various middle leadership roles in both Senior and Prep Schools in both PE and Aquatics. His last post was Head Swim Coach at Bangkok Patana School.
Richard holds coaching qualifications in many sports. His specialist area is Aquatics having represented GB U17 and England U19 and swam the Olympic Trials in ‘88 as an athlete. During his coaching career he has been Head Coach of the English Schools National Swim Team at three World Schools and numerous European Schools events, as well as working with several National and International standard Youth Age athletes in both the UK and Thailand. He is the Head of Aquatics at BSB, having also been CL for Secondary PE over the last two years.
Richard joined BSB in August 2017 and his wife and two children have since enjoyed living here in Beijing and being part of the BSB community. His eldest son starts University this Autumn and daughter is studying IB in the UK. His wife has been Head of Year 4 at BSB and a class teacher for the last 5 years.
