Iain Douglas
Head of School
Iain is the Head of Sport & Public Services department and previously coached the college football team who won the British colleges league on multiple occasions. Iain has 16 years teaching experience and prior to teaching he played for Wrexham Football Club.
Faye Gaskin
Level 2 Course Team Leader Netball Team Head Coach TASS Designated Lead
Faye is the L2 Sport Course team leader and leads the college Netball team in the AOC leagues were in 2019 they finished runners up. Faye has a vast sporting background having previously played Rugby League internationally for England and currently plays at St Helens RLFC. She has spent many years playing Netball in the Warrington Netball Leagues. Faye also is our designated dual career coordinator of TASS at Cronton.
Liam Clark
Public Services Programme Area Leader Male Rugby Head Coach
Liam is the Programme Area Leader for Public Services but has coached rugby league for the past 10 years coaching Widnes Vikings academy and assisting with 1st team operations. He currently oversees the running of the college male rugby academy in the RFL Northwest Leagues.
Hannah Bolton
Sport Programme Area Leader Female Football Head Coach
Hannah is the Programme Area Leader for Sport and teaches on the college HE Provision. Hannah has played football for many years and now coaches the girls football team at the college which she has done for the past few years leading them to multiple AOC regional finals.
Daniel Mckernan
Specialist Pastoral Tutor/ COSE lead Female Rugby Head Coach
Dan is Pastoral Tutor for the department and has previous experience coaching in rugby league as an assistant coach with St Helens RLFC woman’s team while also coaching Lancashire girls U19s academy team. He also leads the centre of excellence at the college overseeing the running of fixtures and partnerships.
Joe Batten
Level 3 Course Team Leader Male Football Coach
Joe is Level 3 Sport Course Team Leader and also teaches on the college’s HE Provision. Joe has many years’ experiences coaching football at a high level currently coaching at Oldham Athletic Academy where is he completing his UEFA A Licence. Previously Joe coached at Liverpool FC, Chester FC, Fleetwood Town & Wrexham FC.
Trevor Burton
A Level Course Team Leader Male Football Coach
Trevor is course team leader for A Level sport and has had 20 years’ experience in education. During his time at the college, he has coached the college football team to multiple league and cup titles, previously coaching for many years in the northwest amateur leagues at club level.