Kieran Thompson

Roles

• Lecturer - Outdoor Sport & Fitness
• Module Leader – BA (Hons) Outdoor Education and Learning

Academic Qualifications

• BA (Hons) Outdoor Education in the Community

Professional Qualifications

• Institute for Outdoor Learning, Professional in Outdoor Learning
• Mountain Training, Mountaineering and Climbing Instructor
• Mountain Training, Winter Mountain Leader
• UK Snowsport, Mountain Snowsports Leader
• UK Snowsport, Alpine Ski Leader
• British Canoeing, Level 2 Paddlesport Coach (UKCC level 2)
• British Canoeing, 4-star Touring Leader
• Rescue 3 International, Swift Water Rescue Technician
• Royal Yachting Association, Dinghy Instructor
• Royal Yachting Association, Power Boat Level 2 & Safety Boat
• Scottish Mountain Bike Leaders Association, Trail Cycle Leader
• CYTECH, Technical Two (Bike Mechanic)
• Rescue Emergency Care, First Aid Trainer

Professional Membership

• Association of Mountaineering Instructors
• Mountain Training Association
• Scottish Canoe Association
• Institute for Outdoor Learning

Contact

• kieran.thompson.perth@uhi.ac.uk
• Room 904, Academy of Sport and Wellbeing, UHI Perth, Crieff Road, Perth, PH1 2NX

Experience

• Over 20 years experience in the outdoor education sector having worked for local authorities, small to medium businesses and large charities.
• Successfully developed an outdoor curriculum for inner city youth as an alternative to mainstream education, managing the project and team.
• Managed and developed an adventure tourism business and instructors.
• More than 13 years experience as an instructor at a local authority outdoor education centre.
• Over 10 years experience as an active member of Arrochar Mountain Rescue Team.
• Mentor and Assessor for the Institute for Outdoor Learning, Accredited Practitioner scheme

Research Interests

• Improved pupil-teacher relationships as a consequence of residential outdoor education.
• Educational psychology and coaching in adventure sports.

Presentations

• Thompson (2016) Rescue Emergency Care Trainers Conference: Keeping It Simple – Using vital signs as a central theme for first aid training.
• Thompson (2006) Institute for Outdoor Learning Scotland Conference: Professional Development of Outdoor Education in Scotland

Publications

• Thompson (2003) ‘Allegations – A risk worth assessing’ Horizons 23, Institute for Outdoor Learning

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