Stu Stopford

Educator, Deputy Housemaster and MIC of Rugby @ Maritzburg College

Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

About

I am a Science and Biology educator at Maritzburg College. I am a passionate and motivated sports coach having specialised in Rugby and Cricket over the past 10 years. I am heavily involved in the pastoral side of education, being a deputy housemaster in the day school and a boarder master in the hostel.

Experience

  • Maritzburg College (Full-time · 6 yrs 6 mos)
    • Deputy Housemaster
      Jan 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 6 mos

    • Master In Charge of Rugby
      Feb 2023 - Present · 3 yrs 5 mos

    • Biology and Science Teacher
      Jan 2020 - Present · 6 yrs 6 mos

  • Student Teacher at Graeme College
    Jul 2019 - Sep 2019 · 3 mos

  • Kingswood College (Grahamstown, South Africa)
    • u11 Cricket coach
      Jan 2018 - Dec 2018 · 1 yr

    • Student Assistant and sports coach
      Jan 2015 - Dec 2017 · 3 yrs

      Student assistant duties at the junior school boarding house once a week and weekend duty one every three weeks, these duties involved helping junior school (grade 4-7) boys do homework, assisting with school trips. All student assistants were required to coach sport twice a week and to officiate matches on Saturday's. I coached rugby, cricket and athletics during my time as a student assistant. In 2016 and 2017 I held the position of head student assistant in the junior school.