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Education
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GAVIN PHILLON RODRIGUES

Glendale International School
Dubai
GAVIN PHILLON RODRIGUES
14
years of professional experience

PE teacher (Founding Member) leading curriculum planning, student assessment, and extracurricular sports programs in an international school setting. Designs engaging physical education lessons that build participation, fitness, and teamwork while monitoring student progress and adapting activities to needs. Delivers school-wide events including Sports Days, wellbeing mornings, and the 30x30 Fitness Challenge for students, staff, and parents.

Work History

PE Teacher & Pastoral Care Coordinator

Glendale International School | 08.2026 - Current
  • Lead strategies for positive behaviour reinforcement, recognition, and student engagement.
  • Monitor behavioural incidents and student wellbeing trends, implementing targeted interventions to address concerns and promote positive behaviour.
  • Identify and support students requiring additional academic, social, emotional, or behavioural assistance, working collaboratively with teachers, counsellors, and support teams.
  • Coordinate pastoral care initiatives focused on student wellbeing, behaviour, safeguarding, attendance, and inclusion.
  • Monitor safeguarding compliance and contribute to maintaining a safe, respectful, and inclusive learning environment.
  • Strengthened parent-school communication and engagement through meetings, workshops, and targeted outreach.
  • Collaborated with teachers to gather feedback and adapt pastoral strategies, enhancing support for individual student needs.
  • Contribute to staff training and professional development relating to safeguarding, behaviour management, and student wellbeing.
  • Monitored attendance and punctuality, collaborating with staff and families to address concerns effectively.

PE teacher (Founding Member)

3 Years
Glendale International School | 08.2023 - Current
  • Developed and implemented engaging physical education curricula promoting student participation and fitness.
  • Conducted regular students assessments during physical education activities to determine progress and weaknesses for improvement.
  • Assessed performance and monitored progress of students.
  • Managed extracurricular athletic programs, coaching sports teams and coordinating tournaments to enhance student engagement in physical activities.
  • Increased participation in sports teams by designing activities that promoted student wellbeing and enjoyment in fitness.
  • Set up gym and sports requirements for PE class.
  • Oversee full program management including scheduling, teacher allocation, activity planning, student registrations, and parent communication.
  • Lead and manage community sports clubs for parents, strengthening school-community relationships and promoting active lifestyles.
  • Planned and executed 3 large-scale Sports Days, ensuring smooth operations and fostering community engagement through high student participation.
  • Designed and implemented the 30x30 Fitness Challenge for 3 consecutive years, engaging students, staff, and parents in school-wide fitness initiatives.

Academy Manager

7 Years 4 Months
Maxtalent Global Sports, MGS | 03.2016 - 07.2023
  • Directed day-to-day operations of coaching program and supervised support instructors to delegate assignments and evaluate performance.
  • Established and updated objectives and tools for overall program and each department to enhance operations.
  • Met coverage goals by setting effective schedules and delegating work to individual instructors.
  • Achieved coverage goals through effective scheduling and delegation of assignments to instructors.
  • Planning, Managing and Conducting various international tours (UK in July, India in December, Oman in March) every year for 3 age groups boys under 12/14/16 which includes the participation of over 36 boys per tour.
  • Planned and managed international tours for boys under 12/14/16, coordinating participation of over 36 boys per tour annually across UK, India, and Oman.
  • Organizing Celebrities masterclass and events. eg: Saqlain Mushtaq ex Pakistani cricketer, ex England & Pakistan Cricket Coach, Lalchand Rajput ex India, Zimbabwe & Afghanistan Cricket Coach
  • Developed and oversaw budgets for facilities all over UAE and worked within cost restraints.
  • Maintained facility grounds, coaching equipment and safety compliance.
  • Executed on-time and under-budget project management on complex issues for senior leadership.
  • Oversaw daily operations to ensure high levels of productivity.
  • Grew sales and boosted profits, applying proactive management strategies and enhancing sales.
  • Increased sales and profits by implementing proactive management strategies.

Marketing Executive

6 Months
Imperial International Sports Academy | 12.2014 - 06.2015
  • Scheduled appointments with schools in India to discuss opportunities for enhancing physical education programs.
  • Presented company initiatives on physical education to various schools, highlighting potential benefits for students.
  • Making appointments with the schools in India to speak about our prospects of physical education in schools.
  • Travelling around India maintaining the relationship with the current schools we are already working with.
  • Coordinated visa applications, airline tickets, and tournament registrations for students.
  • Taking care of the visa, airline tickets and registration of the students for the tournaments.
  • Maintaining a database of schools.
  • Solving every issue faced by the schools in terms of physical education.
  • Promoted company services to schools, increasing awareness of our physical education offerings.

Front Office Associate

11 Months
Svenska Design Hotel | 01.2013 - 12.2013
  • Handling Guest check in, check outs.
  • Upselling and cross-selling the hotel rooms and service amenities.
  • Maintaining customer relations.
  • Ensuring the guests a comfortable stay.
  • Compiled daily sales reports to track revenue and identify trends.
  • Processed cash and payments efficiently to ensure accurate transactions.
  • Making daily sales reports.
  • Telemarketing the hotel to customers.

Education

Designated Safeguarding Lead Training - Level 3 - Advanced Safeguarding & Child Protection

BSME | United Kingdom | 06-2026

Bachelor of Education - Physical Education

European International University | France | 09-2025

Qualified ICC Level 1 Cricket Coach

International Cricket Council | UAE | 01-2019

Executive MBA - International Marketing

ICSE | 01-2014

GPA: 80

BSc - Hospitality Studies

Mumbai University | Mumbai, INDIA | 01-2012

Skills

Program Leadership & Coordination
Sports Event Management
Curriculum Planning (PE)
Student Engagement & Wellbeing
Parent Communication & Community Engagement
Athletics scheduling
Extracurricular programming
Staff allocation
Facility planning
Performance reporting
Safeguarding training
Child protection policies
First aid certification
Health and safety compliance
Risk assessment
Behavior intervention plans
Attendance monitoring
Student referral management
MIS reporting

Timeline

PE Teacher & Pastoral Care Coordinator

Glendale International School
08.2026 - CurrentRead More

PE teacher (Founding Member)

Glendale International School
08.2023 - CurrentRead More

Academy Manager

Maxtalent Global Sports, MGS
03.2016 - 07.2023Read More

Marketing Executive

Imperial International Sports Academy
12.2014 - 06.2015Read More

Front Office Associate

Svenska Design Hotel
01.2013 - 12.2013Read More

Mumbai University

BSc from Hospitality Studies
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International Cricket Council

Qualified ICC Level 1 Cricket Coach
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BSME

Designated Safeguarding Lead Training - Level 3 from Advanced Safeguarding & Child Protection
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European International University

Bachelor of Education from Physical Education
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ICSE

Executive MBA from International Marketing
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GAVIN PHILLON RODRIGUES