Simon Cummins

Simon Cummins is the London based Head of the Sports Practice.

Simon was a Director of Global Education Management Systems' (GEMS) schools in the UK. Before joining GEMS in 2003, he was a Director at Gabbitas, heading their recruitment and consultancy department. He spent two years establishing Education-on-Line in the UK, a company dedicated to creating and delivering communication portals to LEAs and SMEs.  Prior to this, Simon was a Head Teacher for ten years. Whilst at Millfield in Somerset, he was Head of the Prep and a member of the Management Executive Group for all three Millfield Schools and Millfield Enterprises.

Simon is an accomplished sportsman, playing a high level of rugby and cricket, as well as being a grade five white-water canoeist and ‘extreme’ rock-climber. He is an External Board member for the Bath University MBA programme, a former Board member at ESRFU and an advisory member of the Board of Common Purpose London.

Simon was educated at Greenwich and Bath Universities (BA Hons degree in Physical Education & History and a Masters in Educational Management). He is due to complete a MBA shortly. Simon is also a Fellow of the Royal Society of the Arts.