| Name: | Dr Andrew Hooton |
| Date of appointment: | 18 November 2020 |
| Term of office: | 4 years |
| Appointing body: | Governing Body |
| Other school governance roles: | None |
| Business interests*: | TBA |
| Material interests: | TBA |
| Attendance record (last academic year): | 44% |
| *Governors are required to declare any business or pecuniary interests, which may have a bearing on decisions they make | |
As a former student of Lady Manners School, Andy graduated from Liverpool John Moores University in 2005 with BSc Hons degree in Psychology and Biology and then pursued a postgraduate education at Manchester Metropolitan University completing an MSc in Sport and Exercise Science (Psychology sided) in 2006, following which he undertook a part-time PhD at the University of Huddersfield in sport psychology, specifically focusing on the development of applied practitioners. In 2012 Andy was appointed as a Senior Lecturer in Sport and Exercise Psychology at the University of Derby, and since August 2014 has held the position of Head of Sport and Exercise Science. Andy is also a BASES accredited and HCPC registered sport and exercise psychologist who provides one-to-one and group sport psychology consultancy to athletes, coaches and sport and exercise participants aiming to improve sport and exercise performance and well-being.
