Kit Cutter
FHEA, FCIMSPA, PGCHE, MAby(Res), BSc (Hons)
Senior Lecturer in Sport & Coaching Sciences
School of Sport, Nutrition and Allied Health Professions

Role
With over a decade of experience in education, Kit is dedicated to fostering student success through professional development. Since 2017, he has been teaching in higher education at Oxford Brookes University and is recognised as a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA).
Kit holds a BSc and an MA (by Research) and is a Senior Lecturer in Sport & Coaching Sciences within the School of Sport, Nutrition, and Allied Health Professions. As Employability Lead for the Sport degree programmes, he collaborates with CIMSPA and industry practitioners to develop curricula, mentor students, and bridge the gap between academic learning and professional practice. He also manages the CASES-accredited course and CIMSPA Quality Assured Education Partner status, ensuring high professional standards.
Kit leads multiple Coaching and Professional Practice modules at Levels 4, 5, and 6, including Work Experience, and serves as a Year Lead, Academic Advisor, and Dissertation Supervisor. He also coordinates The Inside Track, an annual employability event connecting students with industry practitioners, as well as Key Stage 5 Engagement Days.
Committed to enhancing employability provision, Kit works to equip graduates with the skills and experience needed for career success.
Teaching and supervision
Courses
Modules taught
BSc (Hons) Sport, Coaching and Physical Education
BSc (Hons) Sport and Exercise Science
BSc (Hons) Sport, Physical Activity and Health Promotion
Modules taught:
Professional Skills for Sport & Coaching Sciences
Coaching: Practice to Theory 1
Effective Coaching Practice
Research Methods
Work Experience
Coaching: Practice to Theory 2
Advanced Coaching Practice
Advanced Work Experience
Dissertation
Research
Children and Young People
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
Member of the Sport, Exercise and Physical Activity Research Group (SEPARG)
Groups
Professional information
Memberships of professional bodies
Memberships:
Member of the Local Skills Accountability Board (LSAB) for Oxfordshire
CIMSPA Advanced Coach Practitioner Member
England Hockey Coach Member
UK Coaching Member
Honors and Awards:
Nominated for 2024 Brookes Union Teaching Award
Finalist, with Boing Kids, for the UK Coaching ‘Transforming Coaching’ Award
Further details
Other experience
- U15 and U17 EH Performace Pathway Coach (Reading Peformance Centre).
- Kit currently plays hockey for Oxford Hawks in the Men's National Leage (West Conference) and is a member of the Welsh Senior Development Squad.
