Alan Watkinson

Alan Watkinson taught PE and History for 17 years in secondary schools.
He was Mo Farah’s PE teacher and was responsible for spotting Mo Farah’s talent and for driving him to athletics meetings – teaching him English along the way. But Mo Farah was not the only one. Jessica Ennis and Bradley Wiggins and many more paid tribute to the role of their PE teacher in their careers.
Alan is also a Senior Tutor for the Youth Sport Trust Learning Academy, a primary school governor and Chair of Generations Active BFH an innovative initiative in partnership with Laureas, Nike and the GLA that works to meet community physical activity needs in the Bedfont, Hanworth and Feltham area.