We're working behind the scenes on a new England Athletics Learning Hub for coaches, officials and volunteers. While development continues, we’re introducing a number of improvements this autumn, alongside the launch of our new Sessional Coach and Assistant Coach qualifications, which are now available to book. Together, these changes will help simplify key processes and improve the experience for coaches, officials and volunteers.

The new Assistant Coach and Sessional Coach qualifications are coming soon as part of England Athletics refreshed coaching pathway. Developed in response to feedback from coaches and clubs through the Coaching Review, the new pathway has been designed to create clearer and more accessible routes into coaching, while helping clubs build capacity within their coaching workforce.

With our wide range of courses available through a variety of coaching and officiating disciplines, we also have a group of tutors that bring a wealth of knowledge and experience to each course. We caught up with one of our tutors to talk about what to expect on one of our courses.

Oliver Clarke's coaching journey started in 2017, when he attended a Learning in Running Fitness course in Telford. Since then, he has become a full-time running coach, working with athletes all over the country.