Megan Dixon

Competing both nationally and internationally as a track and field athlete for over 10 years, specialising in the heptathlon and 400m hurdles, I have always had a passion for sport.

This passion made me determined in both my education and career. Following injury and medical setbacks, I took early retirement from high level track and field and completed a BSc degree in Sports Therapy, strengthening my interest in a wide variety of sporting environments. After this, I developed my own sport therapy business, applying techniques from my degree and further continuing professional development to help athletes with injury prevention, sports massage therapy and rehabilitation.

Alongside my business, I became a graduate teaching assistant at University College Birmingham on the BSc/FdSc Sport Therapy course, a role I fulfilled while studying for my Postgraduate Certificate in Learning and Teaching in Vocational Education. This enabled me to continue to work alongside a number of specialised lecturers across a range of modules and observe and develop teaching styles and strategies, as well as develop further knowledge of sports therapy.

From this, I became a fellow of AdvanceHE in recognition of attainment against the UK Professional Standards Framework for teaching and learning.

I now teach Level 3 Sport Development, Coaching and Fitness and the Boxing Education (BoxED): Diploma in Sporting Excellence (DiSE) FE courses at UCB, taking on the roles of year one and two tutor and lead tutor. I specialise in modules including Sport and Exercise Massage, Sport Injuries, Principles of Anatomy and Physiology.

• Principles of Anatomy and Physiology
• Physiology of Fitness
• Practical Individual Sports Study
• Psychology for Sports Performance
• Work Experience in Sport
• Outdoor Adventurous Activities
• Sports Injuries
• Organising Sport Events
• Current Issues in Sport
• Sports Development
• Fitness Testing
• Fitness Training
• Sports Nutrition and Athletes Lifestyle. 

I am a sport therapist at MPD Therapy based at Emporium Gym, Birmingham, support British Athletics and teach first aid courses across the country for Oxford School of Sports Massage.