Vincent Maclean

PE & Swim Teacher

Born in South Africa, sport and exercise have always played a huge role in my life.  From swimming and water polo at school, playing rugby at Stellenbosch University, then moving to England to play for London Scottish, I’m officially crazy about it. 

I came late to the field of education after a period coaching county level rugby, I qualified as a teacher 15 years ago and completed an M(Ed) at St. Mary’s University College, Twickenham. I later moved to Mexico City with my wife to teach and earned a couple of caps for Mexico in Cricket, then spent five years teaching in Abu Dhabi, joining DBSEH in 2020 as a Swim Coach.  

I still enjoy all aspects of what sport and activities has to offer and can regularly be found puffing away on a rugby pitch or at CrossFit, swinging a golf club on the greens of Dubai, kitesurfing, swimming, road cycling or hiking. I am a practical, hands-on teacher and love working with my students, while having them learn to enjoy movement and being healthy. I believe these are the things that will help balance us as we progress on our journey as lifelong learners.ers.

My best teaching memory

Taking a student who was a very late starter to swimming from being fearful of water to being able to jump into the deep end and confidently swim the length of a pool without aid. I also have fond memories of assisting students in reaching and winning representative finals in rugby, basketball and cricket and the journeys those students took to achieve those accolades as part of a team.