{"id":30903,"date":"2024-07-25T10:51:53","date_gmt":"2024-07-25T09:51:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shs2025.sophia.sytes.net\/?p=30903"},"modified":"2024-08-06T15:18:18","modified_gmt":"2024-08-06T14:18:18","slug":"sophia-new-esports-lead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shs2025.sophia.sytes.net\/?p=30903","title":{"rendered":"Sophia High School Levels Up with New Esports Lead!"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"30903\" class=\"elementor elementor-30903\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3d6ce5d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3d6ce5d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c32c5eb\" data-id=\"c32c5eb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dea641c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"dea641c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"84\" src=\"https:\/\/shs2025.sophia.sytes.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Cover-Esports-Video.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-30909\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e43da6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"2e43da6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;hosted&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;play_on_mobile&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;mute&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;loop&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-hosted-video elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<video class=\"elementor-video\" src=\"https:\/\/shs2025.sophia.sytes.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/esports-letsplay-video.mp4\" autoplay=\"\" loop=\"\" muted=\"muted\" playsinline=\"\" controlsList=\"nodownload\" poster=\"https:\/\/shs2025.sophia.sytes.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Cover-Esports-Video-scaled.jpg\"><\/video>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-464e6dd0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"464e6dd0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7bbf29ae\" data-id=\"7bbf29ae\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a1299e elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"2a1299e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7e115f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c7e115f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Kumbh Sans&quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\">\ud83d\ude80 We&#8217;re thrilled to announce the appointment of&nbsp;<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/shs2025.sophia.sytes.net\/team\/tyler-wilson\/\" style=\"font-family: &quot;Kumbh Sans&quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; background-color: rgb(4, 7, 27);\">Tyler Wilson as our new #Esports Lead Teacher at Sophia High School!<\/a><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Kumbh Sans&quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\">&nbsp;Tyler joins us at a pivotal moment as we continue to push the boundaries of education and prepare students for the digital future.&nbsp;<\/span><br><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0218afb elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"0218afb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d7d506 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4d7d506\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/shs2025.sophia.sytes.net\/team\/tyler-wilson\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"277\" src=\"https:\/\/shs2025.sophia.sytes.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/tyler-bio-png.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-30915\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39fdea8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"39fdea8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b77a14b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7b77a14b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; background-color: var(--theme-color-bg_color); color: var(--theme-color-text); letter-spacing: 0px;\">His role will be crucial in:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2705\u00a0Elevating our esports adventures\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2705 Collaborating with <a href=\"https:\/\/chatsworthschools.com\/\">Chatsworth Schools<\/a> to roll out BTEC in Esports for ages 14+\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2705 Building on our trailblazing work with <a href=\"https:\/\/britishesports.org\/\">British Esport<\/a>s and <a href=\"https:\/\/leadershipskillsfoundation.org\/programmes\/esports-leadership\/\">Leadership Skills Foundation\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Did you know? We&#8217;ve already guided our first cohort of 15 pupils through the new Level 1 Esports Leader&#8217;s qualification!\u00a0\ud83c\udfc6<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00a0In Tyler&#8217;s words: &#8220;I&#8217;m incredibly excited to join the team at Sophia High School as the new Esports Lead. We will continue to oversee the delivery of high-quality teaching and learning programmes in esports, helping to bridge the gap from secondary education to further education, as well as working with external stakeholders to facilitate development opportunities in the sector.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00a0Esports is a growth area, not just in the UK, but globally. Our education platform is designed to support the progression to the jobs of the future. 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