St Joseph’s College Summer School
At St Joseph’s College, we believe in creating opportunities for young minds to thrive. Our Summer School programme is designed to inspire, engage, and support students in a supportive and enriching environment.
Enquiries
For all enquiries about our Summer School, please contact us at:
[email protected]
Brochure
We look forward to welcoming you to a summer of learning, creativity, and growth at St Joseph’s College.
Discover more about our Summer School programmes by downloading our brochure:
Summer School Coaches
At St Joseph’s College, we invest in high-calibre coaching, top facilities and individual attention, offering young athletes the opportunity to train in our specialist Summer School programmes: Ipswich Town Foundation Football Summer School and the Rugby Summer School.
Coaching is personal, development is individual and support is constant. Our approach is focused, supportive and ambitious, combining high-performance sport with holistic development.
Here, every athlete is seen, supported and inspired to reach their ambitions.
Rugby
Director of Rugby
Rowland Winter
Rowland has over 20 years of experience coaching across professional clubs, national games and schools. He has guided teams to league titles and cup finals, worked with England U20 players, and developed academy talent at Northampton Saints. Since 2022, Rowland had been building on the legacy of excellence in rugby at St Joseph’s College by developing individual potential, building confidence and a lifelong love of the game.
Rugby Development Coach
Josh Sharp
Josh is a former Northampton Saints Academy coach with extensive experience developing young talent. He brings professional insight and passion to every player and is currently Academy & Pathway Manager at Cambridge Rugby Club.
Rugby Professional
Mike Haywood
Mike, a former Northampton Saints hooker, has over 150 Premiership appearances. He is committed to developing skills, game understanding and leadership in young athletes through his professional-level coaching without the pressure of scale.
Football
Director of Football
Cole Skuse
Cole brings over 600 professional appearances from Colchester United, Bristol City and Ipswich Town. At St Joseph’s College, he helps young footballers develop their skills in a focused, personal and supportive environment. Cole is committed to high-quality coaching, individual attention, and nurturing every athlete’s potential, ensuring each student is seen, supported and inspired to reach their goals.
Head of Academic PE
Ian Kershaw
Ian delivers fun, high-quality coaching that builds skills, confidence and game awareness. He focuses on strength, speed, agility, coordination and mobility, using realistic game situations to prepare players for the demands of football and to support holistic development.
Football Coach
Louis Henman-Mason
Louis has extensive experience developing young players, having led football programmes across schools and clubs, including Ipswich Town FC and Dereham Town FC. He creates a positive, challenging, and supportive environment where students benefit from holistic development and personal attention.
In their own words…
When a family joins the College community a door is opened to a new and wide network of friends, families and contacts. Members of the St Joseph’s community are present at the many events throughout the academic year, and many stay in touch through forums and social activities.
After leaving St Joseph’s in 2019, I realised fully how fortunate I was to study there for seven very special years. Memorable trips, various sports including playing in three rugby festivals, and on-stage highlights helped shape me. Great teaching led to top grades and an Economics degree in Leeds and Canada
The abundant sense of community at St Joseph’s College is what truly underpins our ethos of aspiration, confidence and respect. It is here where I have been supported, whether that be in my desire to play a high level of sport, to achieve the best grades possible, or even to take on new challenges such as public speaking! In my last year at St Jo’s, it has been my greatest pleasure to take on the role of Head Girl after many years of looking up to the previous Head Boys and Girls.
We have three daughters at St Joseph’s one in the Prep School and two in the senior school. I love the values the school instilled to be respectful to all as well as providing fantastic opportunities in all areas. My husband is an Old Birkfeldian and he has strong friendships to this day forged at the College. It is a special community.
St Jo’s is special to me because it has truly changed my life. It allowed me to be myself while at the same time excelling academically and developing emotionally. For the incredible job the staff have done, I will always be grateful and forever in their debt for all they have given me.
St Jo’s is a huge part of my family. Having been a pupil, and now teaching and sending my two sons to the College, I have had the privilege of experiencing the School as a child, parent and teacher. It is a strong, welcoming community that I am very proud to be a part of.
Why St Jo’s?
We believe in the exceptional spirit of St Joseph’s College and the benefits our ethos brings. You will too when you get to know us.
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Education
St Joseph’s College delivers an outstanding independent education tailored to the individual child, with space to thrive and opportunity to shine.
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Boarding
Take a fresh look at Boarding. St Joseph’s College offers various family-friendly options and all share the same warm, caring and inclusive atmosphere.
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