Simon Board is an educational specialist in the area of Personal Development, Health and Physical Education. Over 25 years, he has led, developed and grown future-focused and collaborative PDHPE departments at a number of independent schools and is currently employed as Head of PDHPE at Kambala.
He is also currently an Associate Lecturer at Charles Sturt University, instructing units on Master’s in Mentoring, Educational Leadership and PDHPE and Outdoor Education. Simon’s leadership experiences are reinforced by the completion of a Master of Leadership and Management in Education from Newcastle University, and he looks to undertake PhD study focusing on Contemporary approaches to Skin Cancer Education in 2026.
He most recently published a paper in Journal of Physical Education, Recreation and Dance titled: “Exploring the value of student autonomy in physical education: two case studies in the UK and Australia” and in 2025 looks to release a research paper titled ‘Can dedicated workshops and associated syllabus implementation be used to improve high school students knowledge and understanding of skin care and protection?’
