Leadership
Jake Byrne
Chief Executive Officer
Leads KDF strategy, safeguarding and organisation-wide quality.
Karate · Dance · Community
Meet the team.
One team across leadership, administration, Karate and Dance — united by the KDF Promise.
Kindness·Diversity·Friendship
The people behind KDF
Expertise with a human touch.
Our team combines experience, specialist leadership and inclusive practice. Every member of staff contributes to a safe, positive and purposeful experience for Every Student, Every Session, Every Time.
Senior Management Team.
Leading strategy, operations, administration, Karate and Dance while modelling Kindness, Diversity and Friendship.
KDF Karate
Neil Byrne
Lead Specialist Karate Coach
Leads Karate provision, curriculum delivery and coach development.
KDF Dance
Tia Matthews
Lead Specialist Dance Coach
Leads Dance provision, curriculum delivery and inclusive student experience.
Administration
Amelia Zygmuncik
Administration Manager, CEO’s PA & Coach
Coordinates administration, CEO support, staff wellbeing and coaching.
Coaches.
Supporting students to participate, progress and feel part of the KDF community.
KDF Karate
Jack Daly
Assistant Coach
Supports safe, structured sessions and positive student participation.
KDF Karate
Lily Warsop
Assistant Junior Coach
Supports younger students as they build confidence and core skills.
KDF Karate
Daya Cheema
Assistant Junior Coach
Supports inclusive sessions, engagement and student progression.
Safe. Inclusive. Accountable.
View the safeguarding team →Meet our safeguarding and wellbeing leads.
Named leads support students, families and staff across KDF.