Darren Keeling

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About Darren Keeling

With experience across education, elite sport, quality assurance, and recruitment, I bring a people-focused and performance-driven approach to every role.My career began in teaching before leading education and player welfare in professional football, where I had oversight of educational programmes and wellbeing initiatives to help athletes balance performance with personal development.I later moved into the further education sector as a Quality & Compliance Specialist, ensuring high standards of teaching, learning, and regulatory compliance across multiple sites.For the last four years as a Senior Recruitment Consultant specialising in HR, I have combined analytical insight with authentic relationship-building to help organisations attract, develop and retain top talent.I’m driven by integrity, excellence, and a genuine passion for helping to create environments where people can perform at their best