who we are
The Oxford Active Family
A little bit about who we are and what we value.
About Oxford Active
We’ve been working with families for almost 20 years, introducing children to new activities whilst bringing peace of mind to parents.
Our Story
Oxford Active ltd. was founded in 2003 by the current Owner and operator Owen McGovern.
With a background in sports coaching and close ties to Oxford United football club, Owen came across an opportunity whilst lecturing at Oxford Brookes University to run a series of council funded holiday camps.
Using the network of university students and professional sport coaches Owen ran a successful series of camps and the idea was sparked to create a local childcare operator specialising in wrap around care.
Our Group
In 2016, along with Oxford Spires International, Virtual Education and Virtual Education Systems we formed the Oxford Virtual Education Group. A collaborative group of companies all related to childcare and education.
The group now operates on an international level offering products across the globe but mainly delivered in the UK.
Meet the team!
We’re a small dedicated team, focused on supporting our colleagues and families creating opportunities for children to get active and have fun!
Polly Daniels
Finance Manager
Polly started working with Oxford Active in 2008 and in that time has supported in all areas of administration, recruitment, finance and bookings. She is known far and wide as the friendly voice by parents.
Ian Jeffries
Operations Manager
Our Operations Manager, Ian, comes from a teaching background and has 25 years of experience working within the holiday camp industry. Ian helps make sure all camps run smoothly, including recruitment, training, and logistics.
During the school holidays, Ian can be found on-site at our camps over Oxfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Hampshire, Essex, and London.
As a keen long-distance runner, Ian is not adverse to the mileage needed to support our staff on the ground with the day-to-day running of camps.
When not at work or running, Ian enjoys watching live sports with Football and Rugby being his favourite's!
Jack Mort
Operations Manager
Our Camps Operations Manager, Jack, is one of our newest members of the head office team.
With over 13 years of teaching experience as a PE teacher, Jack brings his enthusiasm and passion for sport and working with young people running our after-school clubs, and more recently helping to support our active camps in the Summer holidays!
When Jack is not at Active Camps, you can find him on a golf course, improving his handicap.
Careers
Work for us
If you love working with children or young people, are planning a career in teaching, coaching or simply want a rewarding part time job, we have plenty.