Moving on from my dream job Posted Monday, 14 June 2021 I consider myself very fortunate to have spent the past 13 years of my life working in school sport. I have worked with some exceptional students, brilliant colleagues and for leaders who have shaped how I treat others. However, after 3 years as Director of Sport I have decided to... Read article
Don’t let Tradition Freeze our Thinking Posted Thursday, 10 June 2021 However, it is also an opportunity. The pandemic has brought flexibility of thinking, and a level of collaboration which would probably never have emerged in normal circumstances. It means that school sport now stands at a crossroads: it can return as closely as possible to its previous iteration and try... Read article
“The Future of School Rugby” Posted Thursday, 20 May 2021 This report, by PADSIS Chairman Neil Rollings, looks at the challenges school rugby faces. Aspects covered include the shifting landscape of the game; including player retention, staffing, and covid-19; mitigation of danger and the role of leadership. Read article
Book Review Posted Thursday, 20 May 2021 “No Rules Rules: Netflix and the Culture of Reinvention” Reed Hastings and Erin Meyer This is a book about the culture of Netflix, and how this contributed to its meteoric rise to become one of the leading organisations of the twenty first century. Significantly, it does not focus upon its... Read article
From Sport to Sport Education Posted Monday, 17 May 2021 Schools have become really good at coaching sport. Particularly to the most able athletes. There are more specialist coaches, individual programmes, out-of-this-world conditioning facilities, analysis and other support mechanisms than ever before in history. The population of plastic cones has expanded exponentially, and been joined – in an ever growing... Read article
“Are we Having Sports Day this Year?” Posted Wednesday, 12 May 2021 Everything seems to be going in the right direction. Children are back in schools full time, masks are to be removed in classrooms and restrictions are being loosened. For most schools, this involves a return to inter-school sport, in some form or other. Some are more risk averse than others,... Read article